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VS Code Copilot support belongs inside the VS Code host because Copilot chat state belongs there.
AxiOwl should not treat VS Code Copilot as a simple command-line provider. The useful surface is an editor-hosted chat experience. That means the bridge extension and MCP registration are central to support.
The delivery path should be clear. AxiOwl resolves a VS Code Copilot target, sends a bridge command, and the VS Code-hosted bridge performs the chat action inside VS Code. Replies should come back through AxiOwl MCP with enough sender identity to prove which session answered.
This is separate from Copilot CLI. The brand name is similar, but the surface is different. VS Code Copilot uses the VS Code host. Copilot CLI uses a command-line provider path and separate auth/config behavior.
The installer should reflect that difference. The VS Code/Copilot feature installs the VS Code bridge extension and MCP server definition. Copilot CLI support should have its own feature when it is ready.
Testing should also be separate. A VS Code Copilot-backed chat replying through AxiOwl proves that surface. It does not prove standalone Copilot CLI.
The risk areas are predictable: bridge installation, MCP availability, stale extension paths, wrong VS Code window, and old sessions with missing tools.
The correct architecture is host-aware. AxiOwl connects to VS Code Copilot through the environment that owns the chat, not through an outside guess.