De-brand WS-C: rebrand Agents-window + Report-Issue + chat-picker VS Code strings

H3 (sessions/Agents window): 'Open VS Code Window', 'Open in VS Code Editor Window', and the policy-blocked 'Open VS Code' all open a LevelCode window (via nativeHostService / urlProtocol=levelcode), so → LevelCode; plus the 'SSH … managed by VS Code' and 'Local VS Code chat sessions' settings descriptions. KEPT applyChangesToParentRepo 'Open in VS Code' — it genuinely hands off to EXTERNAL VS Code via the vscode:// scheme (verified per-string, not a blanket swap).

M2: Report-Issue source dropdown 'Visual Studio Code'/'A VS Code extension' → LevelCode. M6: chat model-picker 'requires a newer version of VS Code'/'Update VS Code' → LevelCode. Skipped M13 (dormant quality-switch — no Insiders LevelCode).

Patch regenerated (18 files), verified reverse + forward-apply onto a pristine checkout; logged in docs/CORE-PATCHES.md.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>

Author: ndemianc

docs/CORE-PATCHES.md

@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@ git -C vscode diff HEAD -- \
   src/vs/workbench/contrib/extensions/browser/extensionsActions.ts \
   src/vs/workbench/contrib/extensions/browser/extensionsWorkbenchService.ts \
   src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalView.ts \
+  src/vs/sessions/electron-browser/actions/vscodeActions.ts \
+  src/vs/sessions/browser/widget/openInVSCodeWidget.ts \
+  src/vs/sessions/contrib/providers/remoteAgentHost/browser/remoteAgentHost.contribution.ts \
+  src/vs/sessions/contrib/providers/localChatSessions/browser/localChatSessions.contribution.ts \
+  src/vs/sessions/contrib/policyBlocked/browser/sessionsPolicyBlocked.ts \
+  src/vs/workbench/contrib/issue/browser/baseIssueReporterService.ts \
+  src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/widget/input/chatModelPicker.ts \
   > patches/levelcode-core.patch
 # NOTE: use `diff HEAD` (not plain `diff`) — bootstrap's `git apply` may leave these STAGED,
 # and plain `git diff` shows only UNSTAGED changes, silently dropping the staged patches.
@@ -54,6 +61,8 @@ grep -rn "\[LevelCode\]" vscode/src vscode/build
 | 6 | `src/vs/workbench/contrib/update/browser/releaseNotesEditor.ts` (`show`) | Open `product.releaseNotesUrl` in the browser instead of fetching `code.visualstudio.com/raw/v{ver}.md`. | De-brand (WS-B/B5). Stops the in-editor **"Visual Studio Code 1.126"** release-notes tab. The `useCurrentFile` dev command (author a local `.md`) still renders locally. |
 | 7 | `src/vs/sessions/browser/media/openInVSCode.css` | The `[data-product-quality]` "Open in VS Code" button icon → `./vscode-icon.svg` (the real VS Code shield) instead of `code-icon.svg`. | De-brand (WS-D). That button *opens VS Code*, so it must show the VS Code logo — but we now overwrite `code-icon.svg` with the LevelCode mark (see the asset-override note below), which would otherwise make it show LevelCode. |
 | 8 | extensions `extensions.contribution.ts`, `extensionsActions.ts`, `extensionsWorkbenchService.ts`; terminal `terminalView.ts` | Rebrand user-visible reload/restart/deprecation notices: "Please reload/restart **Visual Studio Code**", "[**VS Code** Release Notes]", "bundled with **Visual Studio Code**" → **LevelCode**. | De-brand (WS-C / H4+M7). These fire on extension install/uninstall and terminal font changes. Tagged `// [LevelCode] rebrand` where the syntax allows. NOTE: lower-priority *settings-description* strings ("VS Code installs only…") in these files are **not yet** done (L1). |
+| 9 | sessions `vscodeActions.ts`, `openInVSCodeWidget.ts`, `policyBlocked/sessionsPolicyBlocked.ts`, `remoteAgentHost.contribution.ts`, `localChatSessions.contribution.ts` | Rebrand Agents-window strings that reference the app itself: "Open VS Code Window" / "Open in VS Code Editor Window" / "Open VS Code" (all open a **LevelCode** window via `urlProtocol`) → LevelCode; "SSH … managed by VS Code" and "Local VS Code chat sessions" settings → LevelCode. | De-brand (WS-C/H3). **KEPT** `applyCommitsToParentRepo/applyChangesToParentRepo.ts` "Open in VS Code" — that one genuinely hands off to *external* VS Code via the `vscode://` scheme. (Residual: a `aka.ms/VSCode/Agents/docs` "Learn more" URL in the policy-blocked card — no LevelCode equivalent yet.) |
+| 10 | issue `baseIssueReporterService.ts`; chat `chatModelPicker.ts` | Report-Issue **source dropdown** "Visual Studio Code" / "A VS Code extension" → LevelCode; chat model-picker "requires a newer version of VS Code" / "Update VS Code" → LevelCode. | De-brand (WS-C/M2+M6). **SKIPPED** M13 quality-switch dialogs — dormant (no Insiders LevelCode build); rebranding would imply a false "Insiders LevelCode". |
 
 > **Branding asset override (not a patch):** `apply-branding.mjs` also copies `branding/icons/code-icon.svg` (the LevelCode chevron mark) over `vscode/src/vs/workbench/browser/media/code-icon.svg`. Stock Code-OSS ships the blue `#167abf` VS Code "book" there; it's used as a `background-image` on the title-bar app icon, the update tooltip, the welcome/onboarding hero, the walkthrough and the banner (one file → ~6 surfaces). Because it's a whole-file swap it's done by the branding copy step, not this patch — but patch #7 above pairs with it.
 

patches/levelcode-core.patch

@@ -66,6 +66,102 @@ index 5d89e0be..18d3b47b 100644
  }
 
  .monaco-enable-motion .monaco-workbench .open-in-vscode-titlebar-widget > .open-in-vscode-titlebar-widget-icon,
+diff --git a/src/vs/sessions/browser/widget/openInVSCodeWidget.ts b/src/vs/sessions/browser/widget/openInVSCodeWidget.ts
+index 5d7e07a0..24ccc732 100644
+--- a/src/vs/sessions/browser/widget/openInVSCodeWidget.ts
++++ b/src/vs/sessions/browser/widget/openInVSCodeWidget.ts
+@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export class OpenInVSCodeTitleBarWidget extends BaseActionViewItem {
+ 		}
+ 
+ 		const label = this.action.label;
+-		const hoverText = this.keybindingService.appendKeybinding(localize('openInVSCodeHover', "Open in VS Code Editor Window"), this.keybindingCommandId);
++		const hoverText = this.keybindingService.appendKeybinding(localize('openInVSCodeHover', "Open in LevelCode Editor Window"), this.keybindingCommandId);
+ 		container.setAttribute('aria-label', hoverText);
+ 		this._register(this.hoverService.setupManagedHover(getDefaultHoverDelegate('element'), container, hoverText));
+ 
+diff --git a/src/vs/sessions/contrib/policyBlocked/browser/sessionsPolicyBlocked.ts b/src/vs/sessions/contrib/policyBlocked/browser/sessionsPolicyBlocked.ts
+index ee8e0bdb..71e76bc4 100644
+--- a/src/vs/sessions/contrib/policyBlocked/browser/sessionsPolicyBlocked.ts
++++ b/src/vs/sessions/contrib/policyBlocked/browser/sessionsPolicyBlocked.ts
+@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ export class SessionsPolicyBlockedOverlay extends Disposable {
+ 		}));
+ 
+ 		const button = this._register(new Button(card, { ...defaultButtonStyles, secondary: true }));
+-		button.label = localize('policyBlocked.openVSCode', "Open VS Code");
++		button.label = localize('policyBlocked.openVSCode', "Open LevelCode"); // [LevelCode] rebrand (opens a LevelCode window via urlProtocol)
+ 		this._register(button.onDidClick(() => this._openVSCode()));
+ 	}
+ 
+diff --git a/src/vs/sessions/contrib/providers/localChatSessions/browser/localChatSessions.contribution.ts b/src/vs/sessions/contrib/providers/localChatSessions/browser/localChatSessions.contribution.ts
+index 54145042..1bdc071d 100644
+--- a/src/vs/sessions/contrib/providers/localChatSessions/browser/localChatSessions.contribution.ts
++++ b/src/vs/sessions/contrib/providers/localChatSessions/browser/localChatSessions.contribution.ts
+@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Registry.as<IConfigurationRegistry>(ConfigurationExtensions.Configuration).regis
+ 			default: true,
+ 			tags: ['experimental'],
+ 			experiment: { mode: 'startup' },
+-			description: localize('sessions.chat.localAgent.enabled', "Enable Local VS Code chat sessions in the Agents Window. Reload the window for changes to take effect."),
++			description: localize('sessions.chat.localAgent.enabled', "Enable Local LevelCode chat sessions in the Agents Window. Reload the window for changes to take effect."),
+ 		},
+ 	},
+ });
+diff --git a/src/vs/sessions/contrib/providers/remoteAgentHost/browser/remoteAgentHost.contribution.ts b/src/vs/sessions/contrib/providers/remoteAgentHost/browser/remoteAgentHost.contribution.ts
+index 5a99c9fd..7042c1ad 100644
+--- a/src/vs/sessions/contrib/providers/remoteAgentHost/browser/remoteAgentHost.contribution.ts
++++ b/src/vs/sessions/contrib/providers/remoteAgentHost/browser/remoteAgentHost.contribution.ts
+@@ -1044,7 +1044,7 @@ Registry.as<IConfigurationRegistry>(ConfigurationExtensions.Configuration).regis
+ 				},
+ 				required: ['address', 'name'],
+ 			},
+-			description: nls.localize('chat.remoteAgentHosts', "A list of WebSocket remote agent host addresses to connect to (e.g. \"localhost:3000\"). SSH remote agent host details are managed by VS Code."),
++			description: nls.localize('chat.remoteAgentHosts', "A list of WebSocket remote agent host addresses to connect to (e.g. \"localhost:3000\"). SSH remote agent host details are managed by LevelCode."),
+ 			default: [],
+ 			scope: ConfigurationScope.APPLICATION,
+ 			tags: ['experimental', 'advanced'],
+diff --git a/src/vs/sessions/electron-browser/actions/vscodeActions.ts b/src/vs/sessions/electron-browser/actions/vscodeActions.ts
+index b2606fd2..987523c1 100644
+--- a/src/vs/sessions/electron-browser/actions/vscodeActions.ts
++++ b/src/vs/sessions/electron-browser/actions/vscodeActions.ts
+@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export class OpenVSCodeWindowAction extends Action2 {
+ 	constructor() {
+ 		super({
+ 			id: OpenVSCodeWindowAction.ID,
+-			title: localize2('openVSCodeWindow', 'Open VS Code Window'),
++			title: localize2('openVSCodeWindow', 'Open LevelCode Window'), // [LevelCode] rebrand (focuses the app's own main window)
+ 			f1: true,
+ 			keybinding: {
+ 				primary: KeyMod.CtrlCmd | KeyMod.Shift | KeyCode.KeyA,
+diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/widget/input/chatModelPicker.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/widget/input/chatModelPicker.ts
+index b16728b8..79695842 100644
+--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/widget/input/chatModelPicker.ts
++++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/widget/input/chatModelPicker.ts
+@@ -51,14 +51,14 @@ function getUpdateHoverContent(updateState: StateType): MarkdownString {
+ 	const hoverContent = new MarkdownString('', { isTrusted: true, supportThemeIcons: true });
+ 	switch (updateState) {
+ 		case StateType.AvailableForDownload:
+-			hoverContent.appendMarkdown(localize('chat.modelPicker.downloadUpdateHover', "This model requires a newer version of VS Code. [Download Update](command:update.downloadUpdate) to access it."));
++			hoverContent.appendMarkdown(localize('chat.modelPicker.downloadUpdateHover', "This model requires a newer version of LevelCode. [Download Update](command:update.downloadUpdate) to access it."));
+ 			break;
+ 		case StateType.Downloaded:
+ 		case StateType.Ready:
+-			hoverContent.appendMarkdown(localize('chat.modelPicker.restartUpdateHover', "This model requires a newer version of VS Code. [Restart to Update](command:update.restartToUpdate) to access it."));
++			hoverContent.appendMarkdown(localize('chat.modelPicker.restartUpdateHover', "This model requires a newer version of LevelCode. [Restart to Update](command:update.restartToUpdate) to access it."));
+ 			break;
+ 		default:
+-			hoverContent.appendMarkdown(localize('chat.modelPicker.checkUpdateHover', "This model requires a newer version of VS Code. [Update VS Code](command:update.checkForUpdate) to access it."));
++			hoverContent.appendMarkdown(localize('chat.modelPicker.checkUpdateHover', "This model requires a newer version of LevelCode. [Update LevelCode](command:update.checkForUpdate) to access it."));
+ 			break;
+ 	}
+ 	return hoverContent;
+@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ function createUnavailableModelItem(
+ 	if (reason === 'upgrade') {
+ 		description = new MarkdownString(localize('chat.modelPicker.upgradeLink', "[Upgrade](command:workbench.action.chat.upgradePlan \" \")"), { isTrusted: true });
+ 	} else if (reason === 'update') {
+-		description = localize('chat.modelPicker.updateDescription', "Update VS Code");
++		description = localize('chat.modelPicker.updateDescription', "Update LevelCode");
+ 	} else {
+ 		description = manageSettingsUrl
+ 			? new MarkdownString(localize('chat.modelPicker.adminLink', "[Contact your admin]({0})", manageSettingsUrl), { isTrusted: true })
 diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/extensions/browser/extensions.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/extensions/browser/extensions.contribution.ts
 index 0c0965d3..aa17d72f 100644
 --- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/extensions/browser/extensions.contribution.ts
@@ -129,6 +225,21 @@ index 574c2d8e..f6b8c7af 100644
  		'markdownEnumDescriptions': [
  			nls.localize('hotExit.off', 'Disable hot exit. A prompt will show when attempting to close a window with editors that have unsaved changes.'),
  			nls.localize('hotExit.onExit', 'Hot exit will be triggered when the last window is closed on Windows/Linux or when the `workbench.action.quit` command is triggered (command palette, keybinding, menu). All windows without folders opened will be restored upon next launch. A list of previously opened windows with unsaved files can be accessed via `File > Open Recent > More...`'),
+diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/issue/browser/baseIssueReporterService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/issue/browser/baseIssueReporterService.ts
+index 44e0b933..39533c02 100644
+--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/issue/browser/baseIssueReporterService.ts
++++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/issue/browser/baseIssueReporterService.ts
+@@ -1053,8 +1053,8 @@ export class BaseIssueReporterService extends Disposable {
+ 
+ 		sourceSelect.innerText = '';
+ 		sourceSelect.append(this.makeOption('', localize('selectSource', "Select source"), true));
+-		sourceSelect.append(this.makeOption(IssueSource.VSCode, localize('vscode', "Visual Studio Code"), false));
+-		sourceSelect.append(this.makeOption(IssueSource.Extension, localize('extension', "A VS Code extension"), false));
++		sourceSelect.append(this.makeOption(IssueSource.VSCode, localize('vscode', "LevelCode"), false)); // [LevelCode] rebrand
++		sourceSelect.append(this.makeOption(IssueSource.Extension, localize('extension', "A LevelCode extension"), false)); // [LevelCode] rebrand
+ 		if (this.product.reportMarketplaceIssueUrl) {
+ 			sourceSelect.append(this.makeOption(IssueSource.Marketplace, localize('marketplace', "Extensions Marketplace"), false));
+ 		}
 diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalView.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalView.ts
 index 9a745727..a0f7b147 100644
 --- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalView.ts