[BUG] API Error: Unable to connect to API: SSL certificate verification failed.

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What's Wrong?

Just typed, create a test.py file, and received the issue

What Should Happen?

Unable to connect to API: SSL certificate verification failed. Check your proxy or corporate SSL certificates

If session expired inside VS Code, it does not ask for reauthorized, its just start showing the above error.

Approach tried:

1. Restarted VS Code.
2. Enabled Disabled Plugin.
3. Restarted Plugin.
4. Updated Plugin.

Identifier
anthropic.claude-code
Version
2.1.59

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

Create a test.py file.

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.59

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

_No response_