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[Feat] Ask user tool similar to VS Code and CLI

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Assessment

Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
java
Domain
desktop, tooling

Research direction

No file, test, or entry point is named in the issue. Start by reviewing the linked VS Code "Ask Questions" example and determine how the requested built-in tool should fit the Eclipse plugin; done means a comparable tool can answer AI questions from the user.

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Description

enhancement

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
I would like you to provide a built-in tool that can answer questions from the AI to the user, similar to what is available in VS Code or the CLI.

Describe the solution you'd like
VS Code example: https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_110#_ask-questions-tool

Describe alternatives you've considered

Additional context

Dominant language
Java
Stars
125
Forks
63
Avg merge
1d 3h
Merged PRs (30d)
5

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