[BUG] Panel opened through the vscode://anthropic.claude-code/open link has no title row

Status Open
Reported on v2.1.283
Maintainer reply None cached
Activity 0 comments · opened Sep 28, 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?

A Claude panel opened through vscode://anthropic.claude-code/open has no title row: the session name, rename pencil, history button and new-conversation button are all missing. Panels opened from inside VS Code show the title row as usual.

What Should Happen?

The same title row as a panel opened from the extension.

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Open vscode://anthropic.claude-code/open, for example with Start-Process in PowerShell.
  2. The panel opens without the title row.

Claude Model

_No response_

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.283

Platform

Other

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

VS Code integrated terminal

Additional Information

Opened through vscode://anthropic.claude-code/open

<img width="575" height="942" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/3538213c-a414-4f73-b30c-cb830f62853b" />

Opened from inside VS Code

<img width="577" height="942" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/283d5977-e7e7-4990-9f9f-4ffaf9038c2b" />

Related: #89511, which covers the same /open link going through primaryEditor.open.

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