Written prompt lost when switching Chat mode.

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Since Jul 1, 2026.

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Description

Type: Bug

  1. Working on a Copilot chat, just finished a previous plan or something.

  2. Current Copilot permission must be Agent mode and Autopilot approvals.

  3. Write something in your chat box.

  4. Switch Chat mode to Plan.

  5. Current input lost. And it started something else.

VS Code version: Code 1.126.0 (Universal) (7e7950df89d055b5a378379db9ee14290772148a, 2026-06-23T01:46:13Z)
OS version: Darwin arm64 24.6.0
Modes:
Remote OS version: Linux x64 6.8.0-117-generic
Remote OS version: Linux x64 6.8.0-117-generic

System Info
Item Value
CPUs Apple M4 (10 x 2400)
GPU Status 2d_canvas: enabled
GPU0: VENDOR= 0x106b [Google Inc. (Apple)], DEVICE=0x0000 [ANGLE (Apple, ANGLE Metal Renderer: Apple M4, Version 15.7.8 (Build 24G806))], DRIVER_VENDOR=Apple, DRIVER_VERSION=15.7.8 ACTIVE
Machine model name: Mac
Machine model version: 16.10
direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok
gpu_compositing: enabled
multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on
opengl: enabled_on
rasterization: enabled
raw_draw: disabled_off_ok
skia_graphite: enabled_on
trees_in_viz: disabled_off
video_decode: enabled
video_encode: enabled
webgl: enabled
webgpu: enabled
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Load (avg) 4, 4, 4
Memory (System) 16.00GB (0.07GB free)
Process Argv --crash-reporter-id 2a37a67f-70d4-4891-bea1-cc9f0809c332
Screen Reader no
VM 0%
Item Value
Remote SSH: local
OS Linux x64 6.8.0-117-generic
CPUs AMD EPYC 7302 16-Core Processor (64 x 1499)
Memory (System) 125.74GB (92.79GB free)
VM 0%
Item Value
Remote SSH: local
OS Linux x64 6.8.0-117-generic
CPUs AMD EPYC 7302 16-Core Processor (64 x 1499)
Memory (System) 125.74GB (92.79GB free)
VM 0%
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