Change default for git.addAICoAuthor to off by dmitrivMS · Pull Request #313931 · microsoft/vscode

dmitrivMS · 2026-05-03T06:59:30Z

Also making sure change tracking is disabled when AI features are disabled.

Co-authored-by: Copilot <copilot@github.com>

vs-code-engineering · 2026-05-03T07:00:11Z

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github-actions · 2026-05-03T07:02:33Z

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edenchazard · 2026-05-03T07:02:35Z

Thanks for listening to the feedback!

Copilot

Pull request overview

This PR changes Git’s AI co-author behavior to be opt-in by default and ensures AI contribution tracking does not run when built-in AI features are disabled.

Changes:

Set the default for git.addAICoAuthor to "off" (schema + runtime default).
Prevent AI contribution tracking (AiContributionFeature) from activating when AI features are disabled/hidden.
Skip adding the AI co-author trailer when chat.disableAIFeatures is enabled.

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File	Description
src/vs/workbench/contrib/editTelemetry/browser/editTelemetryContribution.ts	Gates `AiContributionFeature` activation behind the entitlement “hidden” state (covers `chat.disableAIFeatures`).
extensions/git/src/repository.ts	Changes default `addAICoAuthor` fallback to `"off"` and avoids appending the trailer when AI features are disabled.
extensions/git/package.json	Updates the configuration schema default for `git.addAICoAuthor` to `"off"`.

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ecki · 2026-05-03T07:15:56Z

I would not mind it defaulting to on, if it actually works: not only for Copilot, reliable listing the actual model versions used, differentiating between agendic creation and input completion. Being able to reference a session log, helping with logging the evidence needed to get indemification protection. And commit message preview for human.

dmitrivMS · 2026-05-03T07:17:35Z

I would not mind it defaulting to on, if it actually works: not only for Copilot, reliable listing the actual model versions used, differentiating between agendic creation and input completion. Being able to reference a session log, helping with logging the evidence needed to get indemification protection.

Agreed,. model attribution is really needed here, as well as making sure it doesn't catch non-AI changes.

0xku · 2026-05-03T07:54:02Z

Thank you! Saw your post on hackernews as well. Appreciate the honesty here.

anka-213 · 2026-05-03T08:06:33Z

Does this still add the attribution if copilot was active, but not used? Does it still do it silently?

openscript · 2026-05-03T08:15:29Z

Could we consider completely reverting this default back to off and instead notifying users about the new option so they can opt in? Given that the developer pushing the commits is ultimately responsible for the changes being introduced, it makes a lot of sense for this to be an explicit choice rather than an implicit default.

LucasTavaresA · 2026-05-03T08:15:51Z

no shot no one at microsoft told you this is a terrible idea XD

dmitrivMS · 2026-05-03T08:22:05Z

Could we consider completely reverting this default back to off and instead notifying users about the new option so they can opt in? Given that the developer pushing the commits is ultimately responsible for the changes being introduced, it makes a lot of sense for this to be an explicit choice rather than an implicit default.

That is exactly what this change is doing - default back to off.

dmitrivMS · 2026-05-03T08:23:46Z

Does this still add the attribution if copilot was active, but not used? Does it still do or silently?

With this change, default behavior is there will be no attribution whether Copilot was used or not. So basically by default it works as if this feature does not exist at all.

When the setting is on, it will add attribution depending on the setting and there is more work to make sure it works correctly when the setting is 'all' and to make it more visible to the user.

sodaxp · 2026-05-03T08:26:09Z

no shot no one at microsoft told you this is a terrible idea XD

Big Tech companies are so high on their supply that they'll push obviously awful changes just to please the investors. The worst part isn't that someone didn't think this was a terrible idea, the worst part is that the execs didn't listen to them.

GeorgeSapkin · 2026-05-03T08:39:47Z

Can we expect more silent and invasive changes in the near future? Were there any similar recent improvements forced by management? I think this was the final straw for most users. Good job, everybody involved. Zed it is.

darshandzend · 2026-05-03T08:48:08Z

I genuinely wonder. Why are you all using VSCode at all? Most modern editors have less than maybe 2 days of learning curve.

How hot does the water need to be before you decide to jump out?

sodaxp · 2026-05-03T08:52:07Z

I genuinely wonder. Why are you all using VSCode at all? Most modern editors have less than maybe 2 days of learning curve.

You can't just say "most modern editors", and then continue on to not specify a single one lmao. If you want people to move off VSCode, you gotta give them a hint of what to move to.

GeorgeSapkin · 2026-05-03T08:55:24Z

If you want people to move off VSCode, you gotta give them a hint of what to move to.

Zed. Open-source, Rust, no Electron.

sodaxp · 2026-05-03T08:58:17Z

Zed. Open-source, Rust, no Electron.

Their homepage advertises agentic development front and center (literally), I don't see why someone moving away from AI-focused tools would go to a different AI-focused tool.

GeorgeSapkin · 2026-05-03T09:00:44Z

Their homepage advertises agentic development front and center (literally), I don't see why someone moving away from AI-focused tools would go to a different AI-focused tool.

It's not AI-focused. In fact you can disable all "AI"-features if you want with a single switch.

tanepiper · 2026-05-03T09:08:48Z

The fact this feature flag is still there and after what happened with Recall - absolutely zero trust Microslop won't just sneakily re-enable this at some point.

What next? Automatic driving cars co-driven with Jesus taking the wheel?

thehaiwave · 2026-05-03T09:21:47Z

turn it back on, no balls

Dennis4720 · 2026-05-03T09:24:04Z

I genuinely wonder. Why are you all using VSCode at all? Most modern editors have less than maybe 2 days of learning curve.

You can't just say "most modern editors", and then continue on to not specify a single one lmao. If you want people to move off VSCode, you gotta give them a hint of what to move to.

https://www.jetbrains.com/ides/

omlt765 · 2026-05-03T09:35:51Z

DID ANYONE THINK FOR ONE SECOND ABOUT THE LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF THIS????

ARE YOU ALL OUT OF YOUR MINDS.

GET YOUR LAWYERS READY.

MY CODE IS MY PROPERTY AND FURTHERMORE THAT CHANGE IS PRETTY MUCH ILLEGAL IN THE EU.

dmitrivMS · 2026-05-03T09:48:03Z

Do you folks want to move back to HN for discussion?

MitchelMA · 2026-05-03T10:10:54Z

This is all so abhorrently stupid, I hope everyone who worked on this pr seriously actually learns something from it

digitalspaceport · 2026-05-03T10:24:28Z

... learns something from it

If there is one thing we should count on, it's MS not learning.

Voxybuns · 2026-05-03T10:27:31Z

Do you folks want to move back to HN for discussion?

yeah, keep making fun of people rightfully upset about your reckless decision to forcefully mark their work as "co-authored" by slop, i'm sure that'll get people to trust your product 👍

Change default for git.addAICoAuthor to off

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Default git.addAICoAuthor to off #313725

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Enabling ai co author by default #310226

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[mirror] microsoft/vscode#313931 Change default for git.addAICoAuthor to off austindyoung/vscode-driftfence-mirror-fork#1839

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