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[evidence: official_recommended_action]\nApplies when: Opening a workspace that contains a nested .git (submodule clone, vendored repo)\nSteps:\n1. Find the path in the message\n2. Move it outside the workspace or open a narrower workspace folder\n3. Restart the task\nExpected: The error no longer appears.\n\nEvidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.","data":{"problem_id":"101c8eeb-02e4-49d5-bea7-c8b43403a524","proposed_action":"Recommended action: Remove/relocate the nested repository (or open the inner repo as the workspace); otherwise work without checkpoints.\n\nOption: Remove/relocate the nested repository (or open the inner repo as the workspace); otherwise work without checkpoints. [evidence: official_recommended_action]\nApplies when: Opening a workspace that contains a nested .git (submodule clone, vendored repo)\nSteps:\n1. Find the path in the message\n2. Move it outside the workspace or open a narrower workspace folder\n3. 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