Search Task History not finding text

Resolved 💬 1 comment Opened Feb 27, 2026 by TonyGravagno Closed Feb 27, 2026

What version of the IDE extension are you using?

0.4.71+

What subscription do you have?

Plus

Which IDE are you using?

VS Code

What platform is your computer?

Windows 11 and WSL

What issue are you seeing?

Task search does not find text from recent tasks.
If the intent of that feature is to only find text in the first prompt, or in the displayed name of the task, that's not clear.

First image of search result shows the first and only occurrence of word "browser" is in a task from a month ago.

<img width="557" height="230" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d0ba8bff-750e-448a-ad6d-bc615c77937c" />

This image confirms two tasks processed within the last two days.

<img width="560" height="200" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/7fe8b2d0-014e-4ea4-9054-3a608c7fe03e" />

These images show the word "browser" in multiple contexts (prompt, response, code, link) in those two recent tasks. Conclusion: the search is not finding the text in any of these contexts.

<img width="555" height="176" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d3d97823-2f3b-4549-825f-69c4ac0ea315" />
<img width="568" height="131" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/6af71825-d327-4285-830f-ca6372e6725d" />
<img width="523" height="166" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c181b146-a2c1-4414-b024-0c61394084eb" />
<img width="334" height="236" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/cb55ccd1-bd24-459c-a340-cb3783ebb267" />

What steps can reproduce the bug?

In extension, side pane, open Task History to the Search Recent Tasks text box. Ensure All Tasks are in view.
Enter text which is known to be present in recent tasks. Some tasks may be displayed, not all with the text.

Text is not found in prompts, links, code, or plain text responses.

What is the expected behavior?

Search should find text, no matter where it is in prompts or responses, from all tasks that are selected (all, cloud, local).

Additional information

VSCode version indicated is v0.4.71. I'm running a lower version to avoid a later bug. But the issue is present in other versions - please don't respond with "upgrade and re-confirm".

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