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Agent Sessions need to indicate which folder or repo they target unless single-folder workspace #291141

@kieferrm

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@kieferrm

Type: Bug

  1. open vs code
  2. open a new emprt window (CMD+Shift+N on mac)
  3. open the Agent sessions view
  4. scan the session list -> no indication of folder or repo for any agent type
  5. open a session -> no indication of folder or repo

VS Code version: Code - Insiders 1.109.0-insider (07483ce, 2026-01-27T17:05:27.861Z)
OS version: Darwin arm64 25.2.0
Modes:

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