AGENTS.md discovery still runs `rg --no-ignore --follow` over the whole tree (regression sibling of #304676)

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#323,094 opened on Jun 26, 2026 1 comment 0 reactions 1 assignee View on GitHub

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Description

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Summary

#304676 fixed the .github/agents/*.md scan (scoped it to the .github/agents/ folder, shipped in 1.116). But the AGENTS.md instruction-file discovery is a separate scan that still uses the same --no-ignore --follow flags and still walks the entire workspace, including all of node_modules. On a large pnpm monorepo this pins CPU (490-871%), respawns every few seconds, and heats the machine while VS Code is idle.

The command being run

.../@vscode/ripgrep-universal/bin/darwin-arm64/rg --files --hidden --case-sensitive --no-require-git -g /AGENTS.md -g !/.git -g !/.svn -g !/.hg -g !/.DS_Store -g !/Thumbs.db --no-ignore --follow --no-config --no-ignore-global
Note the glob is **/AGENTS.md, not /.github/agents/*.md - this is the instruction-file path, not the agent-definitions path that #304676 patched.
Parent process is Code Helper (Plugin) (the extension host).

Workspace

pnpm monorepo, large node_modules with 200+ top-level symlinks + a .pnpm store.
Same --follow + pnpm symlink-forest pathology described in #304676 (file system loop errors, repeated traversal).

Expected

Apply the same fix #304676 used: scope the AGENTS.md lookup, drop --follow, and/or
respect .gitignore so node_modules is skipped. Debounce instead of respawning.

Actual

**/AGENTS.md scan runs with --no-ignore --follow across the full tree, repeatedly.

Workaround

"chat.useAgentsMdFile": false,
"chat.useNestedAgentsMdFiles": false,
"search.followSymlinks": false

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