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Prompt Files Support removed in 0.44.0 this morning.

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
45/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
swift
Domain
desktop

Research direction

Compare Prompt Files behavior between versions 0.42.0 and 0.44.0, using the listed reproduction steps with Copilot for Xcode, Xcode 16.4, and macOS 15.6.1. Done means added prompt files are visible again and the helper row appears in the app and chat.

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Description

Prompt Files support was introduced in 0.42.0, and it seems like 0.44.0 quietly removed it? I don't see the helper row in the app + in chat, my prompts are no longer there.

Versions

  • Copilot for Xcode: 0.44.0
  • Xcode: 16.4
  • macOS: 15.6.1

Steps to reproduce

  1. Add prompt files
  2. Try to use the prompt
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