[DOCS] /config option "Auto-install IDE extension" solves a common issue but isn't documented

Documentation Type

Missing documentation (feature not documented)

Documentation Location

https://code.claude.com/docs/en/settings

Section/Topic

Configuration/Settings

Current Documentation

The Settings page of the docs currently says:
"You can configure Claude Code by running the /config command when using the interactive REPL, which opens a tabbed Settings interface where you can view status information and modify configuration options."

But I could not find the options of /config enumerated or explained anywhere.

What's Wrong or Missing?

I was trying to solve the problem described in #1278, #3198, and #9252, which is that the Claude Code extension for VS Code reinstalls itself every time Claude Code is started from an integrated terminal. This was fixed on or before version 2.1.76 with the "Auto-install IDE extensions" toggle in the /config menu. However, this fix was nearly impossible to discover. I just stumbled into it digging through menus after I failed to find a solution online.

Suggested Improvement

There should be a section of the docs enumerating all /config options and explaining what they do, so that this information is easier to find. It would probably be helpful to other users to update the issues mentioned above, but I can't do that because they're locked.

Impact

Medium - Makes feature difficult to understand

Additional Context

<img width="546" height="463" alt="screenshot of /config options" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/7c35a748-dd36-4ea9-b9d3-409b6e489c9d" />