IDE integration issues on macOS
Issues the maintainers labelled both platform:macos and area:ide.
828 issues · 107 open · 721 resolved (87%) · first seen May 22, 2025
Is this getting better or worse?
This class of problem is holding steady. 131 new reports in the last 90 days vs 167 in the 90 before — -22%. The open backlog peaked at 202 in 2025-12 and sits at 107 today.
Derived by counting each matching issue from its creation date until it closed. First-party
computation over the anthropics/claude-code tracker — the trend is not published
anywhere upstream.
Which builds report this
361 of these reports name the Claude Code build they were running, spanning 140 releases. Heaviest reporters:
- Claude Code v2.1.19
- Claude Code v2.0.76
- Claude Code v2.1.34
- Claude Code v2.0.74
- Claude Code v2.1.195
- Claude Code v2.1.215
- Claude Code v2.1.59
- Claude Code v2.1.63
Report volume, not a defect count: an issue can mention a build without that build having caused the failure. Versions come from the version string in the bug-report template, matched against real published tags.
Do these get fixed?
Median time to close is 35 days across 721 closures. Of the 721 closures with a recorded reason, 27% were closed as completed and 526 as not-planned or duplicate. The most recent completed fix landed in 2026-08.
Workarounds reported by the community
188 of these issues post a workaround someone says worked. The highest-engagement ones:
- Terminal Scrolling Uncontrollably During Claude Code Interaction
- …terminal, and that issue may be inside library itself. For workaround I've been writing my prompts in scratch file in IDE and pasting them into claude. Than it goes crazy if prompt was too big, but proceeds.
Found in the thread of #3648 · resolved - [BUG] Cowork: Folder picker rejects folders outside home directory, symlinks/junctions also blocked
- …pointing to external folders should be accepted as a valid workaround. Environment - Platform: Windows 11 - Claude Desktop: Latest version (February 2026) - Cowork: Research preview What Should Happen? Users should be a…
Found in the description of #24964 · resolved - [BUG] VS CODE Extension no longer allows --dangerously-skip-permissions
- …ce with the newly updated Claude Code VSCode extension, the workaround with Ctrl+C and running 'claude --dangerously-skip-permissions' it does not work anymore. I've tried setting an alias in zshrc, but it does not work…
Found in the thread of #8539 · resolved - [BUG] VS Code: "Not responding - try stopping" offers no way to actually stop or recover
- I am experiencing the same. Very annoying. Temporary workaround: when using the CLI and not the Vscode plugin, I have no issues.
Found in the thread of #39381 · resolved - [BUG] "Notification" hook doesn't work in VS Code extension "native UI" mode
- …703. Until Anthropic patches the VSCode extension, here are workarounds for getting notifications in Native UI mode: Workaround 1 — Use a different hook event as a proxy: Since and fire correctly in the extension, you ca…
Found in the thread of #8985 · resolved
Excerpts are quoted from the linked issue so you can judge relevance before opening it. Threads that only ask for a workaround, or report that there is none, are excluded. These are community suggestions, not official guidance from Anthropic — read the full thread before applying one.
Matching issues 1–100
Ranked by community engagement (reactions weighted over comments). Listing the top 300 of 828 matches; the statistics above cover all 828.
- Terminal Scrolling Uncontrollably During Claude Code Interaction
- [BUG] Cowork: Folder picker rejects folders outside home directory, symlinks/junctions also blocked
- [FEATURE] VSCode Extension: Display context usage percentage in UI
- [BUG] Pressing Enter to confirm IME (Japanese) conversion unintentionally sends the prompt
- [BUG] VS CODE Extension no longer allows --dangerously-skip-permissions
- [BUG] VS Code: "Not responding - try stopping" offers no way to actually stop or recover
- [BUG] Frequent IDE disconnections disrupting workflow in VS Code integration
- [BUG] "Notification" hook doesn't work in VS Code extension "native UI" mode
- [FEATURE] Auto-cleanup Chrome tab groups when Claude in Chrome sessions end
- [BUG] Uninterruptible "high speed scrolling" of Claude Code terminal in IntelJIdea
- Please add keyboard shortcuts to the Desktop App to move between Chat, Cowork, Code and Conversations
- [BUG] keybindings.json ignored in Claude desktop app — Enter/Shift+Enter always submit
- [BUG] Remote control (/rc) not supported in VS Code extension
- [BUG] Drag and drop not working in VS Code extension chat panel (works in terminal CLI)
- [BUG] Critical: Terminal Flickering Causes Complete VSCode Crashes on macOS
- [BUG] VS Code terminal steals focus even when running Claude Code externally with /ide (terminal not open)
- IntelliJ Terminal Setting "Use Option as Meta key" is automatically enabled when running Claude in IntelliJ
- [BUG] VS Code extension ignores CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR environment variable
- [BUG] New VS Code Extension does not recognize ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL and shows login screen
- File Reference Autocomplete Broken in Claude Code Extension
- [BUG] VSCode extension v2.0.0 is missing commands and IDE tool calls
- [BUG] Past conversations not showing in dropdown - sessions-index.json not being updated.
- [BUG] Conversation history is lost in VSCode extension
- [BUG] Claude Code edits to Jupyter Notebook written to disk but do not automatically refresh in VS Code editor
- Claude Code in Cursor: UI button missing and cmd + esc shortcut no longer working
- [BUG] WorktreeCreate / Remove hooks not called in Claude Desktop
- VSCode extension: hotkeys for navigation
- [BUG] Japanese IME input causes unintended message submission on Enter key after recent update
- VSCode/Cursor Instability: Rapid Scrolling and Crash During Extended AI Code Generation
- Missing Tool Implementation: closeAllDiffTabs in MCP Protocol
- [BUG] Claude Code Chrome integration doesn't detect extension in Brave Browser
- [BUG] Raching rate limit usage with Xcode Intelligence
- VSCode Extension Regression: Multi-Root Workspace Context Not Switching Based on Active File Body: Environment
- VS Code Extension Ignores Global dangerously-skip-permissions Setting
- [Bug] ESC key doesn't work when claude terminal is started by intellij
- [BUG] Claude Code doesn't detect that the IDE is cursor
- [BUG] Error installing VS Code extension: 1: ENOENT Please restart your IDE and try again.
- [BUG] Conversation History disappeared after update.
- Doesn't start extension in Cursor when cant find historic session.
- [BUG] `_claude_fs_right:/Users...` URL crashes rust-analyzer
- [FEATURE] JetBrains plugin: setting to disable diff auto-focus / tab-switch (accessibility)
- [BUG] Prompt is too long (Claude for VS Code)
- Claude Desktop: 'All domains' network egress setting triggers invalid pattern error
- [BUG] "Fork Conversation from here" doesn't work
- [BUG] Past Conversations not showing in VSCode extension despite valid sessions-index.json
- [BUG] Local session history disappears after VS Code restart
- [BUG] Claude leaves behind locked panels in VSCode
- [BUG] VSCode extension ignores ANTHROPIC_MODEL environment variable when using Bedrock
- [BUG] VS Code Terminal - Claude Code sluggish when typing
- [BUG] Claude Code Intellij plugin showing UTF-8 BOM markers in diffs
- [BUG] Cant type anymore in claude code
- VS Code Extension Automatically Creates Local Installation Without User Consent
- [BUG] Image base64 size (8.4 MB) exceeds API limit (5.0 MB). Please resize the image before sending.
- Clipboard Image Paste Failure in Claude VSCode Extension
- [BUG] Usage limit erreicht trotz verfügbarer Weekly Quota (85% verbraucht laut claude.ai)
- [BUG] API Error: 400 due to tool use concurrency issues.
- [BUG] command 'claude-vscode.editor.openLast' not found
- Jupyter Notebook Cell Insertion Incorrectly Placed at Top
- Shift+Enter Line Break Fails in VSCode Claude Extension on macOS
- Claude for Chrome extension triggers repeated macOS Gatekeeper warnings for .node files
- [BUG] Claude Code Extension causes nonstop IDE rendering glitch
- Performance Degradation in Claude VSCode Extension with Long Prompts
- VS Code: long user prompt cannot be collapsed (expand/collapse toggle unresponsive)
- [BUG] Statusline feature regression in VSCode UI updates
- [BUG] All the extensions are displayed under the 'Explorer' in Antigravity.
- [BUG] Custom commands in parent directory `.claude/` not discovered after latest VSCode extension update
- [BUG] Plugin hooks registered but not firing in VSCode extension
- [BUG] VS Code Extension — Severe Regressions since v2.0.34
- [Bug] VS Code Extension: Failed Connection to Linear MCP Service
- [BUG] JetBrains plugin: "Cannot launch Claude Code" error
- [BUG] After prompt response, keyboard focus no longer in CLI, jumps to source editor in IntelliJ
- [BUG] Shift+Enter not working in the Mac Claude Code Desktop app
- [Feature Request] Auto-scroll should pause when user scrolls up in chat
- Cursor IDE Connection Instability
- [BUG] /compact always fails with "Conversation too long" since v2.1.23 (regression)
- Tool Result Block Missing in Async Promise Handling
- [VSCode] macOS Ctrl+F and Ctrl+P no longer work in chat input
- [BUG] Claude Code SKILL.md attribute user-invocable vs user-invokable
- [Bug] API Error 400 - Tool Use Concurrency Issues - Widespread Regression Affecting All Platforms
- [BUG] VSCode Extension 2.1.20 - Critical Memory Leak: 11.6GB per conversation window on macOS
- [BUG] Plan mode outputs full plan to chat on every update
- [FEATURE] VSCode Extension: Add SSE transport support for MCP servers (already supported in CLI)
- Claude Code does not connect to any IDE after upgrading to 1.0.28+
- [BUG] cursor <-> claude code integration does not work from inside tmux
- VS Code extension: text input types backwards (RTL direction bug) — frequent occurrence
- Auto-upgrade Breaks Cursor IDE Integration
- [Feature Request] Webstorm Claude Code Terminal lacking /terminal-setup command
- "Claude Code Extension Not Detected in VSCode Terminal"
- [BUG]macOS system shortcuts (Cmd+H, Cmd+M) not working when Claude panel is focused
- [BUG] The chat prompt grabs the input when trying to maximize the main panel via keyboard shortcut
- [BUG] VSCode extension fails to load .zshrc file
- [BUG] Clicking thinking blocks no longer expands them in VSCode
- [BUG] AskUserQuestion dialog steals focus and captures keystrokes while user is typing in VS Code
- [Bug] Anthropic API Error: 400 Tool Concurrency Issues with Opus Model
- [BUG] Continuous "API Error: 400 due to tool use concurrency issues" in Claude Code in VS Code
- [Feature Request] Add configurable editor option for Ctrl+G shortcut
- [BUG] Excessive flickering and scrolling.
- File Edit Failure: String Not Found in Target File
- [BUG] Hundreds of lines of modified file notes being injected into context on EVERY user message via <system-reminder>
- [BUG] Empty page after login in VSCode extension