VS Code: allow renaming/auto-naming chat tabs
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Mar 16, 2026 by BilBBBOBaggins Closed May 22, 2026
Problem
When working on multiple tasks in parallel in VS Code, all chat tabs show the generic name. It's impossible to distinguish between conversations without opening each one.
Proposed solution
- Allow manual rename — right-click tab → Rename, or double-click tab title
Use case
Working on a large project with separate concerns: security audit in one tab, infrastructure setup in another, mobile client in a third. Currently all tabs look unintuitive, requiring mental tracking of which tab is which.
Environment
- Claude Code VS Code extension
- macOS
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