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Misleading prompt message when downloading a file #3213

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@Xiaohong-Deng

Describe the bug

When I ask Copilot to get code diff from an ADO URL with ADO REST API, it asks permission to download the target files from the remote repo to local temp files.

  1. It doesn't show the local temp file paths.
  2. It shows the remote file path. But that path is incomplete such that it is not clear it is remote.
  3. The message is vague and misleading because it is a remote file path and allowed path list typically considers the local paths.
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1.0.44

Steps to reproduce the behavior

Provide an ADO PR URL and PAT as environment variables, ask copilot to get code diff. You will see the prompt similar to the screenshot.

Expected behavior

I want the prompt message to be clear that this is a downloading file operation, show the local target file paths and names and clearly show the remote path as remote (for example, by adding the URL prefix)

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    area:permissionsTool approval, security boundaries, sandbox mode, and directory restrictionsarea:toolsBuilt-in tools: file editing, shell, search, LSP, git, and tool call behavior

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