feat: Add file search to chat (#317)

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ add_qtc_plugin(QodeAssist
 
     QuickRefactorHandler.hpp QuickRefactorHandler.cpp
     tools/ToolsFactory.hpp tools/ToolsFactory.cpp
-    tools/ReadVisibleFilesTool.hpp tools/ReadVisibleFilesTool.cpp
     tools/ToolHandler.hpp tools/ToolHandler.cpp
     tools/ListProjectFilesTool.hpp tools/ListProjectFilesTool.cpp
     tools/ToolsManager.hpp tools/ToolsManager.cpp

ChatView/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ qt_add_qml_module(QodeAssistChatView
 
     qml/controls/AttachedFilesPlace.qml
     qml/controls/BottomBar.qml
+    qml/controls/FileMentionPopup.qml
     qml/controls/FileEditsActionBar.qml
     qml/controls/ContextViewer.qml
     qml/controls/Toast.qml
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ qt_add_qml_module(QodeAssistChatView
     FileItem.hpp FileItem.cpp
     ChatFileManager.hpp ChatFileManager.cpp
     ChatCompressor.hpp ChatCompressor.cpp
+    FileMentionItem.hpp FileMentionItem.cpp
 )
 
 target_link_libraries(QodeAssistChatView

ChatView/ChatRootView.cpp

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2024-2025 Petr Mironychev
+ * Copyright (C) 2024-2026 Petr Mironychev
  *
  * This file is part of QodeAssist.
  *
@@ -21,9 +21,12 @@
 
 #include <QClipboard>
 #include <QDesktopServices>
+#include <QDir>
+#include <QFile>
 #include <QFileDialog>
 #include <QFileInfo>
 #include <QMessageBox>
+#include <QTextStream>
 
 #include <coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.h>
 #include <coreplugin/icore.h>
@@ -225,6 +228,18 @@ ChatRootView::ChatRootView(QQuickItem *parent)
         this,
         &ChatRootView::refreshRules);
 
+    connect(
+        ProjectExplorer::ProjectManager::instance(),
+        &ProjectExplorer::ProjectManager::projectAdded,
+        this,
+        &ChatRootView::openFilesChanged);
+
+    connect(
+        ProjectExplorer::ProjectManager::instance(),
+        &ProjectExplorer::ProjectManager::projectRemoved,
+        this,
+        &ChatRootView::openFilesChanged);
+
     connect(
         &Settings::chatAssistantSettings().enableChatTools,
         &Utils::BaseAspect::changed,
@@ -738,6 +753,13 @@ void ChatRootView::openSettings()
     Core::ICore::showOptionsDialog(Constants::QODE_ASSIST_CHAT_ASSISTANT_SETTINGS_PAGE_ID);
 }
 
+void ChatRootView::openFileInEditor(const QString &filePath)
+{
+    if (filePath.isEmpty())
+        return;
+    Core::EditorManager::openEditor(Utils::FilePath::fromString(filePath));
+}
+
 void ChatRootView::updateInputTokensCount()
 {
     int inputTokens = m_messageTokensCount;
@@ -788,6 +810,8 @@ void ChatRootView::onEditorAboutToClose(Core::IEditor *editor)
     if (editor) {
         m_currentEditors.removeOne(editor);
     }
+
+    emit openFilesChanged();
 }
 
 void ChatRootView::onAppendLinkFileFromEditor(Core::IEditor *editor)
@@ -805,6 +829,7 @@ void ChatRootView::onEditorCreated(Core::IEditor *editor, const Utils::FilePath
 {
     if (editor && editor->document()) {
         m_currentEditors.append(editor);
+        emit openFilesChanged();
     }
 }
 

ChatView/ChatRootView.hpp

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2024-2025 Petr Mironychev
+ * Copyright (C) 2024-2026 Petr Mironychev
  *
  * This file is part of QodeAssist.
  *
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <QQuickItem>
+#include <QVariantList>
 
 #include "ChatFileManager.hpp"
 #include "ChatModel.hpp"
@@ -104,6 +105,8 @@ public:
     Q_INVOKABLE void openRulesFolder();
     Q_INVOKABLE void openSettings();
 
+    Q_INVOKABLE void openFileInEditor(const QString &filePath);
+
     Q_INVOKABLE void updateInputTokensCount();
     int inputTokensCount() const;
 
@@ -222,6 +225,8 @@ signals:
     void compressionCompleted(const QString &compressedChatPath);
     void compressionFailed(const QString &error);
 
+    void openFilesChanged();
+
 private:
     void updateFileEditStatus(const QString &editId, const QString &status);
     QString getChatsHistoryDir() const;

ChatView/FileMentionItem.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,442 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2026 Petr Mironychev
+ *
+ * This file is part of QodeAssist.
+ *
+ * QodeAssist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * QodeAssist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with QodeAssist. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include "FileMentionItem.hpp"
+
+#include <QDir>
+#include <QFile>
+#include <QFileInfo>
+#include <QTextStream>
+
+#include <coreplugin/editormanager/documentmodel.h>
+#include <coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.h>
+#include <projectexplorer/project.h>
+#include <projectexplorer/projectmanager.h>
+
+namespace QodeAssist::Chat {
+
+FileMentionItem::FileMentionItem(QQuickItem *parent)
+    : QQuickItem(parent)
+{}
+
+QVariantList FileMentionItem::searchResults() const
+{
+    return m_searchResults;
+}
+
+int FileMentionItem::currentIndex() const
+{
+    return m_currentIndex;
+}
+
+void FileMentionItem::setCurrentIndex(int index)
+{
+    if (m_currentIndex == index)
+        return;
+    m_currentIndex = index;
+    emit currentIndexChanged();
+}
+
+void FileMentionItem::updateSearch(const QString &query)
+{
+    m_lastQuery = query;
+
+    QVariantList openFiles = getOpenFiles(query);
+    QVariantList projectResults = searchProjectFiles(query);
+
+    QSet<QString> openPaths;
+    for (const QVariant &item : std::as_const(openFiles)) {
+        const QVariantMap map = item.toMap();
+        openPaths.insert(map.value("absolutePath").toString());
+    }
+
+    QVariantList combined = openFiles;
+    for (const QVariant &item : std::as_const(projectResults)) {
+        const QVariantMap map = item.toMap();
+        if (!map.value("isProject").toBool()
+            && openPaths.contains(map.value("absolutePath").toString()))
+            continue;
+        combined.append(item);
+    }
+
+    m_searchResults = combined;
+    m_currentIndex = 0;
+    emit searchResultsChanged();
+    emit currentIndexChanged();
+}
+
+void FileMentionItem::refreshSearch()
+{
+    if (!m_lastQuery.isNull())
+        updateSearch(m_lastQuery);
+}
+
+void FileMentionItem::moveUp()
+{
+    if (m_currentIndex > 0) {
+        m_currentIndex--;
+        emit currentIndexChanged();
+    }
+}
+
+void FileMentionItem::moveDown()
+{
+    if (m_currentIndex < m_searchResults.size() - 1) {
+        m_currentIndex++;
+        emit currentIndexChanged();
+    }
+}
+
+void FileMentionItem::selectCurrent()
+{
+    if (m_currentIndex < 0 || m_currentIndex >= m_searchResults.size())
+        return;
+
+    const QVariantMap item = m_searchResults[m_currentIndex].toMap();
+    if (item.value("isProject").toBool()) {
+        emit projectSelected(item.value("projectName").toString());
+    } else {
+        emit fileSelected(
+            item.value("absolutePath").toString(),
+            item.value("relativePath").toString(),
+            item.value("projectName").toString());
+    }
+}
+
+void FileMentionItem::dismiss()
+{
+    m_searchResults.clear();
+    m_currentIndex = 0;
+    emit searchResultsChanged();
+    emit currentIndexChanged();
+    emit dismissed();
+}
+
+QVariantMap FileMentionItem::applyCurrentSelection(
+    const QString &text, int cursorPosition, bool useTools)
+{
+    if (m_currentIndex < 0 || m_currentIndex >= m_searchResults.size()) {
+        dismiss();
+        return {};
+    }
+
+    const QString textBefore = text.left(cursorPosition);
+    const int atIndex = textBefore.lastIndexOf('@');
+    if (atIndex < 0) {
+        dismiss();
+        return {};
+    }
+
+    const QVariantMap item = m_searchResults[m_currentIndex].toMap();
+    QString replacement;
+
+    if (item.value("isProject").toBool()) {
+        replacement = QStringLiteral("@") + item.value("projectName").toString() + ":";
+    } else {
+        const QString currentQuery = textBefore.mid(atIndex + 1);
+        const QVariantMap result = handleFileSelection(
+            item.value("absolutePath").toString(),
+            item.value("relativePath").toString(),
+            item.value("projectName").toString(),
+            currentQuery,
+            useTools);
+
+        if (result.value("mode").toString() == "mention")
+            replacement = result.value("mentionText").toString();
+    }
+
+    const QString newText = text.left(atIndex) + replacement + text.mid(cursorPosition);
+    const int newCursorPosition = atIndex + replacement.length();
+
+    dismiss();
+
+    return {{"text", newText}, {"cursorPosition", newCursorPosition}};
+}
+
+QVariantMap FileMentionItem::handleFileSelection(
+    const QString &absolutePath,
+    const QString &relativePath,
+    const QString &projectName,
+    const QString &currentQuery,
+    bool useTools)
+{
+    QVariantMap result;
+    const QString fileName = relativePath.section('/', -1);
+
+    QString mentionKey = fileName;
+    const int colonIdx = currentQuery.indexOf(':');
+    if (colonIdx > 0) {
+        const QString projPrefix = currentQuery.left(colonIdx);
+        if (projPrefix.compare(projectName, Qt::CaseInsensitive) == 0)
+            mentionKey = projPrefix + ":" + fileName;
+    }
+
+    if (useTools) {
+        registerMention(mentionKey, absolutePath);
+        result["mode"] = QStringLiteral("mention");
+        result["mentionText"] = "@" + mentionKey + " ";
+    } else {
+        emit fileAttachRequested({absolutePath});
+        result["mode"] = QStringLiteral("attach");
+    }
+
+    return result;
+}
+
+void FileMentionItem::registerMention(const QString &mentionKey, const QString &absolutePath)
+{
+    m_atMentionMap[mentionKey] = absolutePath;
+}
+
+void FileMentionItem::clearMentions()
+{
+    m_atMentionMap.clear();
+}
+
+QString FileMentionItem::expandMentions(const QString &text)
+{
+    QString result = text;
+
+    for (auto it = m_atMentionMap.constBegin(); it != m_atMentionMap.constEnd(); ++it) {
+        const QString &mentionKey = it.key();
+        const QString &absPath = it.value();
+        const QString displayName = mentionKey.section(':', -1);
+        const QString escaped = QRegularExpression::escape(mentionKey);
+
+        // @key:N-M -> hyperlink + inline code block
+        const QRegularExpression rangeRe("@" + escaped + ":(\\d+)-(\\d+)(?=\\s|$)");
+        QRegularExpressionMatchIterator matchIt = rangeRe.globalMatch(result);
+        QList<QRegularExpressionMatch> matches;
+        while (matchIt.hasNext())
+            matches.append(matchIt.next());
+
+        for (int i = matches.size() - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
+            const auto &m = matches[i];
+            const int startLine = m.captured(1).toInt();
+            const int endLine = m.captured(2).toInt();
+            const QString ext = fileExtension(absPath);
+            const QString snippet = readFileLines(absPath, startLine, endLine);
+            const QString replacement
+                = QString("[@%1:%2-%3](file://%4)\n```%5\n%6```")
+                      .arg(displayName)
+                      .arg(startLine)
+                      .arg(endLine)
+                      .arg(absPath, ext, snippet);
+            result.replace(m.capturedStart(), m.capturedLength(), replacement);
+        }
+
+        // @key -> hyperlink only
+        const QRegularExpression simpleRe("@" + escaped + "(?=\\s|$)");
+        result.replace(simpleRe, QString("[@%1](file://%2)").arg(displayName, absPath));
+    }
+    return result;
+}
+
+QVariantList FileMentionItem::searchProjectFiles(const QString &query)
+{
+    QVariantList results;
+
+    struct FileResult
+    {
+        QString absolutePath;
+        QString relativePath;
+        QString projectName;
+        int priority;
+    };
+
+    const auto allProjects = ProjectExplorer::ProjectManager::projects();
+
+    QString projectFilter;
+    QString fileQuery = query;
+    const int colonIdx = query.indexOf(':');
+    if (colonIdx > 0) {
+        const QString prefix = query.left(colonIdx);
+        for (auto project : allProjects) {
+            if (project && project->displayName().compare(prefix, Qt::CaseInsensitive) == 0) {
+                projectFilter = project->displayName();
+                fileQuery = query.mid(colonIdx + 1);
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (projectFilter.isEmpty() && colonIdx < 0) {
+        const QString lowerQ = query.toLower();
+        for (auto project : allProjects) {
+            if (!project)
+                continue;
+            const QString name = project->displayName();
+            if (query.isEmpty() || name.toLower().startsWith(lowerQ)) {
+                QVariantMap item;
+                item["absolutePath"] = QString();
+                item["relativePath"] = name;
+                item["projectName"] = name;
+                item["isProject"] = true;
+                results.append(item);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    QList<FileResult> candidates;
+    const QString lowerFileQuery = fileQuery.toLower();
+    const bool emptyFileQuery = fileQuery.isEmpty();
+
+    for (auto project : allProjects) {
+        if (!project)
+            continue;
+        if (!projectFilter.isEmpty() && project->displayName() != projectFilter)
+            continue;
+
+        const auto projectFiles = project->files(ProjectExplorer::Project::SourceFiles);
+        const QString projectDir = project->projectDirectory().path();
+        const QString projectName = project->displayName();
+
+        for (const auto &filePath : projectFiles) {
+            const QString absolutePath = filePath.path();
+            const QFileInfo fileInfo(absolutePath);
+            const QString fileName = fileInfo.fileName();
+            const QString relativePath = QDir(projectDir).relativeFilePath(absolutePath);
+            const QString lowerFileName = fileName.toLower();
+            const QString lowerRelativePath = relativePath.toLower();
+
+            int priority = -1;
+            if (emptyFileQuery) {
+                priority = 3;
+            } else if (lowerFileName == lowerFileQuery) {
+                priority = 0;
+            } else if (lowerFileName.startsWith(lowerFileQuery)) {
+                priority = 1;
+            } else if (lowerFileName.contains(lowerFileQuery)) {
+                priority = 2;
+            } else if (lowerRelativePath.contains(lowerFileQuery)) {
+                priority = 3;
+            }
+
+            if (priority >= 0)
+                candidates.append({absolutePath, relativePath, projectName, priority});
+        }
+    }
+
+    std::sort(candidates.begin(), candidates.end(), [](const FileResult &a, const FileResult &b) {
+        if (a.priority != b.priority)
+            return a.priority < b.priority;
+        return a.relativePath < b.relativePath;
+    });
+
+    const int maxFiles = qMax(0, 10 - results.size());
+    const int count = qMin(candidates.size(), maxFiles);
+    for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+        QVariantMap item;
+        item["absolutePath"] = candidates[i].absolutePath;
+        item["relativePath"] = candidates[i].relativePath;
+        item["projectName"] = candidates[i].projectName;
+        item["isProject"] = false;
+        results.append(item);
+    }
+
+    return results;
+}
+
+QVariantList FileMentionItem::getOpenFiles(const QString &query)
+{
+    QVariantList results;
+    const QString lowerQuery = query.toLower();
+    const bool emptyQuery = query.isEmpty();
+    QSet<QString> addedPaths;
+
+    auto tryAddDocument = [&](Core::IDocument *document) {
+        if (!document)
+            return;
+
+        const QString absolutePath = document->filePath().toFSPathString();
+        if (absolutePath.isEmpty() || addedPaths.contains(absolutePath))
+            return;
+
+        const QFileInfo fileInfo(absolutePath);
+        const QString fileName = fileInfo.fileName();
+        if (fileName.isEmpty())
+            return;
+
+        QString relativePath = absolutePath;
+        QString projectName;
+
+        auto project = ProjectExplorer::ProjectManager::projectForFile(document->filePath());
+        if (project) {
+            projectName = project->displayName();
+            relativePath = QDir(project->projectDirectory().path()).relativeFilePath(absolutePath);
+        }
+
+        if (!emptyQuery) {
+            const QString lowerFileName = fileName.toLower();
+            const QString lowerRelativePath = relativePath.toLower();
+            if (!lowerFileName.contains(lowerQuery) && !lowerRelativePath.contains(lowerQuery))
+                return;
+        }
+
+        addedPaths.insert(absolutePath);
+
+        QVariantMap item;
+        item["absolutePath"] = absolutePath;
+        item["relativePath"] = relativePath;
+        item["projectName"] = projectName;
+        item["isProject"] = false;
+        item["isOpen"] = true;
+        results.append(item);
+    };
+
+    if (auto current = Core::EditorManager::currentEditor())
+        tryAddDocument(current->document());
+
+    for (auto editor : Core::EditorManager::visibleEditors())
+        if (editor)
+            tryAddDocument(editor->document());
+
+    for (auto document : Core::DocumentModel::openedDocuments())
+        tryAddDocument(document);
+
+    return results;
+}
+
+QString FileMentionItem::readFileLines(const QString &filePath, int startLine, int endLine)
+{
+    QFile file(filePath);
+    if (!file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly | QIODevice::Text))
+        return {};
+
+    QTextStream stream(&file);
+    QString result;
+    int lineNum = 1;
+    while (!stream.atEnd()) {
+        const QString line = stream.readLine();
+        if (lineNum >= startLine)
+            result += line + '\n';
+        if (lineNum >= endLine)
+            break;
+        ++lineNum;
+    }
+    return result;
+}
+
+QString FileMentionItem::fileExtension(const QString &filePath)
+{
+    const int dot = filePath.lastIndexOf('.');
+    return dot >= 0 ? filePath.mid(dot + 1) : QString();
+}
+
+} // namespace QodeAssist::Chat

ChatView/FileMentionItem.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2026 Petr Mironychev
+ *
+ * This file is part of QodeAssist.
+ *
+ * QodeAssist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * QodeAssist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with QodeAssist. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <QHash>
+#include <QQuickItem>
+#include <QRegularExpression>
+#include <QVariantList>
+
+namespace QodeAssist::Chat {
+
+class FileMentionItem : public QQuickItem
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+    Q_PROPERTY(QVariantList searchResults READ searchResults NOTIFY searchResultsChanged FINAL)
+    Q_PROPERTY(int currentIndex READ currentIndex WRITE setCurrentIndex NOTIFY currentIndexChanged FINAL)
+
+    QML_ELEMENT
+public:
+    explicit FileMentionItem(QQuickItem *parent = nullptr);
+
+    QVariantList searchResults() const;
+    int currentIndex() const;
+    void setCurrentIndex(int index);
+
+    Q_INVOKABLE void updateSearch(const QString &query);
+    Q_INVOKABLE void refreshSearch();
+    Q_INVOKABLE void moveUp();
+    Q_INVOKABLE void moveDown();
+    Q_INVOKABLE void selectCurrent();
+    Q_INVOKABLE void dismiss();
+
+    Q_INVOKABLE QVariantMap handleFileSelection(
+        const QString &absolutePath,
+        const QString &relativePath,
+        const QString &projectName,
+        const QString &currentQuery,
+        bool useTools);
+
+    Q_INVOKABLE QVariantMap applyCurrentSelection(
+        const QString &text, int cursorPosition, bool useTools);
+
+    Q_INVOKABLE void registerMention(const QString &mentionKey, const QString &absolutePath);
+    Q_INVOKABLE void clearMentions();
+    Q_INVOKABLE QString expandMentions(const QString &text);
+
+signals:
+    void searchResultsChanged();
+    void currentIndexChanged();
+    void fileSelected(const QString &absolutePath,
+                      const QString &relativePath,
+                      const QString &projectName);
+    void projectSelected(const QString &projectName);
+    void dismissed();
+    void fileAttachRequested(const QStringList &filePaths);
+
+private:
+    QVariantList searchProjectFiles(const QString &query);
+    QVariantList getOpenFiles(const QString &query);
+    QString readFileLines(const QString &filePath, int startLine, int endLine);
+    static QString fileExtension(const QString &filePath);
+
+    QVariantList m_searchResults;
+    int m_currentIndex = 0;
+    QString m_lastQuery;
+    QHash<QString, QString> m_atMentionMap;
+};
+
+} // namespace QodeAssist::Chat

ChatView/qml/RootItem.qml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2024-2025 Petr Mironychev
+ * Copyright (C) 2024-2026 Petr Mironychev
  *
  * This file is part of QodeAssist.
  *
@@ -280,6 +280,10 @@ ChatRootView {
                         messageInput.cursorPosition = model.content.length
                         root.chatModel.resetModelTo(idx)
                     }
+
+                    onOpenFileRequested: function(filePath) {
+                        root.openFileInEditor(filePath)
+                    }
                 }
             }
 
@@ -368,7 +372,38 @@ ChatRootView {
                     }
                 }
 
-                onTextChanged: root.calculateMessageTokensCount(messageInput.text)
+                onTextChanged: {
+                    root.calculateMessageTokensCount(messageInput.text)
+                    var cursorPos = messageInput.cursorPosition
+                    var textBefore = messageInput.text.substring(0, cursorPos)
+                    var atIndex = textBefore.lastIndexOf('@')
+                    if (atIndex >= 0) {
+                        var query = textBefore.substring(atIndex + 1)
+                        if (query.indexOf(' ') === -1 && query.indexOf('\n') === -1) {
+                            fileMentionPopup.updateSearch(query)
+                            return
+                        }
+                    }
+                    fileMentionPopup.dismiss()
+                }
+
+                Keys.onPressed: function(event) {
+                    if (fileMentionPopup.visible) {
+                        if (event.key === Qt.Key_Down) {
+                            fileMentionPopup.moveDown()
+                            event.accepted = true
+                        } else if (event.key === Qt.Key_Up) {
+                            fileMentionPopup.moveUp()
+                            event.accepted = true
+                        } else if (event.key === Qt.Key_Return || event.key === Qt.Key_Enter) {
+                            root.applyMentionSelection()
+                            event.accepted = true
+                        } else if (event.key === Qt.Key_Escape) {
+                            fileMentionPopup.dismiss()
+                            event.accepted = true
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
 
                 MouseArea {
                     anchors.fill: parent
@@ -480,7 +515,7 @@ ChatRootView {
         sequences: ["Ctrl+Return", "Ctrl+Enter"]
         context: Qt.WindowShortcut
         onActivated: {
-            if (messageInput.activeFocus && !Qt.inputMethod.visible) {
+            if (messageInput.activeFocus && !Qt.inputMethod.visible && !fileMentionPopup.visible) {
                 root.sendChatMessage()
             }
         }
@@ -496,9 +531,19 @@ ChatRootView {
         Qt.callLater(chatListView.positionViewAtEnd)
     }
 
+    function applyMentionSelection() {
+        var result = fileMentionPopup.applyCurrentSelection(
+            messageInput.text, messageInput.cursorPosition, root.useTools)
+        if (result.text !== undefined) {
+            messageInput.text = result.text
+            messageInput.cursorPosition = result.cursorPosition
+        }
+    }
+
     function sendChatMessage() {
-        root.sendMessage(messageInput.text)
+        root.sendMessage(fileMentionPopup.expandMentions(messageInput.text))
         messageInput.text = ""
+        fileMentionPopup.clearMentions()
         scrollToBottom()
     }
 
@@ -572,6 +617,26 @@ ChatRootView {
                 infoToast.show(root.lastInfoMessage)
             }
         }
+        function onOpenFilesChanged() {
+            if (fileMentionPopup.visible)
+                Qt.callLater(fileMentionPopup.refreshSearch)
+        }
+    }
+
+    FileMentionPopup {
+        id: fileMentionPopup
+
+        z: 999
+        width: Math.min(480, root.width - 20)
+
+        x: Math.max(5, Math.min(view.x + 5, root.width - width - 5))
+        y: view.y - height - 4
+
+        onSelectionRequested: root.applyMentionSelection()
+
+        onFileAttachRequested: function(filePaths) {
+            root.addFilesToAttachList(filePaths)
+        }
     }
 
     Component.onCompleted: {

ChatView/qml/chatparts/ChatItem.qml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2024-2025 Petr Mironychev
+ * Copyright (C) 2024-2026 Petr Mironychev
  *
  * This file is part of QodeAssist.
  *
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ Rectangle {
     property int messageIndex: -1
 
     signal resetChatToMessage(int index)
+    signal openFileRequested(string filePath)
 
     height: msgColumn.implicitHeight + 10
     radius: 8
@@ -204,6 +205,15 @@ Rectangle {
             }
         }
 
+        onLinkActivated: function(link) {
+            if (link.startsWith("file://")) {
+                var filePath = link.replace(/^file:\/\//, "")
+                root.openFileRequested(filePath)
+            } else {
+                Qt.openUrlExternally(link)
+            }
+        }
+
         ChatUtils {
             id: utils
         }

ChatView/qml/chatparts/TextBlock.qml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2024-2025 Petr Mironychev
+ * Copyright (C) 2024-2026 Petr Mironychev
  *
  * This file is part of QodeAssist.
  *
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ TextEdit {
     selectionColor: palette.highlight
     color: palette.text
 
-    onLinkActivated: (link) => Qt.openUrlExternally(link)
-
     MouseArea {
         anchors.fill: parent
         acceptedButtons: Qt.RightButton

ChatView/qml/controls/FileMentionPopup.qml

@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2026 Petr Mironychev
+ *
+ * This file is part of QodeAssist.
+ *
+ * QodeAssist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * QodeAssist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with QodeAssist. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+import QtQuick
+import QtQuick.Controls
+import QtQuick.Layouts
+
+FileMentionItem {
+    id: root
+
+    signal selectionRequested()
+
+    visible: searchResults.length > 0
+    height: Math.min(searchResults.length * 36, 36 * 6) + 2
+
+    onCurrentIndexChanged: {
+        listView.positionViewAtIndex(root.currentIndex, ListView.Contain)
+    }
+
+    Rectangle {
+        id: background
+
+        anchors.fill: parent
+        color: palette.window
+        border.color: palette.mid
+        border.width: 1
+        radius: 4
+    }
+
+    ListView {
+        id: listView
+
+        anchors.fill: parent
+        anchors.margins: 1
+        model: root.searchResults
+        currentIndex: root.currentIndex
+        clip: true
+
+        ScrollBar.vertical: ScrollBar {
+            policy: ScrollBar.AsNeeded
+        }
+
+        delegate: Rectangle {
+            id: delegateItem
+
+            required property int index
+            required property var modelData
+
+            readonly property bool isProject: modelData.isProject === true
+            readonly property bool isOpen: modelData.isOpen === true
+            readonly property string fileName: {
+                if (isProject)
+                    return modelData.projectName
+                const parts = modelData.relativePath.split('/')
+                return parts[parts.length - 1]
+            }
+
+            width: listView.width
+            height: 36
+            color: index === root.currentIndex
+                   ? palette.highlight
+                   : (hoverArea.containsMouse
+                      ? Qt.rgba(palette.highlight.r, palette.highlight.g, palette.highlight.b, 0.25)
+                      : "transparent")
+
+            RowLayout {
+                anchors.fill: parent
+                anchors.leftMargin: 10
+                anchors.rightMargin: 10
+                spacing: 8
+
+                Item {
+                    Layout.preferredWidth: 18
+                    Layout.preferredHeight: 18
+
+                    Rectangle {
+                        anchors.fill: parent
+                        radius: 3
+                        visible: delegateItem.isProject || delegateItem.isOpen
+
+                        color: {
+                            if (delegateItem.index === root.currentIndex)
+                                return Qt.rgba(palette.highlightedText.r,
+                                               palette.highlightedText.g,
+                                               palette.highlightedText.b, 0.2)
+                            if (delegateItem.isProject)
+                                return Qt.rgba(palette.highlight.r,
+                                               palette.highlight.g,
+                                               palette.highlight.b, 0.3)
+                            return Qt.rgba(0.2, 0.7, 0.4, 0.3)
+                        }
+
+                        Text {
+                            anchors.centerIn: parent
+                            text: delegateItem.isProject ? "P" : "O"
+                            font.bold: true
+                            font.pixelSize: 10
+                            color: {
+                                if (delegateItem.index === root.currentIndex)
+                                    return palette.highlightedText
+                                if (delegateItem.isProject)
+                                    return palette.highlight
+                                return Qt.rgba(0.1, 0.6, 0.3, 1.0)
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                Text {
+                    Layout.preferredWidth: 160
+                    text: delegateItem.fileName
+                    color: delegateItem.index === root.currentIndex
+                           ? palette.highlightedText
+                           : (delegateItem.isProject ? palette.highlight : palette.text)
+                    font.bold: true
+                    font.italic: delegateItem.isProject
+                    elide: Text.ElideRight
+                }
+
+                Text {
+                    Layout.fillWidth: true
+                    text: delegateItem.isProject
+                          ? "→"
+                          : (delegateItem.modelData.projectName + " / " + delegateItem.modelData.relativePath)
+                    color: delegateItem.index === root.currentIndex
+                           ? (delegateItem.isProject
+                              ? palette.highlightedText
+                              : Qt.rgba(palette.highlightedText.r,
+                                        palette.highlightedText.g,
+                                        palette.highlightedText.b, 0.7))
+                           : palette.mid
+                    font.pixelSize: delegateItem.isProject ? 12 : 11
+                    elide: Text.ElideLeft
+                    horizontalAlignment: delegateItem.isProject ? Text.AlignLeft : Text.AlignRight
+                }
+            }
+
+            MouseArea {
+                id: hoverArea
+
+                anchors.fill: parent
+                hoverEnabled: true
+                onClicked: {
+                    root.currentIndex = delegateItem.index
+                    root.selectionRequested()
+                }
+                onEntered: root.currentIndex = delegateItem.index
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

tools/ReadVisibleFilesTool.cpp

@@ -1,132 +0,0 @@
-/* 
- * Copyright (C) 2025 Petr Mironychev
- *
- * This file is part of QodeAssist.
- *
- * QodeAssist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
- * (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * QodeAssist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with QodeAssist. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-
-#include "ReadVisibleFilesTool.hpp"
-#include "ToolExceptions.hpp"
-
-#include <coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.h>
-#include <coreplugin/editormanager/ieditor.h>
-#include <logger/Logger.hpp>
-#include <projectexplorer/projectmanager.h>
-#include <QJsonArray>
-#include <QJsonObject>
-#include <QtConcurrent>
-
-namespace QodeAssist::Tools {
-
-ReadVisibleFilesTool::ReadVisibleFilesTool(QObject *parent)
-    : BaseTool(parent)
-    , m_ignoreManager(new Context::IgnoreManager(this))
-{}
-
-QString ReadVisibleFilesTool::name() const
-{
-    return "read_visible_files";
-}
-
-QString ReadVisibleFilesTool::stringName() const
-{
-    return {"Reading currently opened and visible files in IDE editors"};
-}
-
-QString ReadVisibleFilesTool::description() const
-{
-    return "Read content from all currently visible editor tabs, including unsaved changes. "
-           "Returns file paths and content. No parameters required.";
-}
-
-QJsonObject ReadVisibleFilesTool::getDefinition(LLMCore::ToolSchemaFormat format) const
-{
-    QJsonObject definition;
-    definition["type"] = "object";
-    definition["properties"] = QJsonObject();
-    definition["required"] = QJsonArray();
-
-    switch (format) {
-    case LLMCore::ToolSchemaFormat::OpenAI:
-        return customizeForOpenAI(definition);
-    case LLMCore::ToolSchemaFormat::Claude:
-        return customizeForClaude(definition);
-    case LLMCore::ToolSchemaFormat::Ollama:
-        return customizeForOllama(definition);
-    case LLMCore::ToolSchemaFormat::Google:
-        return customizeForGoogle(definition);
-    }
-
-    return definition;
-}
-
-LLMCore::ToolPermissions ReadVisibleFilesTool::requiredPermissions() const
-{
-    return LLMCore::ToolPermission::FileSystemRead;
-}
-
-QFuture<QString> ReadVisibleFilesTool::executeAsync(const QJsonObject &input)
-{
-    Q_UNUSED(input)
-
-    return QtConcurrent::run([this]() -> QString {
-        auto editors = Core::EditorManager::visibleEditors();
-
-        if (editors.isEmpty()) {
-            QString error = "Error: No visible files in the editor";
-            throw ToolRuntimeError(error);
-        }
-
-        QStringList results;
-
-        for (auto editor : editors) {
-            if (!editor || !editor->document()) {
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            QString filePath = editor->document()->filePath().toFSPathString();
-
-            auto project = ProjectExplorer::ProjectManager::projectForFile(
-                editor->document()->filePath());
-            if (project && m_ignoreManager->shouldIgnore(filePath, project)) {
-                LOG_MESSAGE(
-                    QString("Ignoring visible file due to .qodeassistignore: %1").arg(filePath));
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            QByteArray contentBytes = editor->document()->contents();
-            QString fileContent = QString::fromUtf8(contentBytes);
-
-            QString fileResult;
-            if (fileContent.isEmpty()) {
-                fileResult
-                    = QString("File: %1\n\nThe file is empty or could not be read").arg(filePath);
-            } else {
-                fileResult = QString("File: %1\n\nContent:\n%2").arg(filePath, fileContent);
-            }
-
-            results.append(fileResult);
-        }
-
-        if (results.isEmpty()) {
-            QString error = "Error: All visible files are excluded by .qodeassistignore";
-            throw ToolRuntimeError(error);
-        }
-
-        return results.join("\n\n" + QString(80, '=') + "\n\n");
-    });
-}
-
-} // namespace QodeAssist::Tools

tools/ReadVisibleFilesTool.hpp

@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-/* 
- * Copyright (C) 2025 Petr Mironychev
- *
- * This file is part of QodeAssist.
- *
- * QodeAssist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
- * (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * QodeAssist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with QodeAssist. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-
-#pragma once
-
-#include <context/IgnoreManager.hpp>
-#include <llmcore/BaseTool.hpp>
-
-namespace QodeAssist::Tools {
-
-class ReadVisibleFilesTool : public LLMCore::BaseTool
-{
-    Q_OBJECT
-public:
-    explicit ReadVisibleFilesTool(QObject *parent = nullptr);
-
-    QString name() const override;
-    QString stringName() const override;
-    QString description() const override;
-    QJsonObject getDefinition(LLMCore::ToolSchemaFormat format) const override;
-    LLMCore::ToolPermissions requiredPermissions() const override;
-
-    QFuture<QString> executeAsync(const QJsonObject &input = QJsonObject()) override;
-
-private:
-    Context::IgnoreManager *m_ignoreManager;
-};
-
-} // namespace QodeAssist::Tools

tools/ToolsFactory.cpp

@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 #include "GetIssuesListTool.hpp"
 #include "ListProjectFilesTool.hpp"
 #include "ProjectSearchTool.hpp"
-#include "ReadVisibleFilesTool.hpp"
 #include "TodoTool.hpp"
 
 namespace QodeAssist::Tools {
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@ ToolsFactory::ToolsFactory(QObject *parent)
 
 void ToolsFactory::registerTools()
 {
-    registerTool(new ReadVisibleFilesTool(this));
     registerTool(new ListProjectFilesTool(this));
     registerTool(new GetIssuesListTool(this));
     registerTool(new CreateNewFileTool(this));