From ecdbd66542a0e8672ced5c208648c61a4d601307 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: KCM <knightedcodemonkey@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 May 2026 17:54:10 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] fix: chat with pat on local-only workspaces.

---
 src/modules/github/chat/drawer.js | 6 ------
 1 file changed, 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/modules/github/chat/drawer.js b/src/modules/github/chat/drawer.js
index b1243c0..2b4a0fc 100644
--- a/src/modules/github/chat/drawer.js
+++ b/src/modules/github/chat/drawer.js
@@ -743,12 +743,6 @@ export const createGitHubChatDrawer = ({
       return
     }
 
-    const repository = getSelectedRepository?.()
-    if (!repository?.fullName) {
-      setChatStatus('Select a writable repository before starting chat.', 'error')
-      return
-    }
-
     const selectedModel = getSelectedModel()
 
     stopPendingRequest()

From 5671b491c45613570445071a9c0c5933f5d2fab7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: KCM <knightedcodemonkey@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 May 2026 18:03:18 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] refactor: address pr comments.

---
 src/modules/github/chat/drawer.js  | 9 +++++++--
 src/modules/github/chat/payload.js | 5 ++++-
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/modules/github/chat/drawer.js b/src/modules/github/chat/drawer.js
index 2b4a0fc..8727f67 100644
--- a/src/modules/github/chat/drawer.js
+++ b/src/modules/github/chat/drawer.js
@@ -627,8 +627,13 @@ export const createGitHubChatDrawer = ({
 
   const collectRepositoryContext = () => {
     const repository = getSelectedRepository?.()
+    const repositoryFullName =
+      typeof repository?.fullName === 'string' ? repository.fullName.trim() : ''
+
+    if (!repositoryFullName) {
+      return ''
+    }
 
-    const repositoryLabel = toRepositoryLabel(repository)
     const repositoryUrl = toRepositoryUrl(repository)
     const defaultBranch =
       repository && typeof repository.defaultBranch === 'string'
@@ -637,7 +642,7 @@ export const createGitHubChatDrawer = ({
 
     const contextLines = [
       'Selected repository context:',
-      `- Repository: ${repositoryLabel}`,
+      `- Repository: ${repositoryFullName}`,
       ...(repositoryUrl ? [`- Repository URL: ${repositoryUrl}`] : []),
       `- Default branch: ${defaultBranch}`,
       'Use this repository as the default target for the user request unless they explicitly override it.',
diff --git a/src/modules/github/chat/payload.js b/src/modules/github/chat/payload.js
index d3228db..29a0c2b 100644
--- a/src/modules/github/chat/payload.js
+++ b/src/modules/github/chat/payload.js
@@ -151,12 +151,15 @@ export const buildOutboundMessages = ({
   styleMode,
   existingSummary,
 }) => {
+  const normalizedRepositoryContext = toChatText(repositoryContext)
   const systemMessages = [
     {
       role: 'system',
       content: collectSystemRolePrompt({ renderMode, styleMode }),
     },
-    { role: 'system', content: repositoryContext },
+    ...(normalizedRepositoryContext
+      ? [{ role: 'system', content: normalizedRepositoryContext }]
+      : []),
     ...(editorContext ? [{ role: 'system', content: editorContext }] : []),
   ]
   const conversation = collectConversation(messages)