## Description Since updating to Claude Code 2.1.69, three VS Code windows open sequentially every time Claude Code launches — even from a standalone terminal (not VS Code's integrated terminal). ## Environment - **OS**: Windows 11 Pro 10.0.26200 - **Claude Code version**: 2.1.69 - **VS Code extension version**: 2.1.69 (updated ~2026-03-04 20:37 CST) - **Shell**: Git Bash ## Reproduction steps 1. Open a standalone terminal (not VS Code) 2. Run `claude` 3. Three VS Code windows open one at a

3 VS Code windows open on every Claude Code launch since 2.1.69

Status Fixed / completed

Reported on v2.1.69

Maintainer reply ✓ Yes — blois

Activity 9 comments · opened Mar 5, 2026 · closed Mar 6, 2026

💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (blois, collaborator) responded on this thread — see the highlighted reply below.

Description

Since updating to Claude Code 2.1.69, three VS Code windows open sequentially every time Claude Code launches — even from a standalone terminal (not VS Code's integrated terminal).

Environment

OS: Windows 11 Pro 10.0.26200
Claude Code version: 2.1.69
VS Code extension version: 2.1.69 (updated ~2026-03-04 20:37 CST)
Shell: Git Bash

Reproduction steps

Open a standalone terminal (not VS Code)
Run claude
Three VS Code windows open one at a time during startup

What was tried

Disabling MCP servers (mindmanager, powerbi-modeling-mcp) — no effect
Disabling pyright-lsp plugin — no effect
Launching from VS Code button vs standalone terminal — same behavior in both
No --no-ide flag available to prevent auto-connection

Notes

The --ide flag was added in this version: "Automatically connect to IDE on startup if exactly one valid IDE is available"
This behavior started immediately after the 2.1.69 update with no config changes
claudeCode.useTerminal is set to true in VS Code settings
There is no way to disable this behavior (--ide is a boolean flag with no --no-ide counterpart)

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9 Comments

tedmahsun · 5 months ago

Ha! I came here to report the exact same issue and saw someone had just beaten me to it by mere seconds.

Version: 2.1.69
Platform: Windows (MSYS/Git Bash)
Symptom: 4 extra VS Code instances launch on Claude Code startup
Tried: disabling VS Code extension — no effect
Config: ENABLE_CLAUDEAI_MCP_SERVERS: "false" already set

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ivanjuras · 5 months ago

Having this issue as well.

lemonroti · 5 months ago

same issue here after update to latest version 2.1.69 (Claude Code)

memo-kin · 5 months ago

Same issue here after the latest update

roryeckel · 5 months ago

Same here

Will-Eco · 5 months ago

same issue!

blois collaborator · 5 months ago

Should be fixed in 2.1.70.