Feature request
Please preserve chat history when VS Code is closed and reopened.
Problem
Right now, when VS Code closes, the ACP chat history effectively disappears from the UI. That makes long-running workflows much harder to manage.
Expected behavior
When I reopen VS Code, I want to be able to:
- see prior chat history for the active/recent ACP conversation
- resume context from where I left off
- avoid losing visibility into previous prompts, answers, tool activity, and workflow progress
Why this matters
For coding agents and multi-step workflows, the chat is part of the working context. Losing the visible history on restart makes it harder to:
- continue interrupted work
- remember what was already asked
- audit previous agent actions
- trust that the session is resumable
Suggested behavior
Possible approaches:
- restore the most recent conversation automatically on reopen
- keep recent conversations in a session list
- persist chat transcript/UI state and reload it when the extension activates again
Scope
This request is specifically about visible ACP chat history persistence across VS Code restarts, not just reconnecting to an agent process.
Originally filed by mistake in formulahendry/vscode-acp: formulahendry/vscode-acp#27
Feature request
Please preserve chat history when VS Code is closed and reopened.
Problem
Right now, when VS Code closes, the ACP chat history effectively disappears from the UI. That makes long-running workflows much harder to manage.
Expected behavior
When I reopen VS Code, I want to be able to:
Why this matters
For coding agents and multi-step workflows, the chat is part of the working context. Losing the visible history on restart makes it harder to:
Suggested behavior
Possible approaches:
Scope
This request is specifically about visible ACP chat history persistence across VS Code restarts, not just reconnecting to an agent process.
Originally filed by mistake in
formulahendry/vscode-acp: formulahendry/vscode-acp#27