[BUG] Extreme memory usage when opening Claude panel in split view in VS Code on Kubuntu/Linux

Preflight Checklist

• [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?

In the middle of the work this happened. VS Code version 1.108.2 fresh version of claude extension. Now I can't use the extension. Claude in terminal works alright though.

What Should Happen?

I should have reasonable memory usage...

Error Messages/Logs

According to claude, there's nothing sus in the logs (these are the ones it cheked: "~/.claude/debug/*.txt") on the moment error happened

Steps to Reproduce

Nothing in particular. It happened after claude ended answering my question and made some edits to the code. But the culprit seem to be the view I open via extension button (up-right corner): when I open it, chromium uses all memory.

Claude Model

Opus

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.27

Platform

Other

Operating System

Ubuntu/Debian Linux

Terminal/Shell

VS Code integrated terminal

Additional Information

_No response_