Question

A developer working in Visual Studio Code is using Copilot Chat to ask a question about how authentication is implemented across their project. They want Copilot to consider the entire codebase in the open project—not just the currently open file—when generating its answer. Which approach lets them scope the chat request to the full project context?

Accepted Answer

Use the @workspace chat participant in the prompt so Copilot searches across the project's files for relevant context.

Answer

Use the /explain slash command, which always includes every file in the repository automatically.

Answer

Switch to Agent Mode, which is the only feature capable of reading files other than the active editor tab.

Answer

Paste the contents of each source file into the chat window manually because Copilot Chat cannot access unopened files.