--- title: "Multi-file edit" canonical: "https://canmyagentuse.com/features/multi-file-edit" contentKind: "feature" locale: "en" description: "Edit multiple files during one task." llmSummary: "Multi-file editing changes more than one file during a task. Review, approval, and source-control behavior are qualifiers rather than requirements of the term." publishedAt: "2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z" updatedAt: "2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z" verifiedAt: "2026-08-28" tags: ["tools"] --- # Multi-file edit Multi-file editing changes more than one file during a task. Review, approval, and source-control behavior are qualifiers rather than requirements of the term. - HTML: https://canmyagentuse.com/features/multi-file-edit - JSON: https://canmyagentuse.com/api/v1/features/multi-file-edit.json - Markdown: https://canmyagentuse.com/features/multi-file-edit.md Terminology basis: **Common product term** — https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/run/review-code-edits. ## Current support at a glance Multi-file edit: 3 supported, 0 partial, 0 unsupported, 28 unreviewed across 31 cataloged products. - Reviewed current products: 3 of 31 - Supported: 3 - Partial: 0 - Unsupported: 0 - Unreviewed: 28 - Not applicable: 0 Unknown or unreviewed means insufficient published evidence; it does not mean unsupported. Edit multiple files during one task. Review and approval behavior is recorded separately for each product. The matrix below lists published **web**, **desktop**, and **CLI** surfaces. Unreviewed cells remain **unknown** until a dated note and public source support a more specific status. Use the Markdown and JSON twins if you are an agent reading this site. ## Catalog context - Category: [tools](/categories/tools.md) - Terminology basis: Common product term - Aliases: None ## Compatibility assertions Unknown means insufficient published evidence; it does not mean unsupported. ### ChatGPT (web) - Harness: [ChatGPT](/harnesses/chatgpt-web.md) - current: **Unknown** - preview: **Unknown** ### Claude (web) - Harness: [Claude](/harnesses/claude-web.md) - current: **Unknown** - preview: **Unknown** ### Gemini (web) - Harness: [Gemini](/harnesses/gemini-web.md) - current: **Unknown** - preview: **Unknown** ### Copilot (web) - Harness: [Copilot](/harnesses/copilot-web.md) - current: **Unknown** - preview: **Unknown** ### Grok (web) - Harness: [Grok](/harnesses/grok-web.md) - current: **Unknown** - preview: **Unknown** ### Grok Bot (desktop) - Harness: [Grok Bot](/harnesses/grok-bot-desktop.md) - current: **Unknown** ### Perplexity (web) - Harness: [Perplexity](/harnesses/perplexity-web.md) - current: **Unknown** - preview: **Unknown** ### Le Chat (web) - Harness: [Le Chat](/harnesses/le-chat.md) - current: **Unknown** - preview: **Unknown** ### Devin (web) - Harness: [Devin](/harnesses/devin-web.md) - current: **Unknown** - preview: **Unknown** ### Replit Agent (web) - Harness: [Replit Agent](/harnesses/replit-agent.md) - current: **Unknown** - preview: **Unknown** ### ChatGPT (desktop) - Harness: [ChatGPT](/harnesses/chatgpt-desktop.md) - current: **Unknown** - preview: **Unknown** ### Claude (desktop) - Harness: [Claude](/harnesses/claude-desktop.md) - current: **Unknown** - preview: **Unknown** ### Cursor (desktop) - Harness: [Cursor](/harnesses/cursor.md) - current: **Supported** - Target: dated-documentation — current Cursor Agent mode documentation; observed 2026-08-28 - Environment: local-default - Constraint (host-role): claim is scoped to Cursor Agent in the desktop workbench - Evidence: [Cursor — Agent mode](https://prod.cursor.com/help/ai-features/agent) — documented; observed 2026-08-28 - Qualification note 3: Evidence checked 2026-08-28: Cursor documents Agent searching the codebase and editing multiple files, with edits reviewed in its diff view. - preview: **Unknown** ### OpenWork Desktop (desktop) - Harness: [OpenWork Desktop](/harnesses/openwork-desktop.md) - current: **Unknown** ### Copilot Chat (desktop) - Harness: [Copilot Chat](/harnesses/vscode-copilot.md) - current: **Supported** - Target: dated-documentation — current VS Code agentic-coding documentation; observed 2026-08-28 - Environment: local-default - Constraint (runtime): agents apply edits in the session workspace or worktree; review and integration behavior varies by session mode - Evidence: [Microsoft — Agentic coding in VS Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/agents-tutorial) — documented; observed 2026-08-28 - Evidence: [Visual Studio Code — Review and revert agent changes](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/run/review-code-edits) — documented; observed 2026-08-28 - Qualification note 2: Evidence checked 2026-08-28: VS Code documents agents creating and editing multiple files from one natural-language request, then exposing the resulting changes in a multi-file diff. - preview: **Unknown** ### Chrome WebMCP origin trial (desktop) - Harness: [Chrome WebMCP origin trial](/harnesses/chrome-webmcp-preview.md) - current: **Unknown** ### Windsurf (desktop) - Harness: [Windsurf](/harnesses/windsurf.md) - current: **Unknown** - preview: **Unknown** ### Zed Agent (desktop) - Harness: [Zed Agent](/harnesses/zed-agent.md) - current: **Unknown** - preview: **Unknown** ### Continue (desktop) - Harness: [Continue](/harnesses/continue.md) - current: **Unknown** - preview: **Unknown** ### Cline (desktop) - Harness: [Cline](/harnesses/cline.md) - current: **Unknown** - preview: **Unknown** ### JetBrains AI (desktop) - Harness: [JetBrains AI](/harnesses/jetbrains-ai.md) - current: **Unknown** - preview: **Unknown** ### Warp (desktop) - Harness: [Warp](/harnesses/warp.md) - current: **Unknown** - preview: **Unknown** ### Claude CLI (cli) - Harness: [Claude CLI](/harnesses/claude-cli.md) - current: **Supported** - Target: dated-documentation — current Claude Code workflow documentation; observed 2026-08-28 - Environment: local-default - Constraint (policy): coordinated multi-file editing is documented, but whether edits are approved individually or reviewed after the fact depends on the active permission mode - Evidence: [Anthropic — How Claude Code works](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/how-claude-code-works) — documented; observed 2026-08-28 - Qualification note 4: Evidence checked 2026-08-28: Claude Code documents reading multiple files and making coordinated edits across them in one task, but its CLI permission modes can review edits individually rather than as one grouped step. - preview: **Unknown** ### ChatGPT CLI (cli) - Harness: [ChatGPT CLI](/harnesses/chatgpt-cli.md) - current: **Unknown** - preview: **Unknown** ### Codex CLI (cli) - Harness: [Codex CLI](/harnesses/codex-cli.md) - current: **Unknown** - preview: **Unknown** ### OpenCode (cli) - Harness: [OpenCode](/harnesses/opencode.md) - current: **Unknown** - preview: **Unknown** ### Gemini CLI (cli) - Harness: [Gemini CLI](/harnesses/gemini-cli.md) - current: **Unknown** - preview: **Unknown** ### Aider (cli) - Harness: [Aider](/harnesses/aider.md) - current: **Unknown** - preview: **Unknown** ### Goose (cli) - Harness: [Goose](/harnesses/goose.md) - current: **Unknown** - preview: **Unknown** ### Copilot CLI (cli) - Harness: [Copilot CLI](/harnesses/copilot-cli.md) - current: **Unknown** - preview: **Unknown** ### Amp (cli) - Harness: [Amp](/harnesses/amp-cli.md) - current: **Unknown** - preview: **Unknown**