microsoft / microsoft/vscode

Cannot create a workspace-less chat session for a remote agent host

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Description

### Problem

It is not currently possible to create a **Chat** session (a session with no workspace) for a remote agent host.

The session picker exposes **Chat** only as the local/default option. Remote agent hosts are available through **Remote**, but there is no way to select a remote agent host while keeping the session workspace-less.

### Expected behavior

A remote agent host can be selected when creating a **Chat** session without a workspace.

### Screenshot

![Session picker showing Chat, workspaces, and Remote](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/cbb983b8-1740-494c-848b-e8e32711ceb6)

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