Support serialized tool call results that return resources (e.g. rg, glob, etc)

src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostTypeConverters.ts

@@ -2961,6 +2961,18 @@ export namespace ChatToolInvocationPart {
 					status: todoStatusEnumToString(todo.status)
 				}))
 			};
+		} else if (data && Array.isArray(data) || (data.some((v: any) => v instanceof types.Location || URI.isUri(v)))) {
+			// Convert extension API resources tool data to internal format
+			return {
+				kind: 'resources',
+				values: data.map((v: any) => {
+					if (v instanceof types.Location) {
+						return Location.from(v);
+					} else {
+						return URI.revive(v);
+					}
+				})
+			};
 		}
 		return data;
 	}

src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/accessibility/chatResponseAccessibleView.ts

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { ServicesAccessor } from '../../../../../platform/instantiation/common/i
 import { AccessibilityVerbositySettingId } from '../../../accessibility/browser/accessibilityConfiguration.js';
 import { migrateLegacyTerminalToolSpecificData } from '../../common/chat.js';
 import { ChatContextKeys } from '../../common/actions/chatContextKeys.js';
-import { IChatExtensionsContent, IChatPullRequestContent, IChatSubagentToolInvocationData, IChatTerminalToolInvocationData, IChatTodoListContent, IChatToolInputInvocationData, IChatToolInvocation, ILegacyChatTerminalToolInvocationData, IToolResultOutputDetailsSerialized, isLegacyChatTerminalToolInvocationData } from '../../common/chatService/chatService.js';
+import { IChatExtensionsContent, IChatPullRequestContent, IChatSubagentToolInvocationData, IChatTerminalToolInvocationData, IChatTodoListContent, IChatToolInputInvocationData, IChatToolInvocation, IChatToolResourcesInvocationData, ILegacyChatTerminalToolInvocationData, IToolResultOutputDetailsSerialized, isLegacyChatTerminalToolInvocationData } from '../../common/chatService/chatService.js';
 import { isResponseVM } from '../../common/model/chatViewModel.js';
 import { IToolResultInputOutputDetails, IToolResultOutputDetails, isToolResultInputOutputDetails, isToolResultOutputDetails, toolContentToA11yString } from '../../common/tools/languageModelToolsService.js';
 import { ChatTreeItem, IChatWidget, IChatWidgetService } from '../chat.js';
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export class ChatResponseAccessibleView implements IAccessibleViewImplementation
 	}
 }
 
-type ToolSpecificData = IChatTerminalToolInvocationData | ILegacyChatTerminalToolInvocationData | IChatToolInputInvocationData | IChatExtensionsContent | IChatPullRequestContent | IChatTodoListContent | IChatSubagentToolInvocationData;
+type ToolSpecificData = IChatTerminalToolInvocationData | ILegacyChatTerminalToolInvocationData | IChatToolInputInvocationData | IChatExtensionsContent | IChatPullRequestContent | IChatTodoListContent | IChatSubagentToolInvocationData | IChatToolResourcesInvocationData;
 type ResultDetails = Array<URI | Location> | IToolResultInputOutputDetails | IToolResultOutputDetails | IToolResultOutputDetailsSerialized;
 
 function isOutputDetailsSerialized(obj: unknown): obj is IToolResultOutputDetailsSerialized {
@@ -102,6 +102,22 @@ export function getToolSpecificDataDescription(toolSpecificData: ToolSpecificDat
 			return typeof toolSpecificData.rawInput === 'string'
 				? toolSpecificData.rawInput
 				: JSON.stringify(toolSpecificData.rawInput);
+		case 'resources': {
+			const values = toolSpecificData.values;
+			if (values.length === 0) {
+				return '';
+			}
+			const paths = values.map(v => {
+				if ('uri' in v && 'range' in v) {
+					// Location
+					return `${v.uri.fsPath || v.uri.path}:${v.range.startLineNumber}`;
+				} else {
+					// URI
+					return v.fsPath || v.path;
+				}
+			}).join(', ');
+			return localize('resourcesList', "Resources: {0}", paths);
+		}
 		default:
 			return '';
 	}

src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/widget/chatContentParts/toolInvocationParts/chatToolInvocationPart.ts

@@ -183,6 +183,10 @@ export class ChatToolInvocationPart extends Disposable implements IChatContentPa
 			return this.instantiationService.createInstance(ChatTerminalToolProgressPart, this.toolInvocation, this.toolInvocation.toolSpecificData, this.context, this.renderer, this.editorPool, this.currentWidthDelegate, this.codeBlockStartIndex, this.codeBlockModelCollection);
 		}
 
+		if (this.toolInvocation.toolSpecificData?.kind === 'resources' && this.toolInvocation.toolSpecificData.values.length > 0) {
+			return this.instantiationService.createInstance(ChatResultListSubPart, this.toolInvocation, this.context, this.toolInvocation.pastTenseMessage ?? this.toolInvocation.invocationMessage, this.toolInvocation.toolSpecificData.values, this.listPool);
+		}
+
 		const resultDetails = IChatToolInvocation.resultDetails(this.toolInvocation);
 		if (Array.isArray(resultDetails) && resultDetails.length) {
 			return this.instantiationService.createInstance(ChatResultListSubPart, this.toolInvocation, this.context, this.toolInvocation.pastTenseMessage ?? this.toolInvocation.invocationMessage, resultDetails, this.listPool);

src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/common/chatService/chatService.ts

@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ export type ConfirmedReason =
 
 export interface IChatToolInvocation {
 	readonly presentation: IPreparedToolInvocation['presentation'];
-	readonly toolSpecificData?: IChatTerminalToolInvocationData | ILegacyChatTerminalToolInvocationData | IChatToolInputInvocationData | IChatExtensionsContent | IChatPullRequestContent | IChatTodoListContent | IChatSubagentToolInvocationData;
+	readonly toolSpecificData?: IChatTerminalToolInvocationData | ILegacyChatTerminalToolInvocationData | IChatToolInputInvocationData | IChatExtensionsContent | IChatPullRequestContent | IChatTodoListContent | IChatSubagentToolInvocationData | IChatToolResourcesInvocationData;
 	readonly originMessage: string | IMarkdownString | undefined;
 	readonly invocationMessage: string | IMarkdownString;
 	readonly pastTenseMessage: string | IMarkdownString | undefined;
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ export interface IToolResultOutputDetailsSerialized {
  */
 export interface IChatToolInvocationSerialized {
 	presentation: IPreparedToolInvocation['presentation'];
-	toolSpecificData?: IChatTerminalToolInvocationData | IChatToolInputInvocationData | IChatExtensionsContent | IChatPullRequestContent | IChatTodoListContent | IChatSubagentToolInvocationData;
+	toolSpecificData?: IChatTerminalToolInvocationData | IChatToolInputInvocationData | IChatExtensionsContent | IChatPullRequestContent | IChatTodoListContent | IChatSubagentToolInvocationData | IChatToolResourcesInvocationData;
 	invocationMessage: string | IMarkdownString;
 	originMessage: string | IMarkdownString | undefined;
 	pastTenseMessage: string | IMarkdownString | undefined;
@@ -840,6 +840,11 @@ export interface IChatTodoListContent {
 	}>;
 }
 
+export interface IChatToolResourcesInvocationData {
+	readonly kind: 'resources';
+	readonly values: Array<URI | Location>;
+}
+
 export interface IChatMcpServersStarting {
 	readonly kind: 'mcpServersStarting';
 	readonly state?: IObservable<IAutostartResult>; // not hydrated when serialized

src/vscode-dts/vscode.proposed.chatParticipantAdditions.d.ts

@@ -280,6 +280,13 @@ declare module 'vscode' {
 		}>;
 	}
 
+	export interface ChatToolResourcesInvocationData {
+		/**
+		 * Array of file URIs or locations to display as a collapsible list
+		 */
+		values: Array<Uri | Location>;
+	}
+
 	export class ChatToolInvocationPart {
 		toolName: string;
 		toolCallId: string;
@@ -289,7 +296,7 @@ declare module 'vscode' {
 		pastTenseMessage?: string | MarkdownString;
 		isConfirmed?: boolean;
 		isComplete?: boolean;
-		toolSpecificData?: ChatTerminalToolInvocationData | ChatMcpToolInvocationData | ChatTodoToolInvocationData;
+		toolSpecificData?: ChatTerminalToolInvocationData | ChatMcpToolInvocationData | ChatTodoToolInvocationData | ChatToolResourcesInvocationData;
 		subAgentInvocationId?: string;
 		presentation?: 'hidden' | 'hiddenAfterComplete' | undefined;