Custom Commands: Show context command errors in the notification mess…

…age for easier debugging (#3565)
sourcegraph · Mar 27, 2024 · 5c22d71 · 5c22d71
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diff --git a/vscode/CHANGELOG.md b/vscode/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ This is a log of all notable changes to Cody for VS Code. [Unreleased] changes a
 - Chat: Large file cannot be added via @-mention. [pull/3531](https://github.com/sourcegraph/cody/pull/3531)
 - Chat: Handle empty chat message input and prevent submission of empty messages. [pull/3554](https://github.com/sourcegraph/cody/pull/3554)
 - Chat: Warnings are now displayed correctly for large files in the @-mention file selection list. [pull/3526](https://github.com/sourcegraph/cody/pull/3526)
+- Custom Commands: Errors when running context command scripts now show the error output in the notification message. [pull/3565](https://github.com/sourcegraph/cody/pull/3565)
 
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diff --git a/vscode/src/commands/context/shell.ts b/vscode/src/commands/context/shell.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export async function getContextFileFromShell(command: string): Promise<ContextI
         } catch (error) {
             // Handles errors and empty output
             logError('getContextFileFromShell', 'failed', { verbose: error })
-            void vscode.window.showErrorMessage('Command Failed: Make sure the command works locally.')
+            void vscode.window.showErrorMessage((error as Error).message)
             throw new Error('Failed to get shell output for Custom Command.')
         }
     })