Claude code extension bugs

Type: <b>Bug</b>

claude code extension is not opening chat after the new latest update of vscode

Extension version: 2.1.31
VS Code version: Code 1.109.0 (bdd88df003631aaa0bcbe057cb0a940b80a476fa, 2026-02-04T02:01:38.288Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200
Modes:

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<summary>System Info</summary>

|Item|Value|
|---|---|
|CPUs|12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-12700H (20 x 2688)|
|GPU Status|2d_canvas: enabled<br>GPU0: VENDOR= 0x8086, DEVICE=0x46a6 [Intel(R) Iris(R) Xe Graphics], DRIVER_VENDOR=Intel, DRIVER_VERSION=32.0.101.7077 ACTIVE<br>GPU1: VENDOR= 0x10de, DEVICE=0x25a2 [NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU], DRIVER_VERSION=32.0.15.8157<br>GPU2: VENDOR= 0x1414, DEVICE=0x008c [Microsoft Basic Render Driver], DRIVER_VERSION=10.0.26100.7309<br>Machine model name: <br>Machine model version: <br>direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok<br>gpu_compositing: enabled<br>multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on<br>opengl: enabled_on<br>rasterization: enabled<br>raw_draw: disabled_off_ok<br>skia_graphite: disabled_off<br>trees_in_viz: disabled_off<br>video_decode: enabled<br>video_encode: enabled<br>webgl: enabled<br>webgl2: enabled<br>webgpu: enabled<br>webnn: disabled_off|
|Load (avg)|undefined|
|Memory (System)|15.68GB (2.82GB free)|
|Process Argv|--crash-reporter-id 40a94eaa-9b2e-4205-abb8-4eb0512ba153|
|Screen Reader|no|
|VM|0%|
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<summary>A/B Experiments</summary>

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dwoutputs:31242946
copilot_t_ci:31333650
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pythonrdcb7:31342333
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6abeh943:31336334
cloudbuttont:31379625
3efgi100_wstrepl:31403338
use-responses-api:31390855
je187915:31454425
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cmp-ext-treat:31426748
cp_cls_c_966_ss:31454199
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nes-autoexp-off:31446584
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rename_enabled:31436409
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anthropic_thinking_c:31457102
cp_cls_t_1081:31454832
copilot-nes-callisto-002:31455108
ia-use-proxy-models-svc:31452481
nes-slash-models-on:31441832
nes-set-to-on:31441941
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ts_provider_enabled:31446104
nes-conv-1-2:31447851
edit_mode_hidden:31457565
showstats:31457174
864ei723_large_tool_results_to_disk:31457110
anthropic_tst_c:31457103

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