[BUG] LSP: Claude does not set client name in the initialize request
Resolved 💬 1 comment Opened Apr 8, 2026 by Wilfred Closed Apr 8, 2026
Preflight Checklist
- [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
- [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
- [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code
What's Wrong?
LSP allows you to specify a client name when you send the initialize request: https://microsoft.github.io/language-server-protocol/specifications/lsp/3.17/specification/#initialize
When I start an LSP session with Claude, it doesn't set the client name or the client version. This makes it hard to debug LSP issues, because I can't look at LSP logs to tell which requests were from Claude versus (for example) VS Code.
What Should Happen?
Claude should set both the client name and version in the initialize request.
Error Messages/Logs
Steps to Reproduce
- Start Claude in a Rust project in an environment with the rust toolchain installed (which provides rust-analyzer, the Rust LSP).
- Enable LSP in the current Claude session.
- View LSP logs and observe that the client name isn't set.
Claude Model
None
Is this a regression?
No, this never worked
Last Working Version
_No response_
Claude Code Version
2.1.96 (Claude Code)
Platform
Anthropic API
Operating System
macOS
Terminal/Shell
iTerm2
Additional Information
_No response_
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