[FEATURE] VS Code extension: add prompt suggestions (ghost-text next prompts) like the terminal

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Problem Statement

The terminal CLI shows greyed-out suggested next prompts after each response (accepted with Tab/Right-arrow). The VS Code extension has no equivalent — no ghost text, no suggestion chips, and no setting to enable one (the CLI-vs-extension docs table lists tab completion as CLI-only).

Request: bring prompt suggestions to the extension's chat input, with the same accept gesture and a toggle.

Related (terminal/desktop-side): #77870 (cycle through N suggestions), #76591 (inline Tab hint), #79919 (a promptSuggestionEnabled setting exists but doesn't surface in GUI contexts — suggests the plumbing may partly exist).

Environment: VS Code extension on Windows, current release.

Proposed Solution

The extension's chat input should show the same model-generated next-prompt suggestion the terminal produces, rendered as ghost text inline in the input box (or as a dismissible chip above it when the input has focus but is empty).

Interaction: Tab or Right-arrow accepts the suggestion into the input for editing; Esc or just typing dismisses it; Enter after accepting submits as normal.

There should be a setting to control it — e.g. "claude.promptSuggestions": "off" | "on" — defaulting to match the terminal behavior. If the existing promptSuggestionEnabled plumbing (see #79919) already generates suggestions server-side, this may be primarily a rendering task in the extension's webview.

Alternative Solutions

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Priority

High - Significant impact on productivity

Feature Category

Configuration and settings

Use Case Example

Example scenario:

1. I run long infrastructure sessions in the VS Code extension — plan execution where each response ends at a natural decision point ("Phase C complete — restore test next?", "commit this progress?").
2. In the terminal, Claude Code would offer the obvious next prompt as ghost text after each of those responses, and I'd accept it with Tab instead of typing it.
3. In the extension there's nothing — I retype short follow-ups ("go ahead", "commit", "run the next phase") dozens of times per session, or switch back to the terminal just to get suggestions.
4. With this feature, the multi-hour supervised-execution workflow (respond → accept suggested next step → repeat) would work end-to-end in the extension, and it would save meaningful time because these sessions involve 30–50 short confirmation-style prompts where the suggestion is almost always exactly what I was about to type.

Additional Context

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#!/bin/bash
exec "$@" --prompt-suggestions