Cody extension fails to preserve markdown formatting in responses

[AlfredoSandovalx]

Type: Bug

Extension Information

• Cody Version: 1.53.1734972437
• VS Code Version: 1.96.2
• Extension Host: desktop

Steps to Reproduce

1. Open a project in VS Code with the Cody AI extension enabled.
2. Create or open a Markdown file with code blocks, headings, or list syntax.
3. View the output in Cody’s preview/response window.

Expected Behaviour

• Markdown should render correctly, preserving headings, code blocks, lists, and spacing.

Actual Behaviour

• Certain Markdown formatting (e.g., code blocks, headings) breaks or doesn’t display properly in Cody’s window.

Logs

(Attach any relevant log output here)

Extension version: 1.53.1734972437
VS Code version: Code 1.96.2 (fabdb6a30b49f79a7aba0f2ad9df9b399473380f, 2024-12-19T10:22:47.216Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.22631
Modes:

System Info

Item	Value
CPUs	13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-13950HX (32 x 2419)
GPU Status	2d_canvas: enabled canvas_oop_rasterization: enabled_on direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok gpu_compositing: enabled multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on opengl: enabled_on rasterization: enabled raw_draw: disabled_off_ok skia_graphite: disabled_off video_decode: enabled video_encode: enabled vulkan: disabled_off webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled webgpu: enabled webnn: disabled_off
Load (avg)	undefined
Memory (System)	63.76GB (41.11GB free)
Process Argv	--crash-reporter-id cf5f6ea1-7412-4295-b444-0ccb15194787
Screen Reader	no
VM	0%

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BUGS-1024 Cody extension fails to preserve markdown formatting in responses

[PriNova]

Hey @AlfredoSandovalx

Thank you for reporting this issue. The team will have a look at it.

Sorry for the inconvenience.