GitLab Duo Chat gets agentic AI makeover

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Introduces GitLab Duo Agentic Chat, an evolution of AI-native development assistance. Agentic Chat transforms chat from conversational AI to an action-taking experience that breaks down complex problems into discrete tasks. It can autonomously determine information needs, execute operations to gather data from multiple sources, formulate comprehensive responses, and create/modify files, all while keeping the human developer in the loop. It is built on the Duo Workflow architecture, comprising agents and tools for specific tasks. Use cases include project onboarding, understanding tasks, implementing solutions, and verifying merge requests. It is currently experimental in VS Code for users with Duo Core, Duo Pro, or Duo Enterprise add-ons.