Launch options gain workspaceRestrictionState and restrictedWorkspaceRoots tracking, used to determine whether a directory falls under a restricted workspace root and to gate certain features via per-root gate keys. A new allowedSettingSourcesWithoutRepoDirSources list also restricts which setting sources apply when a workspace restriction is active.
New workspace-restriction launch state
New internal state tracks restricted workspace roots and which settings sources apply within them.
Under the hoodTier: how much it should matter to you
3Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
3Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
Workspace RestrictionsArea: what it touches
Internal ChangesKind: in v2.1.261,
Internal ChangesSection of the release