Add setting to turn off "Ask GitHub Copilot" option in command palette (microsoft#270458)

* Added setting to turn off "Ask GitHub Copilot" option in command palette

* Update src/vs/workbench/browser/quickaccess.ts

Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

* PR feedback

* Update src/vs/workbench/contrib/quickaccess/browser/commandsQuickAccess.ts

Co-authored-by: Tyler James Leonhardt <2644648+TylerLeonhardt@users.noreply.github.com>

* Update src/vs/workbench/contrib/quickaccess/browser/commandsQuickAccess.ts

Co-authored-by: Tyler James Leonhardt <2644648+TylerLeonhardt@users.noreply.github.com>

* Remove experimental from showAskChat setting

* PR feedback

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Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Tyler James Leonhardt <2644648+TylerLeonhardt@users.noreply.github.com>

Author: 3 people

src/vs/workbench/browser/quickaccess.ts

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export interface IWorkbenchQuickAccessConfiguration {
 		readonly commandPalette: {
 			readonly history: number;
 			readonly preserveInput: boolean;
+			readonly showAskInChat: boolean;
 			readonly experimental: {
 				readonly suggestCommands: boolean;
 				readonly enableNaturalLanguageSearch: boolean;
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ export function getQuickNavigateHandler(id: string, next?: boolean): ICommandHan
 		quickInputService.navigate(!!next, quickNavigate);
 	};
 }
+
 export class PickerEditorState extends Disposable {
 	private _editorViewState: {
 		editor: EditorInput;

src/vs/workbench/browser/workbench.contribution.ts

@@ -490,6 +490,12 @@ const registry = Registry.as<IConfigurationRegistry>(ConfigurationExtensions.Con
 					localize('askChatLocation.quickChat', "Ask chat questions in Quick Chat.")
 				]
 			},
+			'workbench.commandPalette.showAskInChat': {
+				'type': 'boolean',
+				tags: ['experimental'],
+				'description': localize('showAskInChat', "Controls whether the command palette shows 'Ask in Chat' option at the bottom."),
+				'default': true
+			},
 			'workbench.commandPalette.experimental.enableNaturalLanguageSearch': {
 				'type': 'boolean',
 				tags: ['experimental'],

src/vs/workbench/contrib/quickaccess/browser/commandsQuickAccess.ts

@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ export class CommandsQuickAccessProvider extends AbstractEditorCommandsQuickAcce
 
 		return {
 			preserveInput: commandPaletteConfig.preserveInput,
+			showAskInChat: commandPaletteConfig.showAskInChat,
 			experimental: commandPaletteConfig.experimental
 		};
 	}
@@ -158,29 +159,39 @@ export class CommandsQuickAccessProvider extends AbstractEditorCommandsQuickAcce
 			return [];
 		}
 
-		let additionalPicks;
-
+		let additionalPicks: (ICommandQuickPick | IQuickPickSeparator)[] = [];
 		try {
 			// Wait a bit to see if the user is still typing
 			await timeout(CommandsQuickAccessProvider.AI_RELATED_INFORMATION_DEBOUNCE, token);
 			additionalPicks = await this.getRelatedInformationPicks(allPicks, picksSoFar, filter, token);
 		} catch (e) {
-			return [];
+			// Ignore and continue to add "Ask in Chat" option
 		}
 
-		if (picksSoFar.length || additionalPicks.length) {
-			additionalPicks.push({
-				type: 'separator'
-			});
-		}
-
-		const defaultAgent = this.chatAgentService.getDefaultAgent(ChatAgentLocation.Chat);
-		if (defaultAgent) {
-			additionalPicks.push({
-				label: localize('askXInChat', "Ask {0}: {1}", defaultAgent.fullName, filter),
-				commandId: this.configuration.experimental.askChatLocation === 'quickChat' ? ASK_QUICK_QUESTION_ACTION_ID : CHAT_OPEN_ACTION_ID,
-				args: [filter]
-			});
+		// If enabled in settings, add "Ask in Chat" option after a separator (if needed).
+		if (this.configuration.showAskInChat) {
+			const defaultAgent = this.chatAgentService.getDefaultAgent(ChatAgentLocation.Chat);
+			if (defaultAgent) {
+				if (picksSoFar.length || additionalPicks.length) {
+					additionalPicks.push({
+						type: 'separator'
+					});
+				}
+
+				additionalPicks.push({
+					label: localize('commandsQuickAccess.askInChat', "Ask in Chat: {0}", filter),
+					commandId: this.configuration.experimental.askChatLocation === 'quickChat' ? ASK_QUICK_QUESTION_ACTION_ID : CHAT_OPEN_ACTION_ID,
+					args: [filter],
+					buttons: [{
+						iconClass: ThemeIcon.asClassName(Codicon.gear),
+						tooltip: localize('commandsQuickAccess.configureAskInChatSetting', "Configure visibility"),
+					}],
+					trigger: () => {
+						void this.preferencesService.openSettings({ jsonEditor: false, query: 'workbench.commandPalette.showAskInChat' });
+						return TriggerAction.CLOSE_PICKER;
+					},
+				});
+			}
 		}
 
 		return additionalPicks;