docs: add documentation for file access outside workspace #8300
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- Combined resolveInputPath approach with new ContinueError system - Updated error handling to use ContinueError with appropriate error reasons - Maintained improved error messages from pe/read-file-errs branch
- Add comprehensive guide at ide-extensions/agent/file-access-outside-workspace.mdx - Update how-it-works.mdx for Agent mode with file access info - Update how-it-works.mdx for Plan mode with file access info - Update how-to-customize.mdx with file access section - Add new doc page to docs.json navigation The new documentation covers: - How file access works with path resolution and workspace boundaries - Supported path formats (relative, absolute, tilde, file://, UNC) - Security and permission policies - Best practices and troubleshooting - Examples for various use cases Generated with [Continue](https://continue.dev) Co-Authored-By: Continue <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Username <[email protected]>
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@Patrick-Erichsen I'm marking this as draft bc not sure what the status is |
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Summary
This PR adds comprehensive documentation for the file access outside workspace feature introduced in #8298.
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New Documentation
docs/ide-extensions/agent/file-access-outside-workspace.mdxDocumentation Updates
docs/ide-extensions/agent/how-it-works.mdx: Added notes about file access outside workspace capabilities to the tools listdocs/ide-extensions/plan/how-it-works.mdx: Added notes about file access outside workspace capabilities for Plan modedocs/ide-extensions/agent/how-to-customize.mdx: Added a new section linking to the comprehensive file access guidedocs/docs.json: Added the new documentation page to the navigationDocumentation Structure
The new documentation provides:
Related PR
This documentation complements the implementation in #8298.
This agent session was co-authored by patrick-erichsen and Continue.
Summary by cubic
Adds path resolution and permission gating for accessing files outside the workspace, and documents how it works. Tools now support absolute, tilde, file://, and UNC paths and request permission when needed.
New Features
Documentation