Adds explicit feature field to AI result objects

Introduces a dedicated field to capture the feature responsible for generating each AI result, improving clarity when handling or displaying results. Ensures downstream consumers can reliably differentiate between
AI actions beyond their general type, supporting better analytics, debugging, and UI handling.
(#4502)

Author: sergeibbb

docs/telemetry-events.md

@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@
 
 ```typescript
 {
+  'feature': string,
   'id': string,
   'model.id': string,
   'model.provider.id': 'anthropic' | 'azure' | 'deepseek' | 'gemini' | 'github' | 'gitkraken' | 'huggingface' | 'mistral' | 'ollama' | 'openai' | 'openaicompatible' | 'openrouter' | 'vscode' | 'xai',

src/commands/aiFeedback.ts

@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ function sendFeedbackEvent(
 ): void {
 	const eventData: AIFeedbackEvent = {
 		type: context.type,
+		feature: context.feature,
 		sentiment: sentiment,
 		'unhelpful.reasons': unhelpful?.reasons?.length ? unhelpful.reasons.join(',') : undefined,
 		'unhelpful.custom': unhelpful?.custom?.trim() ?? undefined,

src/constants.telemetry.ts

@@ -419,6 +419,7 @@ export type AIFeedbackUnhelpfulReasons =
 export interface AIFeedbackEvent extends AIEventDataBase {
 	/** The AI feature that feedback was submitted for */
 	type: AIActionType;
+	feature: string;
 	sentiment: 'helpful' | 'unhelpful';
 	/** Unhelpful reasons selected (if any) - comma-separated list of AIFeedbackUnhelpfulReasons values */
 	'unhelpful.reasons'?: string;

src/plus/ai/aiProviderService.ts

@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ function dedent(template: string): string {
 export interface AIResult {
 	readonly id: string;
 	readonly type: AIActionType;
+	readonly feature: string;
 	readonly content: string;
 	readonly model: AIModel;
 	readonly usage?: {
@@ -647,7 +648,12 @@ export class AIProviderService implements Disposable {
 		return result === 'cancelled'
 			? result
 			: result != null
-				? { ...result, type: 'explain-changes', parsed: parseSummarizeResult(result.content) }
+				? {
+						...result,
+						type: 'explain-changes',
+						feature: `explain-${type}`,
+						parsed: parseSummarizeResult(result.content),
+					}
 				: undefined;
 	}
 
@@ -703,7 +709,12 @@ export class AIProviderService implements Disposable {
 		return result === 'cancelled'
 			? result
 			: result != null
-				? { ...result, type: 'generate-commitMessage', parsed: parseSummarizeResult(result.content) }
+				? {
+						...result,
+						type: 'generate-commitMessage',
+						feature: 'generate-commitMessage',
+						parsed: parseSummarizeResult(result.content),
+					}
 				: undefined;
 	}
 
@@ -767,7 +778,12 @@ export class AIProviderService implements Disposable {
 		return result === 'cancelled'
 			? result
 			: result != null
-				? { ...result, type: 'generate-create-pullRequest', parsed: parseSummarizeResult(result.content) }
+				? {
+						...result,
+						type: 'generate-create-pullRequest',
+						feature: 'generate-create-pullRequest',
+						parsed: parseSummarizeResult(result.content),
+					}
 				: undefined;
 	}
 
@@ -839,6 +855,9 @@ export class AIProviderService implements Disposable {
 				? {
 						...result,
 						type: options?.codeSuggestion ? 'generate-create-codeSuggestion' : 'generate-create-cloudPatch',
+						feature: options?.codeSuggestion
+							? 'generate-create-codeSuggestion'
+							: 'generate-create-cloudPatch',
 						parsed: parseSummarizeResult(result.content),
 					}
 				: undefined;
@@ -896,7 +915,12 @@ export class AIProviderService implements Disposable {
 		return result === 'cancelled'
 			? result
 			: result != null
-				? { ...result, type: 'generate-stashMessage', parsed: parseSummarizeResult(result.content) }
+				? {
+						...result,
+						type: 'generate-stashMessage',
+						feature: 'generate-stashMessage',
+						parsed: parseSummarizeResult(result.content),
+					}
 				: undefined;
 	}
 
@@ -943,7 +967,11 @@ export class AIProviderService implements Disposable {
 			}),
 			options,
 		);
-		return result === 'cancelled' ? result : result != null ? { ...result, type: 'generate-changelog' } : undefined;
+		return result === 'cancelled'
+			? result
+			: result != null
+				? { ...result, type: 'generate-changelog', feature: 'generate-changelog' }
+				: undefined;
 	}
 
 	async generateSearchQuery(
@@ -990,7 +1018,7 @@ export class AIProviderService implements Disposable {
 		return result === 'cancelled'
 			? result
 			: result != null
-				? { ...result, type: 'generate-searchQuery' }
+				? { ...result, type: 'generate-searchQuery', feature: 'generate-searchQuery' }
 				: undefined;
 	}
 
@@ -1065,6 +1093,7 @@ export class AIProviderService implements Disposable {
 			...rq,
 			...result,
 			type: 'generate-rebase',
+			feature: options?.generateCommits ? 'generate-commits' : 'generate-rebase',
 		};
 	}
 

src/plus/ai/utils/-webview/ai.utils.ts

@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ export function getAIResultContext(result: AIResult): AIResultContext {
 	return {
 		id: result.id,
 		type: result.type,
+		feature: result.feature,
 		model: result.model,
 		usage:
 			result.usage != null