typing in claude code (webview and terminal) is lagging only in vsccode

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Apr 30, 2026 by matt-wortman Closed May 4, 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?

Typing is very lagging in webview and terminal claude code in vscode only. works fine in terminal outside vscode. Other agents are fine as is typing in the integrated vscode terminal is normal. Just claude code is affected.

What Should Happen?

Typing should be normal

Error Messages/Logs

Versions
2.1.123 (Claude Code)
1.116.0 (vscode 560a9dba96f961efea7b1612916f89e5d5d4d679 x64)

/doctor output
Diagnostics                                                            
  ├ Currently running: native (2.1.123)                                  
  ├ Commit: 54903ade2508                                                 
  ├ Platform: linux-x64                                                  
  ├ Path: /home/matt/snap/code/234/.local/share/claude/versions/2.1.123  
  ├ Config install method: native                                        
  └ Search: OK (bundled)

  Updates
  ├ Auto-updates: enabled
  ├ Auto-update channel: latest
  ├ Stable version: 2.1.116
  └ Latest version: 2.1.123
               
  Version locks                 
  └ 2.1.123: PID 59893 (running)

Steps to Reproduce

launch code code in webview or terminal and start typing.

Claude Model

Opus

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.123

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Ubuntu/Debian Linux

Terminal/Shell

VS Code integrated terminal

Additional Information

Here's what I tried before submitting the bug report. Nothing below worked

  1. Switch the extension to terminal mode
  2. Check your context usage
  3. Clear the IDE lock
  4. Disable GPU acceleration on Linux
  5. Disable extension autosave

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