add when clause/setting to disable {background,cloud} agent (#2500)

* add when clause/setting to disable {background,cloud} agent

* remove unused string

* move to correct setting

* Register backgroundAgent and cloudAgent settings in configurationService.ts

Co-authored-by: joshspicer <[email protected]>

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Co-authored-by: copilot-swe-agent[bot] <[email protected]>

Author: joshspicer

package.json

@@ -2381,6 +2381,16 @@
 				"title": "GitHub Copilot Chat",
 				"id": "stable",
 				"properties": {
+					"github.copilot.chat.backgroundAgent.enabled": {
+						"type": "boolean",
+						"default": true,
+						"markdownDescription": "%github.copilot.config.backgroundAgent.enabled%"
+					},
+					"github.copilot.chat.cloudAgent.enabled": {
+						"type": "boolean",
+						"default": true,
+						"markdownDescription": "%github.copilot.config.cloudAgent.enabled%"
+					},
 					"github.copilot.chat.codeGeneration.useInstructionFiles": {
 						"type": "boolean",
 						"default": true,
@@ -4978,6 +4988,7 @@
 				"order": 2,
 				"canDelegate": true,
 				"description": "Delegate tasks to a background agent.",
+				"when": "config.github.copilot.chat.backgroundAgent.enabled",
 				"capabilities": {
 					"supportsFileAttachments": true,
 					"supportsProblemAttachments": true,
@@ -4989,7 +5000,8 @@
 				"commands": [
 					{
 						"name": "delegate",
-						"description": "Delegate chat session to cloud agent and create associated PR"
+						"description": "Delegate chat session to cloud agent and create associated PR",
+						"when": "config.github.copilot.chat.cloudAgent.enabled"
 					}
 				]
 			},
@@ -5007,6 +5019,7 @@
 				"order": 1,
 				"canDelegate": true,
 				"description": "Delegate tasks to the GitHub Copilot Cloud Agent. The agent works asynchronously in the cloud to implement changes, iterates via chat, and can create or update pull requests as needed.",
+				"when": "config.github.copilot.chat.cloudAgent.enabled",
 				"capabilities": {
 					"supportsFileAttachments": true
 				}

package.nls.json

@@ -400,7 +400,8 @@
 	"github.copilot.config.claudeCode.debug": "Enable debug mode for Claude Code agent.",
 	"github.copilot.config.cli.customAgents.enabled": "Enable Custom Agents for Background Agents.",
 	"github.copilot.config.cli.mcp.enabled": "Enable Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Background Agents.",
-	"github.copilot.config.copilotCodingAgent.enabled": "Enable Copilot Coding Agent (cloud).",
+	"github.copilot.config.backgroundAgent.enabled": "Enable the Background Agent. When disabled, the Background Agent will not be available in 'Continue In' context menus.",
+	"github.copilot.config.cloudAgent.enabled": "Enable the Cloud Agent. When disabled, the Cloud Agent will not be available in 'Continue In' context menus.",
 	"github.copilot.config.gpt5AlternativePatch": "Enable GPT-5 alternative patch format.",
 	"github.copilot.config.inlineEdits.triggerOnEditorChangeAfterSeconds": "Trigger inline edits after editor has been idle for this many seconds.",
 	"github.copilot.config.inlineEdits.nextCursorPrediction.displayLine": "Display predicted cursor line for next edit suggestions.",

src/platform/configuration/common/configurationService.ts

@@ -893,6 +893,9 @@ export namespace ConfigKey {
 	export const GitHubMcpToolsets = defineSetting<string[]>('chat.githubMcpServer.toolsets', ConfigType.Simple, ['default']);
 	export const GitHubMcpReadonly = defineSetting<boolean>('chat.githubMcpServer.readonly', ConfigType.Simple, false);
 	export const GitHubMcpLockdown = defineSetting<boolean>('chat.githubMcpServer.lockdown', ConfigType.Simple, false);
+
+	export const BackgroundAgentEnabled = defineSetting<boolean>('chat.backgroundAgent.enabled', ConfigType.Simple, true);
+	export const CloudAgentEnabled = defineSetting<boolean>('chat.cloudAgent.enabled', ConfigType.Simple, true);
 }
 
 export function getAllConfigKeys(): string[] {