Add feature flag (coder.experimental.tasks)

Author: EhabY

package.json

@@ -140,6 +140,14 @@
 						"experimental"
 					]
 				},
+				"coder.experimental.tasks": {
+					"markdownDescription": "Enable the experimental [Tasks](https://coder.com/docs/ai-coder/tasks) panel in VS Code. When enabled, a sidebar panel lets you run and manage AI coding agents in Coder workspaces. This feature is under active development and may change. Requires a Coder deployment with Tasks support.",
+					"type": "boolean",
+					"default": false,
+					"tags": [
+						"experimental"
+					]
+				},
 				"coder.sshFlags": {
 					"markdownDescription": "Additional flags to pass to the `coder ssh` command when establishing SSH connections. Enter each flag as a separate array item; values are passed verbatim and in order. See the [CLI ssh reference](https://coder.com/docs/reference/cli/ssh) for available flags.\n\nNote: `--network-info-dir` and `--ssh-host-prefix` are ignored (managed internally). Prefer `#coder.proxyLogDirectory#` over `--log-dir`/`-l` for full functionality.",
 					"type": "array",
@@ -212,7 +220,7 @@
 					"id": "coder.tasksPanel",
 					"name": "Coder Tasks",
 					"icon": "media/tasks-logo.svg",
-					"when": "coder.authenticated"
+					"when": "coder.authenticated && coder.tasksEnabled"
 				}
 			]
 		},
@@ -225,7 +233,7 @@
 			{
 				"view": "coder.tasksPanel",
 				"contents": "[Login](command:coder.login) to view tasks.",
-				"when": "!coder.authenticated && coder.loaded"
+				"when": "!coder.authenticated && coder.loaded && coder.tasksEnabled"
 			}
 		],
 		"commands": [
@@ -424,7 +432,7 @@
 				},
 				{
 					"command": "coder.tasks.refresh",
-					"when": "coder.authenticated && view == coder.tasksPanel",
+					"when": "coder.authenticated && coder.tasksEnabled && view == coder.tasksPanel",
 					"group": "navigation@1"
 				}
 			],

src/core/contextManager.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ const CONTEXT_DEFAULTS = {
 	"coder.authenticated": false,
 	"coder.isOwner": false,
 	"coder.loaded": false,
+	"coder.tasksEnabled": false,
 	"coder.workspace.connected": false,
 	"coder.workspace.updatable": false,
 } as const;

src/extension.ts

@@ -66,6 +66,22 @@ export async function activate(ctx: vscode.ExtensionContext): Promise<void> {
 	const secretsManager = serviceContainer.getSecretsManager();
 	const contextManager = serviceContainer.getContextManager();
 
+	const syncTasksFlag = () => {
+		const enabled =
+			vscode.workspace
+				.getConfiguration()
+				.get<boolean>("coder.experimental.tasks") === true;
+		contextManager.set("coder.tasksEnabled", enabled);
+	};
+	syncTasksFlag();
+	ctx.subscriptions.push(
+		vscode.workspace.onDidChangeConfiguration((e) => {
+			if (e.affectsConfiguration("coder.experimental.tasks")) {
+				syncTasksFlag();
+			}
+		}),
+	);
+
 	// Migrate auth storage from old flat format to new label-based format
 	await migrateAuthStorage(serviceContainer);
 

src/promptUtils.ts

@@ -139,8 +139,8 @@ export async function maybeAskAuthMethod(
 	client: CoderApi,
 ): Promise<AuthMethod | undefined> {
 	const experimentalOAuthEnabled = vscode.workspace
-		.getConfiguration("coder")
-		.get<boolean>("experimental.oauth", false);
+		.getConfiguration()
+		.get<boolean>("coder.experimental.oauth", false);
 
 	if (!experimentalOAuthEnabled) {
 		return "legacy";