[FEATURE] Native VSCode extension: in-session text search (Ctrl+F) within the current conversation
Open 💬 3 comments Opened Jun 6, 2026 by nmettais
What feature would you like?
A simple in-panel find (Ctrl+F) in the native VSCode extension that searches the text of the current conversation, highlights matches, and lets you jump between them (next/previous).
Current behavior
- The native VSCode extension has no way to search the text of the ongoing conversation. The "Session history" button searches across/between sessions, not within the current conversation's message content.
- The terminal CLI has this in fullscreen rendering mode (
Ctrl+Otranscript mode, then/to search,n/Nto jump between matches — see https://code.claude.com/docs/en/fullscreen.md), but the native extension does not.
Prior reports (all closed / stale / locked)
This has been raised before but every prior issue is closed and locked, so there is currently no open tracking issue:
- #48535 (closed as duplicate of #37182)
- #37182 (closed, stale)
- #30599 (closed, stale)
Filing a fresh, focused request since none of the above is open.
Request
Add a native in-panel Ctrl+F that searches the current session's messages (both user and assistant text), with match highlighting and next/previous navigation.
Use case
Quickly locating something said earlier in a long conversation without leaving the extension or exporting the transcript.
Environment
- Claude Code v2.1.167, native VSCode extension on Windows 11.
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