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Set COPILOT_AGENT env var in agent terminals #316267

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5 changes: 5 additions & 0 deletions src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminalContrib/chatAgentTools/browser/toolTerminalCreator.ts
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Expand Up @@ -148,6 +148,11 @@ export class ToolTerminalCreator {
const shellPath = isString(shellOrProfile) ? shellOrProfile : shellOrProfile.path;

const env: Record<string, string> = {
// Let CLI tools detect that they are running inside an AI agent.
// This allows programs to adapt their output (e.g. JSON instead of
// ANSI, disable interactive prompts, skip animations).
// See https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/311734
COPILOT_AGENT: '1',
// Avoid making `git diff` interactive when called from copilot
GIT_PAGER: 'cat',
// Prevent git from opening an editor for merge commits
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