microsoft / microsoft/copilot-for-eclipse
[Feat] Ask user tool similar to VS Code and CLI
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Description
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
I would like you to provide a built-in tool that can answer questions from the AI to the user, similar to what is available in VS Code or the CLI.
Describe the solution you'd like
VS Code example: https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_110#_ask-questions-tool
Describe alternatives you've considered
Additional context
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No file, test, or entry point is named in the issue. Start by reviewing the linked VS Code "Ask Questions" example and determine how the requested built-in tool should fit the Eclipse plugin; done means a comparable tool can answer AI questions from the user.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- desktop, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100