Agents app chat opened in a new window opens dropped images in the editor instead of attaching them
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Assessment
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Newbie friendliness
- 58/100
- Issue type
- Bug
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- desktop
Research direction
Start by reproducing the image drop in the Agents app's primary window and in a session opened with “Open in New Window.” Compare how each window handles the drop; done means the new window attaches the image to the chat instead of opening it in an editor tab, with the existing primary-window behavior preserved.
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Description
- VS Code Version: 1.121.0-insider
- OS Version: macOS 26.4.1
- Feature (e.g. agent/edit/ask mode): Sessions app / Agents window chat
- Selected model: GPT 5.5
Steps to Reproduce:
- Open the Agents app.
- Open a session/chat.
- In the primary window, drag and drop an image into the chat.
- Observe that the image is attached to the chat as expected.
- The right click on a session/chat and click in the menu "Open in New Window".
- In the newly opened window, drag and drop an image into the chat.
Expected:
The image is attached to the chat in the new window, matching the behavior in the primary window.
Actual:
The image opens in an editor tab instead of being attached to the chat.
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b466eacb-280d-4afe-8842-dd3e8c0f4a9a
- Dominant language
- TypeScript
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