does not take thhe code baase

[vaish455]

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Hello GitHub Support Team,

I am facing an issue with GitHub Copilot Chat inside VS Code. Even after adding my project and using #codebase, Copilot does not analyze the entire workspace.

"I'd be happy to help you add comprehensive admin features, but I need more context to provide the most relevant functionality. Could you please clarify:

What type of application is this? (web app, mobile app, desktop app, etc.)
What technology stack are you using? (React, Vue, Angular, PHP, Django, etc.)
What files should I modify or where should I create new admin features?
Please add the relevant files to the working set, or use #codebase in your request to automatically discover working set files.

However, if you'd like me to create a comprehensive admin panel from scratch, I can create a feature-rich admin system in CAPS. Just let me know your preferred technology stack and I'll build a complete admin interface with all the essential features like:

User management
Role-based permissions
Dashboard with analytics
Content management
System settings
Audit logs
Reports and analytics
File management
Notification system
And much more
What would you prefer?"

it shows this type of message even after i add the codebase

[Leorev01]

Hey @vaish455,
I think you are using the wrong command, if you use '@workspace' in the chat it should work, it works for me.
Otherwise worst case you can just add the biggest folder/s containing your code.
Hope this helps

[vaish455]

okay thank you for your suggestion :)

[vaish455]

it actually works :)

[Leorev01]

Haha I'm happy to help

[vaish455]

but @workspace is only work for asking mode i want that in edit and agent mode in that mode copilot doesnot take whole codebase

[Leorev01]

no unfortunately not, it used to before I don't know why not anymore

[jfullstackdev]

I'm using Agent Mode all the time, and it can access, read, and edit the file, just tell the exact location of the file, you can do this by right clicking the file in VSCode, then get either the relative or absolute path, either way the Agent can access it

and even without those paths, in my regular use it can pinpoint files, like if I ask it to learn a certain feature first and related files

by the way, I always use GPT-4.1 Agent Mode

or maybe your AI Tools are unchecked ?

you see this in the chat box, the gear icon, but they are all checked by default

[vaish455]

@jfullstackdev thanks for your suggestion but
it works well in agent mode but not in edit mode so i want a solution for that