Sourcegraph Cody Missing Context or 'File Is Ignored'

How to fix it

Try these in order — the most common fix is first.

1. 1. Check what was included

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   1. Look at the Context row under your message
   2. Enable cody.debug.verbose and look for getEnhancedContext messages
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2. 2. Ask your admin

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   1. Ask which files contextFilters exclude
   2. If wrongly excluded, uninstall the extension, restart the IDE and reinstall the latest version
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3. 3. Forked repos

   1. Add "search.includeForks": true to global settings
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Symptoms

Cody ignores your repo, shows 'file is ignored (due to cody.contextFilters)', or does not include files in context.

Why it happens

• Admin contextFilters exclude the file
• Forked repos are not searchable as context by default
• Repo not indexed on the Enterprise instance

This guide also covers

• cody file is ignored
• cody context not working
• cody contextFilters

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