feat: show in finder btn for file pills

[Yash-Singh1]

What Changed

Added a show in finder context menu option to file pills

Note: I tested these changes on Windows & MacOS but not on Linux.

Why

I sometimes want to open up a linked file in the file explorer

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Spawns host OS file-manager commands against arbitrary workspace paths on the machine running the server (relevant for SSH/remote environments); gated by orchestration operate scope but still a new privileged shell integration surface.

Overview
Adds a Show in Finder / File Explorer / Files action on chat markdown file-link context menus, wired through a new shell.revealInFileManager WebSocket RPC (same operate scope as open-in-editor).

The server ExternalLauncher gains revealInFileManager, which spawns a detached process per OS: open -R on macOS, explorer /select, on Windows (with / → \), and xdg-open on the parent directory on Linux. Contracts and client-runtime expose RevealPathInput and a shell command atom; ChatMarkdown resolves the thread environment, labels the menu from serverConfig.environment.platform.os, and RPCs the resolved file path with error toasts on failure.

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Add 'Show in Finder' context menu action to file pills in chat markdown

• Adds a revealInFileManager method to ExternalLauncher that spawns a detached, platform-specific file manager process: open -R on macOS, explorer /select, on Windows, and xdg-open <dirname> on Linux.
• Exposes a new shell.revealInFileManager WebSocket RPC in rpc.ts and wires it through the server's WS handler in ws.ts, requiring AuthOrchestrationOperateScope.
• File links in ChatMarkdown.tsx gain a context menu item labeled 'Show in Finder', 'Show in File Explorer', or 'Show in Files' based on the server platform; failures surface as error toasts.

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Windows select args break spaces

Medium Severity

On Windows, revealInFileManager's use of explorer with /select, breaks when Node.js inserts a space between the argument and the target path. This commonly causes explorer to open an incorrect or default folder, especially for paths containing spaces, and can fail silently.

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This PR introduces a new user-facing feature (reveal file in file manager) with new RPC endpoints and process spawning. Additionally, there's an unresolved review comment identifying a potential bug with Windows path handling that should be addressed.

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One convention issue on the new ElectronShellDownloadError. See the inline comment.

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[t3dotgg]

Note

🤖 GPT-5.6 Sol responding on behalf of Theo

I am closing this because #7140 has landed in main and covers the same action for revealing file chips in the system file manager. I checked the current implementation and did not find any remaining change from this PR that we still need to merge.

Thank you for putting this together. The closure is only because the work is now covered elsewhere, not because there was a problem with your contribution.

[Yash-Singh1]

What Changed

Added a show in finder context menu option to file pills

Note: I tested these changes on Windows & MacOS but not on Linux.

Why

I sometimes want to open up a linked file in the file explorer

UI Changes

Before:

After:

Checklist

• This PR is small and focused
• I explained what changed and why
• I included before/after screenshots for any UI changes
• I included a video for animation/interaction changes

---

Note

Medium Risk
Spawns host OS file-manager commands against arbitrary workspace paths on the machine running the server (relevant for SSH/remote environments); gated by orchestration operate scope but still a new privileged shell integration surface.

Overview
Adds a Show in Finder / File Explorer / Files action on chat markdown file-link context menus, wired through a new shell.revealInFileManager WebSocket RPC (same operate scope as open-in-editor).

The server ExternalLauncher gains revealInFileManager, which spawns a detached process per OS: open -R on macOS, explorer /select, on Windows (with / → \), and xdg-open on the parent directory on Linux. Contracts and client-runtime expose RevealPathInput and a shell command atom; ChatMarkdown resolves the thread environment, labels the menu from serverConfig.environment.platform.os, and RPCs the resolved file path with error toasts on failure.

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Add 'Show in Finder' context menu action to file pills in chat markdown

• Adds a revealInFileManager method to ExternalLauncher that spawns a detached, platform-specific file manager process: open -R on macOS, explorer /select, on Windows, and xdg-open <dirname> on Linux.
• Exposes a new shell.revealInFileManager WebSocket RPC in rpc.ts and wires it through the server's WS handler in ws.ts, requiring AuthOrchestrationOperateScope.
• File links in ChatMarkdown.tsx gain a context menu item labeled 'Show in Finder', 'Show in File Explorer', or 'Show in Files' based on the server platform; failures surface as error toasts.

^{Macroscope summarized 327ada5.}

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Windows select args break spaces

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On Windows, revealInFileManager's use of explorer with /select, breaks when Node.js inserts a space between the argument and the target path. This commonly causes explorer to open an incorrect or default folder, especially for paths containing spaces, and can fail silently.

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One convention issue on the new ElectronShellDownloadError. See the inline comment.

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Note

🤖 GPT-5.6 Sol responding on behalf of Theo

I am closing this because #7140 has landed in main and covers the same action for revealing file chips in the system file manager. I checked the current implementation and did not find any remaining change from this PR that we still need to merge.

Thank you for putting this together. The closure is only because the work is now covered elsewhere, not because there was a problem with your contribution.

[Yash-Singh1]

What Changed

Added a show in finder context menu option to file pills

Note: I tested these changes on Windows & MacOS but not on Linux.

Why

I sometimes want to open up a linked file in the file explorer

UI Changes

Before:

After:

Checklist

• This PR is small and focused
• I explained what changed and why
• I included before/after screenshots for any UI changes
• I included a video for animation/interaction changes

---

Note

Medium Risk
Spawns host OS file-manager commands against arbitrary workspace paths on the machine running the server (relevant for SSH/remote environments); gated by orchestration operate scope but still a new privileged shell integration surface.

Overview
Adds a Show in Finder / File Explorer / Files action on chat markdown file-link context menus, wired through a new shell.revealInFileManager WebSocket RPC (same operate scope as open-in-editor).

The server ExternalLauncher gains revealInFileManager, which spawns a detached process per OS: open -R on macOS, explorer /select, on Windows (with / → \), and xdg-open on the parent directory on Linux. Contracts and client-runtime expose RevealPathInput and a shell command atom; ChatMarkdown resolves the thread environment, labels the menu from serverConfig.environment.platform.os, and RPCs the resolved file path with error toasts on failure.

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Note

Add 'Show in Finder' context menu action to file pills in chat markdown

• Adds a revealInFileManager method to ExternalLauncher that spawns a detached, platform-specific file manager process: open -R on macOS, explorer /select, on Windows, and xdg-open <dirname> on Linux.
• Exposes a new shell.revealInFileManager WebSocket RPC in rpc.ts and wires it through the server's WS handler in ws.ts, requiring AuthOrchestrationOperateScope.
• File links in ChatMarkdown.tsx gain a context menu item labeled 'Show in Finder', 'Show in File Explorer', or 'Show in Files' based on the server platform; failures surface as error toasts.

^{Macroscope summarized 327ada5.}

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Windows select args break spaces

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On Windows, revealInFileManager's use of explorer with /select, breaks when Node.js inserts a space between the argument and the target path. This commonly causes explorer to open an incorrect or default folder, especially for paths containing spaces, and can fail silently.

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This PR introduces a new user-facing feature (reveal file in file manager) with new RPC endpoints and process spawning. Additionally, there's an unresolved review comment identifying a potential bug with Windows path handling that should be addressed.

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One convention issue on the new ElectronShellDownloadError. See the inline comment.

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[t3dotgg]

Note

🤖 GPT-5.6 Sol responding on behalf of Theo

I am closing this because #7140 has landed in main and covers the same action for revealing file chips in the system file manager. I checked the current implementation and did not find any remaining change from this PR that we still need to merge.

Thank you for putting this together. The closure is only because the work is now covered elsewhere, not because there was a problem with your contribution.

[Yash-Singh1]

What Changed

Added a show in finder context menu option to file pills

Note: I tested these changes on Windows & MacOS but not on Linux.

Why

I sometimes want to open up a linked file in the file explorer

UI Changes

Before:

After:

Checklist

• This PR is small and focused
• I explained what changed and why
• I included before/after screenshots for any UI changes
• I included a video for animation/interaction changes

---

Note

Medium Risk
Spawns host OS file-manager commands against arbitrary workspace paths on the machine running the server (relevant for SSH/remote environments); gated by orchestration operate scope but still a new privileged shell integration surface.

Overview
Adds a Show in Finder / File Explorer / Files action on chat markdown file-link context menus, wired through a new shell.revealInFileManager WebSocket RPC (same operate scope as open-in-editor).

The server ExternalLauncher gains revealInFileManager, which spawns a detached process per OS: open -R on macOS, explorer /select, on Windows (with / → \), and xdg-open on the parent directory on Linux. Contracts and client-runtime expose RevealPathInput and a shell command atom; ChatMarkdown resolves the thread environment, labels the menu from serverConfig.environment.platform.os, and RPCs the resolved file path with error toasts on failure.

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Note

Add 'Show in Finder' context menu action to file pills in chat markdown

• Adds a revealInFileManager method to ExternalLauncher that spawns a detached, platform-specific file manager process: open -R on macOS, explorer /select, on Windows, and xdg-open <dirname> on Linux.
• Exposes a new shell.revealInFileManager WebSocket RPC in rpc.ts and wires it through the server's WS handler in ws.ts, requiring AuthOrchestrationOperateScope.
• File links in ChatMarkdown.tsx gain a context menu item labeled 'Show in Finder', 'Show in File Explorer', or 'Show in Files' based on the server platform; failures surface as error toasts.

^{Macroscope summarized 327ada5.}

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Windows select args break spaces

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On Windows, revealInFileManager's use of explorer with /select, breaks when Node.js inserts a space between the argument and the target path. This commonly causes explorer to open an incorrect or default folder, especially for paths containing spaces, and can fail silently.

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Verdict: Needs human review

This PR introduces a new user-facing feature (reveal file in file manager) with new RPC endpoints and process spawning. Additionally, there's an unresolved review comment identifying a potential bug with Windows path handling that should be addressed.

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One convention issue on the new ElectronShellDownloadError. See the inline comment.

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Note

🤖 GPT-5.6 Sol responding on behalf of Theo

I am closing this because #7140 has landed in main and covers the same action for revealing file chips in the system file manager. I checked the current implementation and did not find any remaining change from this PR that we still need to merge.

Thank you for putting this together. The closure is only because the work is now covered elsewhere, not because there was a problem with your contribution.

[Yash-Singh1]

What Changed

Added a show in finder context menu option to file pills

Note: I tested these changes on Windows & MacOS but not on Linux.

Why

I sometimes want to open up a linked file in the file explorer

UI Changes

Before:

After:

Checklist

• This PR is small and focused
• I explained what changed and why
• I included before/after screenshots for any UI changes
• I included a video for animation/interaction changes

---

Note

Medium Risk
Spawns host OS file-manager commands against arbitrary workspace paths on the machine running the server (relevant for SSH/remote environments); gated by orchestration operate scope but still a new privileged shell integration surface.

Overview
Adds a Show in Finder / File Explorer / Files action on chat markdown file-link context menus, wired through a new shell.revealInFileManager WebSocket RPC (same operate scope as open-in-editor).

The server ExternalLauncher gains revealInFileManager, which spawns a detached process per OS: open -R on macOS, explorer /select, on Windows (with / → \), and xdg-open on the parent directory on Linux. Contracts and client-runtime expose RevealPathInput and a shell command atom; ChatMarkdown resolves the thread environment, labels the menu from serverConfig.environment.platform.os, and RPCs the resolved file path with error toasts on failure.

^{Reviewed by Cursor Bugbot for commit 327ada5. Bugbot is set up for automated code reviews on this repo. Configure here.}

Note

Add 'Show in Finder' context menu action to file pills in chat markdown

• Adds a revealInFileManager method to ExternalLauncher that spawns a detached, platform-specific file manager process: open -R on macOS, explorer /select, on Windows, and xdg-open <dirname> on Linux.
• Exposes a new shell.revealInFileManager WebSocket RPC in rpc.ts and wires it through the server's WS handler in ws.ts, requiring AuthOrchestrationOperateScope.
• File links in ChatMarkdown.tsx gain a context menu item labeled 'Show in Finder', 'Show in File Explorer', or 'Show in Files' based on the server platform; failures surface as error toasts.

^{Macroscope summarized 327ada5.}

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Windows select args break spaces

Medium Severity

On Windows, revealInFileManager's use of explorer with /select, breaks when Node.js inserts a space between the argument and the target path. This commonly causes explorer to open an incorrect or default folder, especially for paths containing spaces, and can fail silently.

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Verdict: Needs human review

This PR introduces a new user-facing feature (reveal file in file manager) with new RPC endpoints and process spawning. Additionally, there's an unresolved review comment identifying a potential bug with Windows path handling that should be addressed.

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[macroscopeapp]

One convention issue on the new ElectronShellDownloadError. See the inline comment.

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Note

🤖 GPT-5.6 Sol responding on behalf of Theo

I am closing this because #7140 has landed in main and covers the same action for revealing file chips in the system file manager. I checked the current implementation and did not find any remaining change from this PR that we still need to merge.

Thank you for putting this together. The closure is only because the work is now covered elsewhere, not because there was a problem with your contribution.

[Yash-Singh1]

What Changed

Added a show in finder context menu option to file pills

Note: I tested these changes on Windows & MacOS but not on Linux.

Why

I sometimes want to open up a linked file in the file explorer

UI Changes

Before:

After:

Checklist

• This PR is small and focused
• I explained what changed and why
• I included before/after screenshots for any UI changes
• I included a video for animation/interaction changes

---

Note

Medium Risk
Spawns host OS file-manager commands against arbitrary workspace paths on the machine running the server (relevant for SSH/remote environments); gated by orchestration operate scope but still a new privileged shell integration surface.

Overview
Adds a Show in Finder / File Explorer / Files action on chat markdown file-link context menus, wired through a new shell.revealInFileManager WebSocket RPC (same operate scope as open-in-editor).

The server ExternalLauncher gains revealInFileManager, which spawns a detached process per OS: open -R on macOS, explorer /select, on Windows (with / → \), and xdg-open on the parent directory on Linux. Contracts and client-runtime expose RevealPathInput and a shell command atom; ChatMarkdown resolves the thread environment, labels the menu from serverConfig.environment.platform.os, and RPCs the resolved file path with error toasts on failure.

^{Reviewed by Cursor Bugbot for commit 327ada5. Bugbot is set up for automated code reviews on this repo. Configure here.}

Note

Add 'Show in Finder' context menu action to file pills in chat markdown

• Adds a revealInFileManager method to ExternalLauncher that spawns a detached, platform-specific file manager process: open -R on macOS, explorer /select, on Windows, and xdg-open <dirname> on Linux.
• Exposes a new shell.revealInFileManager WebSocket RPC in rpc.ts and wires it through the server's WS handler in ws.ts, requiring AuthOrchestrationOperateScope.
• File links in ChatMarkdown.tsx gain a context menu item labeled 'Show in Finder', 'Show in File Explorer', or 'Show in Files' based on the server platform; failures surface as error toasts.

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Windows select args break spaces

Medium Severity

On Windows, revealInFileManager's use of explorer with /select, breaks when Node.js inserts a space between the argument and the target path. This commonly causes explorer to open an incorrect or default folder, especially for paths containing spaces, and can fail silently.

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Verdict: Needs human review

This PR introduces a new user-facing feature (reveal file in file manager) with new RPC endpoints and process spawning. Additionally, there's an unresolved review comment identifying a potential bug with Windows path handling that should be addressed.

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[macroscopeapp]

One convention issue on the new ElectronShellDownloadError. See the inline comment.

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[t3dotgg]

Note

🤖 GPT-5.6 Sol responding on behalf of Theo

I am closing this because #7140 has landed in main and covers the same action for revealing file chips in the system file manager. I checked the current implementation and did not find any remaining change from this PR that we still need to merge.

Thank you for putting this together. The closure is only because the work is now covered elsewhere, not because there was a problem with your contribution.

[Yash-Singh1]

What Changed

Added a show in finder context menu option to file pills

Note: I tested these changes on Windows & MacOS but not on Linux.

Why

I sometimes want to open up a linked file in the file explorer

UI Changes

Before:

After:

Checklist

• This PR is small and focused
• I explained what changed and why
• I included before/after screenshots for any UI changes
• I included a video for animation/interaction changes

---

Note

Medium Risk
Spawns host OS file-manager commands against arbitrary workspace paths on the machine running the server (relevant for SSH/remote environments); gated by orchestration operate scope but still a new privileged shell integration surface.

Overview
Adds a Show in Finder / File Explorer / Files action on chat markdown file-link context menus, wired through a new shell.revealInFileManager WebSocket RPC (same operate scope as open-in-editor).

The server ExternalLauncher gains revealInFileManager, which spawns a detached process per OS: open -R on macOS, explorer /select, on Windows (with / → \), and xdg-open on the parent directory on Linux. Contracts and client-runtime expose RevealPathInput and a shell command atom; ChatMarkdown resolves the thread environment, labels the menu from serverConfig.environment.platform.os, and RPCs the resolved file path with error toasts on failure.

^{Reviewed by Cursor Bugbot for commit 327ada5. Bugbot is set up for automated code reviews on this repo. Configure here.}

Note

Add 'Show in Finder' context menu action to file pills in chat markdown

• Adds a revealInFileManager method to ExternalLauncher that spawns a detached, platform-specific file manager process: open -R on macOS, explorer /select, on Windows, and xdg-open <dirname> on Linux.
• Exposes a new shell.revealInFileManager WebSocket RPC in rpc.ts and wires it through the server's WS handler in ws.ts, requiring AuthOrchestrationOperateScope.
• File links in ChatMarkdown.tsx gain a context menu item labeled 'Show in Finder', 'Show in File Explorer', or 'Show in Files' based on the server platform; failures surface as error toasts.

^{Macroscope summarized 327ada5.}

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Windows select args break spaces

Medium Severity

On Windows, revealInFileManager's use of explorer with /select, breaks when Node.js inserts a space between the argument and the target path. This commonly causes explorer to open an incorrect or default folder, especially for paths containing spaces, and can fail silently.

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Verdict: Needs human review

This PR introduces a new user-facing feature (reveal file in file manager) with new RPC endpoints and process spawning. Additionally, there's an unresolved review comment identifying a potential bug with Windows path handling that should be addressed.

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One convention issue on the new ElectronShellDownloadError. See the inline comment.

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[t3dotgg]

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🤖 GPT-5.6 Sol responding on behalf of Theo

I am closing this because #7140 has landed in main and covers the same action for revealing file chips in the system file manager. I checked the current implementation and did not find any remaining change from this PR that we still need to merge.

Thank you for putting this together. The closure is only because the work is now covered elsewhere, not because there was a problem with your contribution.

[Yash-Singh1]

What Changed

Added a show in finder context menu option to file pills

Note: I tested these changes on Windows & MacOS but not on Linux.

Why

I sometimes want to open up a linked file in the file explorer

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• This PR is small and focused
• I explained what changed and why
• I included before/after screenshots for any UI changes
• I included a video for animation/interaction changes

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Medium Risk
Spawns host OS file-manager commands against arbitrary workspace paths on the machine running the server (relevant for SSH/remote environments); gated by orchestration operate scope but still a new privileged shell integration surface.

Overview
Adds a Show in Finder / File Explorer / Files action on chat markdown file-link context menus, wired through a new shell.revealInFileManager WebSocket RPC (same operate scope as open-in-editor).

The server ExternalLauncher gains revealInFileManager, which spawns a detached process per OS: open -R on macOS, explorer /select, on Windows (with / → \), and xdg-open on the parent directory on Linux. Contracts and client-runtime expose RevealPathInput and a shell command atom; ChatMarkdown resolves the thread environment, labels the menu from serverConfig.environment.platform.os, and RPCs the resolved file path with error toasts on failure.

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Add 'Show in Finder' context menu action to file pills in chat markdown

• Adds a revealInFileManager method to ExternalLauncher that spawns a detached, platform-specific file manager process: open -R on macOS, explorer /select, on Windows, and xdg-open <dirname> on Linux.
• Exposes a new shell.revealInFileManager WebSocket RPC in rpc.ts and wires it through the server's WS handler in ws.ts, requiring AuthOrchestrationOperateScope.
• File links in ChatMarkdown.tsx gain a context menu item labeled 'Show in Finder', 'Show in File Explorer', or 'Show in Files' based on the server platform; failures surface as error toasts.

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Windows select args break spaces

Medium Severity

On Windows, revealInFileManager's use of explorer with /select, breaks when Node.js inserts a space between the argument and the target path. This commonly causes explorer to open an incorrect or default folder, especially for paths containing spaces, and can fail silently.

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Approvability

Verdict: Needs human review

This PR introduces a new user-facing feature (reveal file in file manager) with new RPC endpoints and process spawning. Additionally, there's an unresolved review comment identifying a potential bug with Windows path handling that should be addressed.

^{You can customize Macroscope's approvability policy. Learn more.}

[macroscopeapp]

One convention issue on the new ElectronShellDownloadError. See the inline comment.

^{Posted via Macroscope — Effect Service Conventions}

[t3dotgg]

Note

🤖 GPT-5.6 Sol responding on behalf of Theo

I am closing this because #7140 has landed in main and covers the same action for revealing file chips in the system file manager. I checked the current implementation and did not find any remaining change from this PR that we still need to merge.

Thank you for putting this together. The closure is only because the work is now covered elsewhere, not because there was a problem with your contribution.