Support file globbing and adding whole directories for context

[esafak]

Support file globbing and adding whole directories for context. I’m on IntelliJ.

Can't specify a whole folder/directory as context?

If I type @absolute-path-to-directory it’s not possible select the whole folder. This is very cumbersome when the necessary context is spread across multiple files. Ideally the context selection would support glob patterns as well. It is also a bit annoying that once a “context entry” has been added it’s not possible to edit it. I very much like the autocomplete and abbreviation once added, but would prefer if it was possible to edit as plain text after. Maybe a switch between plain-text and …

Adding a project folder as context

Guys, how do we add a project folder as context ? I know how to use ‘@-filename’ but cant seem to add the project folder as context.

[olejorgenb]

I can only assume this feature is not provided since it might consume many tokens? Or is Cody being replaced by Amp, and no new features are coming?

PS: I’m not interested in installing a third-party extension (with the security risk that entails) for such a basic functionality.

[esafak]

They already support adding the whole repo for context…

[olejorgenb]

1. Unless I’m mistaken, adding “the whole repo” means “run RAG based on prompt at add the results”, not literally the whole repo.
2. Our repo is way to big to add all at once