From 705c8a2977335ce726122be5512e5f24948d004d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Josh Spicer <23246594+joshspicer@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2025 14:33:24 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Never show _getGenerateInstructionsMessage when locked to a
 coding agent (#272349)

do not show _getGenerateInstructionsMessage when locked to a coding agent
---
 src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatWidget.ts | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatWidget.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatWidget.ts
index 8c5a850b691..803fd905064 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatWidget.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatWidget.ts
@@ -1092,7 +1092,7 @@ export class ChatWidget extends Disposable implements IChatWidget {
 			let welcomeContent: IChatViewWelcomeContent;
 			const defaultAgent = this.chatAgentService.getDefaultAgent(this.location, this.input.currentModeKind);
 			let additionalMessage = defaultAgent?.metadata.additionalWelcomeMessage;
-			if (!additionalMessage) {
+			if (!additionalMessage && !this._lockedAgent) {
 				additionalMessage = this._getGenerateInstructionsMessage();
 			}
 			if (this.shouldShowChatSetup()) {