Banner for pending Copilot comments in agent review sessions
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Summary
As we expand review experiences in the agent window (and begin using it for PR reviews), surface when there are pending Copilot comments for the current session by showing a banner with actions to "Resolve" or "View". This will help reviewers notice and act on Copilot suggestions and speed up PR review flow.
Motivation
- Low-friction improvement that reduces missed Copilot comments during reviews.
- Makes the agent review experience more discoverable and actionable for PRs.
Acceptance criteria
- A banner is shown in the agent review window when there are one or more pending Copilot comments for the session.
- Banner indicates the number of pending comments (e.g., "3 pending Copilot comments").
- Banner provides at least two actions:
- "View" — opens the comments panel/session focused on pending Copilot comments.
- "Resolve" — marks pending Copilot comments as resolved (or opens a confirmation flow).
- Banner persists until the comments are resolved or the session is explicitly dismissed.
- Banner is accessible (keyboard + screen reader) and non-blocking.
- Behavior is consistent when used in PR review contexts (agent window invoked during PR review).
Notes / open questions
- Should "Resolve" resolve all comments in the session automatically or open a confirmation modal that lists them?
- Any platform/role scope to call out (web, extension, mobile)?
- Suggested UX copy for actions can be iterated with design.
This is similar to the banner received when CI checks are failing and may be done in microsoft/vscode-engineering.
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