AI-Powered stage lead issue - FY26Q2 - Agentic Chat feedback

Issue

Progress Indication Problems
- No clear progress bar or indicator showing when Duo is working
- Difficult to determine if the agent is still processing or has stopped/crashed
- Sometimes appears to be waiting for input when it's actually still working
Interaction Challenges
- Stop button terminates the entire workflow and loses context
- No way to "soft interrupt" the agent without losing conversation history
- Input field sometimes enabled while agent is still performing tasks
- Moving chat window to secondary sidebar causes reset
Visual and Interface Issues
- Text size appears out of scale with the rest of VS Code
- Clickable file links in chat don't function when clicked
- Copy to clipboard button doesn't preserve markdown formatting

Agent Getting Stuck
- Frequently gets stuck in loops of "finding answer"
- Sometimes never completes tasks, even after an hour
- Sometimes errors out with no clear indication
Speed Concerns
- Slow compared to competitors (mentioned Cline/Cursor)
- Takes "ages" for file creation (5+ minutes in one example)

Context Awareness
- Unaware of current selection, current file, and open tabs
- Doesn't match Classic Chat behavior of including selected code as context
File Handling
- Creates new files instead of modifying existing ones
- No visual indication when files are created
- No automatic opening of created files in VS Code
API Limitations
- Pagination not considered when fetching issues
- Cannot create issues in GitLab (only creates local text files)
- Doesn't work on newly created local folders or non-GitLab projects

Helpful for Non-Developers
- Levels the playing field for those without developer backgrounds
- Helped with MR contributions to Compliance Frameworks feature
Issue Analysis
- Provided useful categorization of issues (e.g., "Most Significant Issues", "Performance and Reliability Issues")
- Helpful for answering customer queries with code pointers

Better File Management
- Show a list of file changes that updates as they're made
- Make file links clickable to open in preview/diff view
Improved Interaction
- Add ability to interrupt without losing context
- Show thinking but collapse most of it to avoid overwhelming the chat
- Clearer indication when agent is working vs. waiting for input
Better Context Awareness
- Include current file as context
- Include open tabs as context
- Match Classic Chat behavior for selected code