@theia/ai-chat

ECLIPSE THEIA - AI Chat EXTENSION

Description

The @theia/ai-chat extension provides the concept of a language model chat to Theia. It serves as the basis for @theia/ai-chat-ui to provide the Chat UI.

Additional Information

• Theia - GitHub
• Theia - Website

License

• Eclipse Public License 2.0
• 一 (Secondary) GNU General Public License, version 2 with the GNU Classpath Exception

Trademark

"Theia" is a trademark of the Eclipse Foundation https://www.eclipse.org/theia

Changelog

1.61.0 - 4/29/2025

• [ai-anthropic] fix: do not set anthropic tool choice without tools #15329
• [ai-chat] correctly returned tool input when creating the message #15451
• [ai-chat] enhanced streaming content parsing for incomplete response content matches #15387
• [ai-chat] added agent prompt suggestions & chat summary #15427
• [ai-chat] added customizable welcome message #15316
• [ai-chat] collapsed label from right & no printed   #15344
• [ai-chat] fixed context menu paste #15222
• [ai-chat] fixed space issue after variables and agent label in chat view #15491
• [ai-chat] improved style of code blocks in modern theme #15351
• [ai-chat] introduced editable chat requests #15479
• [ai-chat] made private functions and injections protected in chatviewtreewidget to make them overridable #15297 - Contributed by MVTec Software GmbH
• [ai-chat] removed outline in the chat session settings editor #15356
• [ai-chat] consolidated widget labels #15304
• [ai-chat] fixed communication recording in orchestrator #15328
• [ai-code-completion] fixed typo in code completion prompt #15383
• [ai-code-completion] provided range to completion item to allow for correct inline display #15398
• [ai-code-completion] turned automatic inline code completion off by default #15333
• [ai-core] added shortcut for adding the current file to the ai chat context #15252
• [ai-core] fixed response content in language model utility #15377
• [ai-core] made parameters in ToolRequest mandatory #15288
• [ai-core] resolved unresolved variables to empty string #15463
• [ai-core] white label prompt templates #15322 - Contributed by MVTec Software GmbH
• [ai-core] added initial support for tracking token usage #15378
• [ai-core] allowed project specific prompt additions #15236
• [ai-core] allowed workspace specific custom agents #15457
• [ai-core] ensured all tool providers bound to self #15330
• [ai-google] added gemini flash 2.5 to default models #15487
• [ai-google] added native gemini provider #15334
• [ai-history] more legible history entries #15483
• [ai-ide] added a new tool which allows to list and run tasks #15504
• [ai-ide] added a suggestion to architect to summarize the current session and continue with coder #15512
• [ai-ide] added project info prompt fragment #15449
• [ai-ide] clarified replace function description #15442
• [ai-ide] fixed getFileDiagnostics waits forever #15305
• [ai-ide] minor improvements mcp view #15364
• [ai-ide] modified link in AI chat instructions to show AI settings directly #15326
• [ai-ide] refined ai setting descriptions #15250
• [ai-ide] refined coder prompt #15358
• [ai-ide] used camelCase in React SVG #15367
• [ai-ide, ai-mcp] added MCP Server config view to AI Configuration #15280
• [ai-mcp] allowed to add all MCP functions via prompt fragment #15270
• [ai-ollama] fixed Ollama regression in Theia 1.60 #15476
• [ai-openai] added gpt-4.1 models to the list of default models #15465
• [ai-scanoss] fixed scanoss button/icon in chat ui #15339
• [api-samples] used ElectronConnectionHandler to connect updater services #15430
• [application-package] bumped VS Code API version to 1.98.2 #15341 - Contributed on behalf of STMicroelectronics
• [console] added missing editor dependency to console #15354
• [console] waited for async creation of debug console widget #15388 - Contributed on behalf of STMicroelectronics
• [core] clarified error for multiple occurrences during replace #15481
• [core] did not re-export the configuration folder as env variable #15376
• [core] fixed resolve from root #15331
• [core] fixed switching the localization language back to the default #15445
• [core] hid overflow in view container headers #15321 - contributed on behalf of STMicroelectronics
• [core] hide overflow on sidebar-toolbar #15492 - contributed on behalf of STMicroelectronics
• [core] limited the width of tab-bar rows to 100% of parent #15260 - contributed on behalf of STMicroelectronics
• [core] made icons right-aligned #15373 - contributed on behalf of STMicroelectronics
• [core] made preventTabbingOutsideDialog more easily overridable #15460
• [core] relayout dock panel when breadcrumbs became active #15342 - contributed on behalf of STMicroelectronics
• [core] removed es6-promise & setImmediate #15436 - webperf contribution
• [core] reverted #15331 to fix webviews #15421 - Contributed on behalf of STMicroelectronics
• [core] set selection upon editor navigation only after editor was fully visible #15302 - contributed on behalf of STMicroelectronics
• [core] theia 1.60.0 release #15385
• [core] translation update for version 1.60.0 #15382 - triggered by @sgraband
• [core] used fixed version 1.5.5 of perfect-scrollbar #15279 - contributed on behalf of STMicroelectronics
• [debug] fixed breakpoint editor shrinking in size #15515
• [debug] reacted to editor model changing #15509
• [debug] used editor widget as key for debug editor models #15516 - contributed on behalf of STMicroelectronics
• [dev-container] added DOCKER_HOST support to devcontainer #15350
• [docs] fixed broken links in documentation #15454
• [getting-started] added news section with AI to welcome page #15269
• [monaco] avoided double registration of sticky scroll toggle #15366
• [monaco] disposed of child instantiation services in MonacoEditor #15246
• [monaco] ensured valid editor was constructed before attempting to use editor services #15238
• [monaco] fixed autocomplete content in chat view #15240
• [monaco] fixed issue with dirty state not correctly set when save operation is canceled #15310
• [monaco] passed multiple classnames as array of strings #15244
• [monaco] show context menu for editor minimap #15220
• [monaco] used simpleMonacoEditor for most inline editors #15389
• [notebook] fixed cell editor and notebook output selection #15384
• [plugin] made diagnosticcollection iterable #15361 - contributed on behalf of STMicroelectronics
• [plugin] removed proposed API createFileSystemWatcher #15265 - contributed on behalf of STMicroelectronics
• [plugin] renamed authenticationForceNewSessionOptions #15264 - contributed on behalf of STMicroelectronics
• [plugin] supported sourceControlResourceGroup optional contextValue #15219 - contributed on behalf of STMicroelectronics
• [plugin-ext] implemented the registerDiffInformationCommand to address issue #14144 #15406
• [plugin-ext] prevented plugin localization errors #15268
• [preferences] explicitly set scrolling element to avoid document scroll #15315
• [preferences] fixed issue where minimums of 0 for number preferences were ignored #15230
• [remote] basic ssh_config support #15499
• [scm] updated dirty diff when editor became visible #15505 - Contributed on behalf of STMicroelectronics
• [search-in-workspace] fixed SiW height mismatch #15287
• [task] only called resolve() on tasks that have no execution #15480 - contributed on behalf of STMicroelectronics
• [terminal] added terminal via "+" in terminal tool bar #15470
• [test] updated deprecated xterm dependency #15523 - contributed on behalf of STMicroelectronics

<a name="breaking_changes_1.61.0">Breaking Changes:</a>

• [core] allow to disable plugins. The PR includes a couple of renamings: HostedPluginDeployerHandler => PluginDeployerHandlerImpl and PluginServerHandler => PluginServerImpl. Also removed the ability of HostedPluginProcess to add extra deployed plugins. #15205 - contributed on behalf of STMicroelectronics
• [core] removed version fix of @types/express-serve-static-core to 5.0.4. Adopters might need to do this as well if they run into typing issues. #15415
• [git] stop publishing the @theia/git extension. This extension has been deprecated for a long time. Please use the built-in VS Code Git extension instead, which offers the same feature set. #15471