[BUG] Chat history not appearing in dropdown despite files being saved

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• [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
• [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
• [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

Description: I'm using the Claude Code VS Code extension and experiencing an issue where past chat sessions are not appearing in the chat dropdown, even though the chat files are being saved to disk.

Environment:
VS Code version: 1.107.1
Claude Code extension version: 2.0.75
OS: Windows

What's happening:
Chat files ARE being saved to C:\Users\STONE\.claude\projects\ (I can see them in the file system)
When I click the chat dropdown in the Claude panel, it only shows the current session Past chat sessions do not appear in the dropdown, even when I open the same workspace folder where they were created

What Should Happen?

Expected behavior: When I open a workspace folder in VS Code, all chat sessions associated with that workspace should appear in the chat dropdown so I can switch between them.

Is this expected behavior or a bug? If it's expected, how do I access my past chat sessions?

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

Steps to reproduce:

1. Have a chat session in workspace A (e.g., C:\Users\STONE)
2. Close VS Code
3. Reopen VS Code and open the same workspace folder (C:\Users\STONE)
4. Click the chat dropdown
5. Past chat sessions don't appear - only "Today" with the current session

Claude Model

Sonnet (default)

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

using VS CODE

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

VS Code integrated terminal

Additional Information

Evidence:
Chat files exist at: C:\Users\STONE\.claude\projects\C--Users-STONE\
Multiple .jsonl files present (e.g., f3893ed8-e13e-4489-b6e9-71c168c56b77.jsonl at 127MB)
But dropdown only shows current session

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