feat(docs): Replace deprecated chat.modeFilesLocations with chat.agentFilesLocations#413
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…gentFilesLocations - Updated .vscode/settings.json to use chat.agentFilesLocations - Updated hve-core-installer agent to remove deprecated property - Updated all documentation files in docs/getting-started/methods/ - Updated docs/getting-started/README.md troubleshooting section Resolves issue where deprecated chat.modeFilesLocations was still being used throughout the codebase Co-authored-by: bindsi <16034499+bindsi@users.noreply.github.com>
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[WIP] Fix usage of deprecated chat.modeFilesLocations property
Replace deprecated chat.modeFilesLocations with chat.agentFilesLocations
Feb 4, 2026
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Pull request overview
This PR removes all occurrences of the deprecated chat.modeFilesLocations VS Code property and replaces it with the current chat.agentFilesLocations property. The change ensures HVE-Core users configure custom agent discovery using the correct property name.
Changes:
- Replaced deprecated
chat.modeFilesLocationswithchat.agentFilesLocationsacross all documentation and configuration files - Removed duplicate property emission from the installer agent template
- Updated troubleshooting guidance to reference the correct property name
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.vscode/settings.json |
Updated repository's own settings to use correct property |
.github/agents/hve-core-installer.agent.md |
Removed deprecated property from templates (was emitting both old and new) |
docs/getting-started/README.md |
Updated troubleshooting section to reference correct property |
docs/getting-started/methods/submodule.md |
Updated settings example for submodule installation method |
docs/getting-started/methods/peer-clone.md |
Updated settings example for peer clone installation method |
docs/getting-started/methods/multi-root.md |
Updated workspace settings example for multi-root installation method |
docs/getting-started/methods/mounted.md |
Updated settings examples (3 occurrences) for mounted directory method |
docs/getting-started/methods/git-ignored.md |
Updated settings examples (2 occurrences) for git-ignored installation method |
docs/getting-started/methods/codespaces.md |
Updated settings examples (4 occurrences) for Codespaces installation method |
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Looking nice, all references cleaned up including the docs.
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🤖 I have created a release *beep* *boop* --- ## [2.1.0](hve-core-v2.0.1...hve-core-v2.1.0) (2026-02-04) ### ✨ Features * add PowerShell script to validate copyright headers ([#370](#370)) ([92fce72](92fce72)) * **docs:** Replace deprecated chat.modeFilesLocations with chat.agentFilesLocations ([#413](#413)) ([67fb2ab](67fb2ab)) * **scripts:** add CIHelpers module for CI platform abstraction ([#348](#348)) ([23e7a7e](23e7a7e)) * **scripts:** add SecurityHelpers and CIHelpers modules ([#354](#354)) ([b93d990](b93d990)) * **workflow:** add copilot-setup-steps.yml for Coding Agent environment ([#398](#398)) ([085a38b](085a38b)) ### 🐛 Bug Fixes * **build:** increase release-please search depths to prevent 250-commit window issue ([#342](#342)) ([4bb857d](4bb857d)) * **build:** patch @isaacs/brace-expansion critical vulnerability ([#404](#404)) ([292ef51](292ef51)) * **ci:** disable errexit during spell check exit code capture ([#356](#356)) ([ed6ed46](ed6ed46)) * **ci:** exclude extension/README.md from frontmatter validation ([#362](#362)) ([e0d7378](e0d7378)) * exclude test fixtures from markdown link checker ([#345](#345)) ([58147f9](58147f9)) * **extension:** resolve path resolution issues in Windows/WSL environments ([#407](#407)) ([8529725](8529725)) * **linting:** use Write-Error instead of Write-Host for error output ([#377](#377)) ([2ca766b](2ca766b)) * **scripts:** apply CI output escaping to infrastructure scripts ([#369](#369)) ([251021e](251021e)) * **scripts:** apply CI output escaping to linting scripts ([#367](#367)) ([fdd75ed](fdd75ed)) * **scripts:** apply CI output escaping to security scripts ([#368](#368)) ([1237c9a](1237c9a)) * **scripts:** ensure reliable array count operations in linting and security scripts ([#395](#395)) ([de43e73](de43e73)) * **scripts:** standardize PowerShell requirements header block ([#385](#385)) ([6e26282](6e26282)) ### 📚 Documentation * add doc-ops agent to CUSTOM-AGENTS reference ([#358](#358)) ([15f7185](15f7185)) * add memory agent to CUSTOM-AGENTS.md ([#359](#359)) ([d92c4e1](d92c4e1)) * add missing agents to extension README ([#357](#357)) ([d58541c](d58541c)) * add task-reviewer agent to CUSTOM-AGENTS.md ([#363](#363)) ([0efb722](0efb722)) * **contributing:** add copyright header guidelines ([#382](#382)) ([881a567](881a567)) * **scripts:** update README.md with missing directory sections ([#355](#355)) ([ac2966f](ac2966f)) ### ♻️ Refactoring * **scripts:** align linting and tests with CIHelpers ([#401](#401)) ([3587e6a](3587e6a)) * **scripts:** extract Invoke-PackageExtension for testability ([#343](#343)) ([858a1be](858a1be)) * **scripts:** extract orchestration function for Prepare-Extension testability ([#344](#344)) ([9fd4bd1](9fd4bd1)) * **scripts:** replace raw GITHUB_OUTPUT with Set-CIOutput in Package-Extension ([#391](#391)) ([74a30bb](74a30bb)) * **security:** move DependencyViolation and ComplianceReport to shared module ([#378](#378)) ([1dd31ad](1dd31ad)) ### 🔧 Maintenance * add copyright headers to PowerShell scripts ([#381](#381)) ([d19c9b3](d19c9b3)) * add copyright headers to shell scripts ([#380](#380)) ([284b456](284b456)) * **deps-dev:** bump cspell from 9.6.1 to 9.6.2 in the npm-dependencies group ([#387](#387)) ([23c2b9f](23c2b9f)) * **workflows:** simplify Copilot setup steps workflow triggers ([#414](#414)) ([492a7b1](492a7b1)) --- This PR was generated with [Release Please](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please). See [documentation](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please#release-please). --------- Co-authored-by: hve-core-release-please[bot] <254602402+hve-core-release-please[bot]@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Bill Berry <wberry@microsoft.com>
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The deprecated
chat.modeFilesLocationsproperty was still referenced throughout the codebase. VS Code now useschat.agentFilesLocationsfor discovering custom agents.Changes
.vscode/settings.jsonto use correct propertydocs/getting-started/methods/Before/After
{ - "chat.modeFilesLocations": { + "chat.agentFilesLocations": { ".github/agents": true } }All 13 occurrences across 9 files have been updated.
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