IDE integration issues on macOS — page 3
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 165 in the 90 before — -21%. 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
189 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 201–300
Ranked by community engagement (reactions weighted over comments). Listing the top 300 of 828 matches; the statistics above cover all 828.
- [BUG] PyCharm: keeps unticking "Move focus to the editor with Escape"
- Terminal Plugin Dependency Missing in Claude Code Plugin
- BUG/FEATURE-REQUEST: `@`-Mention Limitation for Gitignored Files in VS Code
- [BUG] VSCode extension: plan approval with "Yes, and auto-accept edits" enters acceptEdits instead of Auto mode (terminal enters Auto mode)
- [BUG] Not able to scroll through the claude code response. There is no scroll bar, it has vanished completely. The mouse wheel just shuffles through historic prompts. I use claude code in VS code.
- Conversation history no longer persists after Developer: Reload Window in VS Code
- RTL (Right-to-Left) text support in VSCode extension and terminal
- Single Claude process consumed 36 GB on 18 GB machine, triggering Jetsam OOM kill (v2.1.37)
- [Feature Request] Add font size configuration for Claude Code VS Code extension UI
- [BUG] VSCode Extension Permission Dialog Text Ellipsized
- [Feature Request] Quick entry should not auto-open main Claude Desktop window
- [BUG] JediEmulator - Unhandled Control Sequence
- [BUG] Claude code version npm-global (1.0.128), vs code plugin, constantly disconnected and request for re-login
- [Bug] VSCode Extension 2.0.0: Severe Keyboard Accessibility Regression
- [BUG] Jetbrains Plugin Doesn't Support Shift+Enter in Reworked 2025 terminal engine
- [BUG] "Fix with Claude Code" action is broken in VSCode
- [Bug] IDE Integration Failure: No Available IDEs Detected on macOS
- [BUG] Claude steals focus on startup in vscode
- VSCode: Config probe subprocess always times out (60s) on first tab
- [BUG] in VS Code/Cursor extension spinnerVerbs read from claudeCode.* workspace config instead of ~/.claude/settings.json effective view (one-line fix in extension.js)
- Claude Code responses disappear immediately after streaming completes in VS Code extension
- [BUG] PATH exports in shell config files ignored by Claude Code VS Code extension
- [BUG] VS Code & Claude Code
- [BUG] On click the claude code icon in vs code getting the error command 'claude-vscode.editor.openLast' not found
- Kernel panic: 3 Claude processes hit 17.3 GB resident on 18 GB machine, MacBook powered off (v2.1.37)
- Session locks with 'Prompt is too long' — blocks input, wastes tokens
- [BUG] v2.1.27 VSCode extension has critical memory leak
- [BUG] While Claude is generating a response in the VSCode extension, the chat panel is locked to auto-scroll
- [BUG] VSCode Plugin New UI Permission Issue
- [BUG] Claude Code VSCode extension cannot persist in sidebar
- [Feature Request] File Reference Autocomplete Limited to Root Git Repo
- [BUG] Claude Code extension in VS Code is using more tokens than the CLI
- [Bug] Extension Fails with Spaces in Project Directory Path
- [BUG] Option+Backspace incorrect behavior with Cyrillic text
- [BUG] If sub-agent asks user to approve an edit, it gets stuck indefinitely
- VS Code extension: AskUserQuestion modal hides assistant text written before the tool call
- MCP server "ide" connection fails immediately on startup - IntelliJ IDEA plugin 0.1.14-beta
- [BUG] Clicking file links in Read tool call results doesn't open binary files (e.g. PNG) in VSCode
- API Error 400 "tool use concurrency issues" in large projects (400+ files)
- Notification hooks not working in VSCode extension (work in terminal CLI)
- [Bug] Claude in Chrome tool not available despite extension installed
- [BUG] .env variable substitution in .mcp.json works in Cursor but not VS Code
- [Bug] Multiple Claude Code instances fail with Cursor IDE integration
- [BUG] Extension Can't reference folders while CLI can
- Symlink Required for VS Code Extension After Local Installation Migration
- [FEATURE REQUEST] Allow manual startup of Claude Code from VS Code extension
- [BUG] An exception is thrown whenever Claude tries to present a code change in IDE for approval
- [BUG] VSCode extension ignores claude environment settings
- Thinking block in VS Code extension is unclickable / won't expand on Opus 4.7
- [BUG] JetBrains plugin: "Cannot launch Claude Code" error #6100
- /chrome command produces no output and doesn't connect to Chrome extension
- [BUG] plan in vscode add on difficult to read
- [BUG] VSCode extension doesn't show desktop notifications
- [BUG] Selection context not passed to Claude in DevContainer environment
- Bash tool output not displaying in VS Code extension
- [BUG] Regarding Claude Code for VS Code, while the VS Code extension marketplace is correctly updated to the latest version, in Cursor, it seems stuck at version 2.0.1.
- [BUG] VS Code Extension Session Terminated Unexpectedly and Prompts for Login
- Rendering Failure: Blank VS Code Window with Corrupted UI Text
- [BUG] IDE integration fails with "workspace directories do not match" error despite identical paths
- [BUG] IDE detection fails on subsequent runs, requires restart to work again
- [BUG] Set Claude Code working, returned to find no terminal window (closed itself), and claude is no longer installed
- Title: Node.js fs Error: Stale WebStorm Path Blocking Claude CLI Launch
- [BUG]
- [BUG] Cannot disable vscode extension when using vscode terminal, reinstalls.
- [BUG] Workspace trust dialog never appears in the VS Code extension (shown via CLI), so project-scope plugins / project .claude/settings.json are silently skipped
- [BUG] CLI works fine but every request fails in Xcode with Prompt stream failed: Agent has been closed
- [BUG] mcp__ide__getDiagnostics interferes with functional diagnostics tools
- CI monitoring panel shows all zeros despite GitHub Actions checks passing
- [BUG]Xcode 26.3 Claude Agent -Xcode 26.5 downloads darwin-arm64 binary on Intel Macs (workaround inside)"
- [BUG] Past Conversations panel only shows 3 sessions, cannot scroll or search history
- [Bug] Anthropic API Error: Cannot Modify Thinking Blocks in Assistant Messages
- [BUG] launching a new Claude Code for VS code tab repeatedly kills the Extension host "Extension host terminated unexpectedly"
- [BUG] VS Code Extension: No way to remove attached file reference from input area
- [BUG] Error launching VSCode Claude Code extension
- [BUG] VS Code extension v2 doesn't show messages from awsAuthRefresh
- [BUG] VSCode extension sets DEBUG=1, causing shell environment polution
- [BUG] VSCode extension ignores `managed-settings.json` authentication settings
- [BUG] [Feature]
- [BUG] At wits end with IntelJIdea, I have to get a new IDE if you can't fix this... <ESC> to interrupt Claude, doesn't.
- [BUG] Backslash Input via Option + ¥ Outputs Yen Symbol in PyCharm Terminal (Mac Japanese Keyboard)
- Missing Tool Implementation: closeAllDiffTabs in MCP Protocol
- VS Code extension: remoteControlAtStartup: true is not honored — sessions never auto-start Remote Control
- VS Code extension: /bug and /feedback commands unavailable (/bug says "isn't available", /feedback unrecognized)
- [BUG] [VS Code Extension] Input field intercepts Ctrl+J, preventing macOS IME input source toggle (Regression in v2.1.195)
- [BUG] VSCode extension ignores all managed settings (managed-settings.json, MDM profile, user settings.json) on macOS
- [FEATURE] VS Code extension: cap chat panel max-width for readability on wide displays
- VSCode extension renderer disconnects from live stream during long multi-step tasks; work completes successfully in background
- VS Code extension: "Unhandled case: [object Object]" when the API stream stalls (CLI/TUI mode unaffected)
- Session auto-titler reverts manual rename in Cursor extension
- [BUG] `Cmd+N` constantly opens new chat
- Webview input frequently loses focus on Remote-SSH, breaking Cmd+V/Cmd+C
- [BUG] Claude Agent in Xcode downloads ARM64 binary on Intel Macs, x64 binary rejected due to code signing
- [BUG] IDE lock files always written to ~/.claude/ide, ignoring CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR
- [BUG] /terminal-setup writes keybindings to VSCode config instead of the actual connected IDE (Antigravity, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.)
- [BUG] It's hanging again in vscode as of 2.1.65
- [BUG] CLAUDE CODE panel appears broken by default; Plan Mode behavior is undocumented and undiscoverable
- [BUG] "Send to Claude Code" shortcut does not maintain focus on Claude Code terminal (IntelliJ 2025.3)
- VSCode extension doesn't read env variables from ~/.claude/settings.json
- [BUG] Performance is atrocious on Remote-SSH w/ high latency connections
- [BUG] Error: Claude Code process terminated by signal SIGTRAP