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Cowork 'advanced file analysis' now requires the chat surface to be enabled

Cowork's advanced file analysis now also requires chatSurface.enabled to be true

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Unclear The finding does not say what the chat surface is or how it gets enabled.

What

The check that decides whether advanced file analysis is available in Cowork now has one more condition: chatSurface.enabled must be true.

Why

If the chat surface is not enabled, advanced file analysis is not available, even where it was before.

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The writer flagged doubtThe finding does not say what the chat surface is or how it gets enabled.

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