Unsent draft text lost when switching sessions (VS Code extension)
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened May 31, 2026 by Ad-Ok Closed Jun 4, 2026
Unsent draft text in the input box is lost when switching between sessions (VS Code extension, macOS). I typed a long message, switched to another session to copy a few lines, switched back — the input box was empty and the text was gone for good. No recovery, since unsent input is never persisted.
This is a known issue (#34596 closed as "not planned", also #55578, #2743), but the cost is real — I lost ~30 minutes of work.
Request: retain the draft per-session in memory (at least while the app is open) so returning to a session restores the text. Ideally persist to disk like transcripts. At minimum, warn before discarding unsaved input.
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