feat(vscode): auto-send review comments when input is empty (#7442)

* feat(vscode): auto-send review comments when input is empty

When clicking 'Send all to chat' or per-comment 'Send to chat' in diff
views, comments are now sent directly to the AI if the input field is
empty, instead of requiring a manual send. If the input has text, the
existing behavior (append as chips) is preserved.

* fix(vscode): only auto-send review comments when chat is truly empty

Check for pre-existing review chips and image attachments before
auto-sending, not just the text field.

packages/kilo-vscode/src/DiffViewerProvider.ts

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export class DiffViewerProvider implements vscode.Disposable {
   private cachedDiffTarget: { directory: string; baseBranch: string } | undefined
   private gitOps: GitOps
   private outputChannel: vscode.OutputChannel
-  private onSendComments: ((comments: unknown[]) => void) | undefined
+  private onSendComments: ((comments: unknown[], autoSend: boolean) => void) | undefined
 
   constructor(
     private readonly extensionUri: vscode.Uri,
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export class DiffViewerProvider implements vscode.Disposable {
     appendOutput(this.outputChannel, "DiffViewer", ...args)
   }
 
-  public setCommentHandler(handler: (comments: unknown[]) => void): void {
+  public setCommentHandler(handler: (comments: unknown[], autoSend: boolean) => void): void {
     this.onSendComments = handler
   }
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ export class DiffViewerProvider implements vscode.Disposable {
     }
 
     if (type === "diffViewer.sendComments" && Array.isArray(msg.comments)) {
-      this.onSendComments?.(msg.comments)
+      this.onSendComments?.(msg.comments, !!msg.autoSend)
       return
     }
 

packages/kilo-vscode/src/KiloProvider.ts

@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ export class KiloProvider implements vscode.WebviewViewProvider, TelemetryProper
   private pending = 0
   /** Cached notificationsLoaded payload */
   private cachedNotificationsMessage: unknown = null
-  private pendingReviewComments: unknown[][] = []
+  private pendingReviewComments: { comments: unknown[]; autoSend: boolean }[] = []
   private readyResolvers: (() => void)[] = []
   private trackedSessionIds: Set<string> = new Set()
   private syncedChildSessions: Set<string> = new Set()
@@ -2371,8 +2371,8 @@ export class KiloProvider implements vscode.WebviewViewProvider, TelemetryProper
     })
   }
 
-  public async appendReviewComments(comments: unknown[]): Promise<void> {
-    this.pendingReviewComments.push(comments)
+  public async appendReviewComments(comments: unknown[], autoSend = false): Promise<void> {
+    this.pendingReviewComments.push({ comments, autoSend })
 
     if (!this.webview) {
       await vscode.commands.executeCommand(`${KiloProvider.viewType}.focus`)
@@ -2387,8 +2387,8 @@ export class KiloProvider implements vscode.WebviewViewProvider, TelemetryProper
     const pending = this.pendingReviewComments
     this.pendingReviewComments = []
 
-    for (const comments of pending) {
-      this.postMessage({ type: "appendReviewComments", comments })
+    for (const entry of pending) {
+      this.postMessage({ type: "appendReviewComments", comments: entry.comments, autoSend: entry.autoSend })
     }
   }
 

packages/kilo-vscode/src/extension.ts

@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ export function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
 
   // Create standalone diff viewer provider for the sidebar "Show Changes" action
   const diffViewerProvider = new DiffViewerProvider(context.extensionUri, connectionService)
-  diffViewerProvider.setCommentHandler((comments) => {
-    void provider.appendReviewComments(comments)
+  diffViewerProvider.setCommentHandler((comments, autoSend) => {
+    void provider.appendReviewComments(comments, autoSend)
   })
   context.subscriptions.push(diffViewerProvider)
 

packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/agent-manager/DiffPanel.tsx

@@ -292,7 +292,9 @@ export const DiffPanel: Component<DiffPanelProps> = (props) => {
   const sendAllToChat = () => {
     const all = comments()
     if (all.length === 0) return
-    window.dispatchEvent(new MessageEvent("message", { data: { type: "appendReviewComments", comments: all } }))
+    window.dispatchEvent(
+      new MessageEvent("message", { data: { type: "appendReviewComments", comments: all, autoSend: true } }),
+    )
     preserveScroll(() => setComments([]))
     props.onSendAll?.()
   }

packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/agent-manager/FullScreenDiffView.tsx

@@ -289,7 +289,9 @@ export const FullScreenDiffView: Component<FullScreenDiffViewProps> = (props) =>
   const sendAllToChat = () => {
     const all = comments()
     if (all.length === 0) return
-    window.dispatchEvent(new MessageEvent("message", { data: { type: "appendReviewComments", comments: all } }))
+    window.dispatchEvent(
+      new MessageEvent("message", { data: { type: "appendReviewComments", comments: all, autoSend: true } }),
+    )
     preserveScroll(() => setComments([]))
     props.onSendAll?.()
   }

packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/agent-manager/review-annotations.ts

@@ -221,7 +221,11 @@ export function buildReviewAnnotation(
 
   actions.appendChild(
     makeActionButton(handlers.labels.sendToChat, makeIcon("M1 1l14 7-14 7V9l10-1L1 7z"), () => {
-      window.dispatchEvent(new MessageEvent("message", { data: { type: "appendReviewComments", comments: [comment] } }))
+      window.dispatchEvent(
+        new MessageEvent("message", {
+          data: { type: "appendReviewComments", comments: [comment], autoSend: true },
+        }),
+      )
       handlers.deleteComment(comment.id)
     }),
   )

packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/diff-viewer/DiffViewerApp.tsx

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ const DiffViewerContent: Component = () => {
   const handler = (event: MessageEvent) => {
     const msg = event.data
     if (msg?.type !== "appendReviewComments" || !Array.isArray(msg.comments)) return
-    post({ type: "diffViewer.sendComments", comments: msg.comments })
+    post({ type: "diffViewer.sendComments", comments: msg.comments, autoSend: !!msg.autoSend })
   }
 
   window.addEventListener("message", handler)

packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/components/chat/PromptInput.tsx

@@ -246,9 +246,14 @@ export const PromptInput: Component<PromptInputProps> = (props) => {
     }
 
     if (message.type === "appendReviewComments") {
+      const empty = !text().trim() && reviewComments().length === 0 && imageAttach.images().length === 0
       const merged = mergeReviewComments(reviewComments(), message.comments)
       replaceReviewComments(merged)
-      textareaRef?.focus()
+      if (message.autoSend && empty && !isDisabled() && !props.blocked?.()) {
+        handleSend()
+      } else {
+        textareaRef?.focus()
+      }
     }
 
     if (message.type === "triggerTask") {

packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/types/messages.ts

@@ -586,6 +586,7 @@ export interface ReviewComment {
 export interface AppendReviewCommentsMessage {
   type: "appendReviewComments"
   comments: ReviewComment[]
+  autoSend?: boolean
 }
 
 export interface TriggerTaskMessage {