[BUG] VS Code plan-review comments are not forwarded to Claude Code

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?

In the VS Code extension, while Claude was in plan mode I tried to leave review comments on the plan instead of approving it. After Claude presented the plan (via ExitPlanMode), I selected "Other" in the approval prompt — and sometimes pressed Escape — intending to add my comments rather than have Claude proceed.

When I then asked Claude to address my comments, it re-read the plan file (~/.claude/plans/<name>.md) and found none — the file on disk was byte-for-byte identical to what Claude had written. None of the comments I entered via the approval prompt reached Claude.

What Should Happen?

Expected

Comments I enter through the plan approval prompt (the "Other" path) should be delivered to Claude so it can read and address them.

Actual

The comments are never surfaced in the conversation or written anywhere Claude can read (and appear to be discarded entirely on Escape), so Claude has no access to them. The only working channel is pasting comments into chat.

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

1. Have Claude enter plan mode and present a plan via ExitPlanMode.
2. In the approval prompt, choose "Other" (or press Escape) to add comments instead of approving.
3. Enter comments.
4. Ask Claude to address the comments → Claude sees no comments.

Environment

• Claude Code VS Code extension
• Plan mode, plan file under ~/.claude/plans/

Claude Model

Opus

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.187 (Claude Code)

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Ubuntu/Debian Linux

Terminal/Shell

VS Code integrated terminal

Additional Information

VS code ext version: 2.1.156