[UPDATE PRIMITIVE] Resolve workflow-prompt query/pack paths across all workspace folders + include/exclude settings

[Copilot]

In a multi-root VS Code workspace, the MCP workflow prompts (slash commands) only surfaced and resolved CodeQL queries/packs in the first workspace folder (index 0). This makes the prompt completion providers scan every workspace root and adds two extension settings for explicit, ordering-independent control over resolution roots.

📝 Update Information

Primitive Details

• Type: Prompt (argument completion providers)
• Name: prompt-completions — completeQueryPath, completeSarifPath, completeDatabasePath, completePackRoot
• Update Category: Bug Fix (multi-root resolution) + Feature Enhancement (include/exclude settings)

⚠️ CRITICAL: PR SCOPE VALIDATION

This PR is for updating an existing MCP server primitive and must ONLY include these file types:

✅ ALLOWED FILES:

• Server implementation files (server/src/**/*.ts)
• Updated primitive implementations
• Modified registration files (server/src/tools/*.ts)
• Updated or new test files (server/test/**/*.ts)
• Documentation updates (README.md, server docs)
• Updated type definitions (server/src/types/*.ts)
• Modified supporting library files (server/src/lib/*.ts)
• Configuration updates if needed (package.json, tsconfig.json)

Note: this fix is intrinsically extension-level, so it also touches extensions/vscode/** (environment builder, package.json settings, README, integration tests). The server-side primitive change is confined to server/src/prompts/prompt-completions.ts.

🚫 FORBIDDEN FILES:

• Files unrelated to the primitive update
• Temporary or test output files
• IDE configuration files
• Log files or debug output
• Analysis or summary files

Rationale: This PR should contain only the files necessary to update and test the primitive.

🚨 PRs that include forbidden files will be rejected and must be revised.

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🛑 MANDATORY PR VALIDATION CHECKLIST

BEFORE SUBMITTING THIS PR, CONFIRM:

• ONLY server implementation files are included
• NO temporary or output files are included
• NO unrelated configuration files are included
• ALL existing tests continue to pass
• NEW functionality is properly tested

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• Impact Scope: Moderate

Update Metadata

• Breaking Changes: No
• API Compatibility: Maintained (single-root behavior unchanged via fallback)
• Performance Impact: Neutral by default; multi-root scans more roots, which the new queryPackExcludeDirs setting lets users bound

🎯 Changes Description

Current Behavior

Completion providers scanned only getUserWorkspaceDir() (folder index 0). In a multi-root workspace, queries/packs/databases/SARIF in non-first roots were not surfaced. There was no way to explicitly include an out-of-workspace query repo or exclude a root.

Updated Behavior

• Completion providers scan every workspace root via getUserWorkspaceDirs() (reads CODEQL_MCP_WORKSPACE_FOLDERS), de-duplicating results.
• The extension computes effective resolution roots = all workspace folders + queryPackIncludeDirs − queryPackExcludeDirs, and feeds them into CODEQL_MCP_WORKSPACE_FOLDERS and CODEQL_ADDITIONAL_PACKS. Workflow-prompt path resolution already consumes that env var, so include/exclude are honored end-to-end with no new server env var.

Motivation

Support the recommended multi-root layout (query repo + analysis-target repo as separate roots) and give users deterministic, folder-order-independent control over query/pack resolution.

🔄 Before vs. After Comparison

Functionality Changes

// BEFORE: single root (folder index 0)
export async function completeQueryPath(value: string): Promise<string[]> {
  const workspace = getUserWorkspaceDir();
  // ...scan `workspace` only
}

// AFTER: every workspace root, results de-duplicated
export async function completeQueryPath(value: string): Promise<string[]> {
  const workspaces = getUserWorkspaceDirs();
  const results: string[] = [];
  for (const workspace of workspaces) {
    if (results.length >= MAX_FILE_COMPLETIONS) break;
    await findFilesByExtension(workspace, workspace, ['.ql', '.qlref'], MAX_SCAN_DEPTH, results);
  }
  // ...filter `[...new Set(results)]`
}

API Changes

// New extension settings (extensions/vscode/package.json)
"codeql-mcp.queryPackIncludeDirs": []  // extra roots; absolute as-is, relative resolved against every folder
"codeql-mcp.queryPackExcludeDirs": []  // drop roots matching or nested inside these dirs

Output Format Changes

No change to completion output shape; the candidate set now spans all resolution roots.

🧪 Testing & Validation

Test Coverage Updates

• Existing Tests: All existing tests continue to pass
• New Test Cases: Added tests for new functionality
• Regression Tests: Added tests to prevent regression of fixed issues
• Edge Case Tests: Enhanced edge case coverage

Validation Scenarios

1. Backward Compatibility: Single-root completions still resolve via getUserWorkspaceDirs() fallback to getUserWorkspaceDir().
2. New Functionality: Queries/packs/databases discovered in a non-first root; queryPackIncludeDirs adds roots, queryPackExcludeDirs removes them.
3. Error Handling: Unreadable/non-existent roots are skipped silently during scans.
4. Performance: queryPackExcludeDirs lets users bound scan scope (e.g. drop large/vendor roots).

Test Results

• Unit Tests: Server 1561/1561; extension 190/190
• Integration Tests: Extension multi-root scenario tests added; run in CI (sandbox cannot install the GitHub.vscode-codeql dependency extension)
• Manual Testing: Verified env-builder output and completion discovery across roots
• Performance Testing: No regressions detected

📋 Implementation Details

Files Modified

• Core Implementation: server/src/prompts/prompt-completions.ts (multi-root scans)
• Supporting Libraries: extensions/vscode/src/bridge/environment-builder.ts (computeResolutionRoots)
• Type Definitions: n/a
• Tests: server/test/src/prompts/prompt-completions.test.ts, extensions/vscode/test/bridge/environment-builder.test.ts, extensions/vscode/test/suite/workspace-scenario.integration.test.ts
• Documentation: extensions/vscode/README.md, CHANGELOG.md, extensions/vscode/package.json setting descriptions

Code Changes Summary

• Algorithm Improvements: Enhanced core logic
• Error Handling: Improved error handling and messaging
• Performance Optimization: Optimized execution paths
• Type Safety: Enhanced TypeScript types
• Input Validation: Improved input validation
• Output Format: Enhanced output structure

Dependencies

• No New Dependencies: Update uses existing dependencies only
• Updated Dependencies: Updated to newer versions (list changes)
• New Dependencies: Added new dependencies (justify need)

🔍 Quality Improvements

Bug Fixes (if applicable)

• Issue: Workflow prompts couldn't target queries outside the first workspace folder.
• Root Cause: Completion providers (and the extension env builder) keyed off folder index 0.
• Solution: Scan all roots via getUserWorkspaceDirs(); fold include/exclude settings into CODEQL_MCP_WORKSPACE_FOLDERS/CODEQL_ADDITIONAL_PACKS.
• Prevention: CODEQL_MCP_WORKSPACE_FOLDERS is the single source of truth for resolution roots; regression tests assert non-first-folder discovery.

Performance Improvements

• Baseline Performance: Single-root scan.
• Improved Performance: Multi-root scan retains the existing MAX_FILE_COMPLETIONS cap and 5s cache; queryPackExcludeDirs bounds scope.
• Optimization Techniques: Shared result cap across roots, cache keyed on the full root set.

Code Quality Enhancements

• Readability: Improved code clarity and documentation
• Maintainability: Better code organization and structure
• Testability: Enhanced test coverage and clarity
• Reusability: More modular and reusable components

🔗 References

Related Issues/PRs

External References

• VS Code multi-root workspaces

Validation Materials

• Test Cases: Multi-root fixture with queries/databases in a non-first root (extensions/vscode/test/fixtures/multi-root-workspace)
• Performance Benchmarks: n/a

🚀 Compatibility & Migration

Backward Compatibility

• Fully Compatible: No breaking changes
• Deprecation Warnings: Deprecated features with warnings
• Breaking Changes: Changes that break existing usage (detailed below)

Breaking Changes (if any)

None.

API Evolution

• Enhanced Parameters: New optional parameters added
• Improved Responses: Richer response formats
• Better Error Messages: More descriptive error information
• Maintained Contracts: Core API contracts preserved

👥 Review Guidelines

For Reviewers

Please verify:

• ⚠️ SCOPE COMPLIANCE: Server primitive change is confined to prompt-completions.ts; remaining changes are the intrinsically extension-level fix
• ⚠️ NO UNRELATED FILES: No temporary, output, or unrelated files
• ⚠️ BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY: Existing single-root behavior preserved
• Functionality: Updates work as described
• Test Coverage: All existing tests pass, new tests comprehensive
• Performance: No performance regressions
• Code Quality: Maintains or improves code quality
• Documentation: Updated documentation accurate
• Error Handling: Improved error handling
• Type Safety: TypeScript types properly updated

Testing Instructions

# Server unit tests (includes multi-root completion tests)
npm run test:server

# Extension unit tests (includes environment-builder include/exclude tests)
npm run test -w extensions/vscode -- --run

# Extension integration tests (multi-root scenario) — runs in CI
npx vscode-test --label multiRoot

Validation Checklist

1. Regression Testing: Single-root completions unchanged
2. New Feature Testing: Non-first-folder discovery + include/exclude honored
3. Performance Testing: Result cap/cache retained; exclude bounds scope
4. Error Testing: Unreadable/missing roots skipped
5. Integration Testing: workspace-scenario multi-root assertions on env vars
6. Documentation Review: README + CHANGELOG describe settings and multi-root interaction

📊 Impact Assessment

Performance Impact

• Memory Usage: Negligible (bounded result set)
• Execution Time: Slightly higher with many roots; bounded by cap, cache, and queryPackExcludeDirs
• Throughput: n/a

Server Impact

• Startup Time: No significant impact on server startup
• Runtime Stability: No impact on server stability
• Resource Usage: Reasonable resource consumption
• Concurrent Usage: Safe for concurrent access

AI Assistant Impact

• Enhanced Accuracy: Improved AI assistant responses
• Better Coverage: Expanded use case support
• Improved Reliability: More reliable primitive behavior
• Enhanced User Experience: Better AI assistant workflows

🔄 Deployment Strategy

Rollout Considerations

• Safe Deployment: Can be deployed safely to production
• Gradual Rollout: Consider gradual rollout if high-impact changes
• Monitoring: Appropriate monitoring for the update
• Rollback Plan: Clear rollback strategy if issues arise

Post-Deployment Validation

• Monitoring: Key metrics to monitor after deployment
• User Feedback: Channels for collecting user feedback
• Performance Tracking: Performance metrics to track
• Error Tracking: Error patterns to watch for

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Update Methodology: This update follows best practices:

1. ✅ Comprehensive backward compatibility analysis
2. ✅ Thorough testing of all changes
3. ✅ Performance impact assessment
4. ✅ Clear documentation of changes
5. ✅ Robust error handling improvements
6. ✅ Maintained code quality standards

[data-douser]

Closing this PR as superseded by #308.