IDE integration issues on Windows
Issues the maintainers labelled both platform:windows and area:ide.
962 issues · 144 open · 818 resolved (85%) · first seen May 22, 2025
Is this getting better or worse?
This class of problem is converging. 152 new reports in the last 90 days vs 236 in the 90 before — -36%. The open backlog peaked at 149 in 2025-12 and sits at 144 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
553 of these reports name the Claude Code build they were running, spanning 174 releases. Heaviest reporters:
- Claude Code v2.1.136
- Claude Code v2.1.129
- Claude Code v2.1.51
- Claude Code v2.1.19
- Claude Code v2.0.76
- Claude Code v2.1.31
- Claude Code v2.1.37
- Claude Code v2.1.81
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 34 days across 818 closures. Of the 818 closures with a recorded reason, 26% were closed as completed and 604 as not-planned or duplicate. The most recent completed fix landed in 2026-10.
Workarounds reported by the community
287 of these issues post a workaround someone says worked. The highest-engagement ones:
- Add support for Visual Studio 2026 Integration
- …nk to the active VS instance. Alternative Solutions Current Workaround: Running CLI in an external terminal (Windows Terminal) or the VS Integrated Terminal. This is suboptimal due to the lack of GUI diffs and auto-conte…
Found in the description of #15942 · still open - [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: Tool use concurrency error after Jan 23-24 update
- ✅ WORKAROUND FOUND The fix: Install VS Code extension version 2.1.17 while keeping CLI at 2.1.19 Steps: 1. In VS Code, go to Extensions 2. Find "Claude Code for VS Code" 3. Click the dropdown arrow next to Uninstall → "I…
Found in the thread of #20571 · resolved - [BUG] Edit preview/diff not showing in VSCode extension UI when confirming changes
- …. Use line-ending-agnostic search that matches both and --- Workaround Convert files to LF line endings: 1. Click "CRLF" in VS Code status bar → select "LF" 2. Save file Note: This may conflict with Git/EditorConfig sett…
Found in the thread of #8660 · still open - [FEATURE] Support Claude in Chrome for WSL environments
- …appropriate connection method Alternative Solutions Current workarounds: - Use Claude Code from Windows PowerShell/cmd.exe (works but loses WSL dev environment) - Use Playwright/Puppeteer MCP servers (works but creates i…
Found in the description of #14367 · resolved
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Matching issues 1–100
Ranked by community engagement (reactions weighted over comments). Listing the top 300 of 962 matches; the statistics above cover all 962.
- Add support for Visual Studio 2026 Integration
- [BUG] Cowork: Folder picker rejects folders outside home directory, symlinks/junctions also blocked
- [Bug] VS Code extension: Tool use concurrency error after Jan 23-24 update
- [BUG] Edit preview/diff not showing in VSCode extension UI when confirming changes
- [FEATURE] Support Claude in Chrome for WSL environments
- Windows VS Code extension crashes Claude Code with "Error: cannot open _claude_fs_right:<file>. Detail: Unable to resolve filesystem provider with relative file path '_claude_fs_right:<file>'"
- [BUG] Claude Code does not detect Jetbrains IDE on Windows WSL
- [BUG]Claude Code VS Code Extension Fails to Detect Git Bash on Windows Despite Correct Configuration
- [BUG] Hard line breaks at ~80 characters in VS Code extension, breaking copy/paste
- [BUG] Github Issue Prompt Too Long
- [BUG] VSCode Extension: `.claude/settings.local.json` permissions not respected for Bash/Write/Edit operations (even with `bypassPermissions` mode)
- [BUG] Notification hook does not fire in VSCode extension
- Critical: No way to bypass MCP tool approval prompts in VSCode extension
- VS Code Extension: Past Conversations not loaded after restart
- CRITICAL: Conversations disappear when closing VSCode or navigating away
- bypassPermissions mode not working in VS Code extension
- [BUG] Claude Code integration with VS Code not working on Windows
- Plugin Installation Failure: Missing PyCharm Plugin Directories
- [BUG] I am not able to login through VSCode extension
- [BUG] command 'claude-vscode.editor.openLast' not found
- [BUG] Chat history not persisting for projects on mapped drives / OneDrive
- [Bug] IDE plugin stuck at "Synthesizing..." state in v2.0.0
- [BUG] Can't detect JetBrains Rider in integrated terminal on native Windows installation
- [BUG] Claude Code crashes with Bun panic in Visual Studio Code on Windows 11
- Effort level 'max' should be persistable in settings.json for Max plan subscribers
- [Bug] Most build-in Slash Commands Not Working in VS Code Extension 2.0.x
- [BUG] VSCode extension 2.0.0 doesn't allow using Bedrock token
- Doesn't start extension in Cursor when cant find historic session.
- [VS Code Extension] v2.1.129 fails to activate on Windows: hardcoded Linux CI path in bundled SDK (regression)
- [BUG] PermissionRequest hook does not trigger in VSCode extension
- [BUG] Frequent "API Error: 400 due to tool use concurrency issues" in VSCode extension
- [BUG] Claude Code is opening a new window on every action
- Session list: no way to delete/close a session, only "Archive" (X icon removed)
- [BUG] Missing / non-functional slash commands in VS Code extension
- [Bug] Claude in Chrome Native Host crashes on Windows 11 - Bun internal assertion failure
- [BUG] /ide command fails when CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR is set - IDE integration doesn't respect custom config directory
- [VSCode] Renaming session via sidebar pencil icon doesn't sync terminal tab title — next message overwrites the custom name
- [BUG] no line numbers in VS Code plugin for modified files
- [BUG] Can't detect VS Code in integrated terminal on native Windows installation
- [BUG] Archived Code sessions not visible in Archive filter on Claude Desktop (Windows)
- [BUG] VS Code extension - "Error: Claude Code process exited with code 1" since update
- [BUG] VS Code extension webview still renders 'Unsupported content type: server_tool_use' in v2.1.198 (prior reports #40816, #60446 auto-closed without fix)
- Expose /buddy companion in the VSCode native extension
- [BUG] Copy paste images doesnt work in WSL and IntelliJ IDEA 2024.3 (Ultimate Edition)
- [BUG][wsl2][Claude-code] doesn't recognizes ide's working directory correctly
- Claude-in-Chrome Windows & WSL working fixes
- [BUG] /terminal-setup command doesn't work in VSCode
- [BUG] Session history empty in VSCode extension when working directory is on a mapped Windows drive
- [BUG] Claude Code CLI freezes
- VS Code extension: thinking blocks render without expand chevron
- Config mismatch: npm-global vs unknown runtime
- VS Code sidebar loses all session history after restart — sessions-index.json not updated for new sidebar sessions
- [BUG] Unable to view Claude's thinking process as of newest "claude code for VS code" version 2.1.141
- [BUG] Copying text (Ctrl+C) from Claude Code window in VS Code fails
- [BUG] v2.1.68 (updated 2026-03-04) opens 3 blank VS Code windows when claude is started in the integrated terminal.
- [BUG] In VSCode, drag-and-drop from file explorer does not work anymore with new version of CC
- [BUG] VS Code extension installation fails with 'End of central directory record signature not found' on /status
- VSCode extension: file links in chat panel look clickable but don't navigate or reveal the file
- [BUG] [VS Code] Renaming a session from the chat header reverts instantly (2.1.270 regression)
- [BUG] VSCode extension incorrectly reports 100% context
- VS Code Extension: command 'claude-vscode.editor.openLast' not found when clicking Extension UI button
- [BUG] Claude Code Extremely Slow
- [BUG] VS Code extension ignores `remoteControlAtStartup` — re-filing after #41036 and #53647 were auto-misrouted by dup-bot
- Starting Claude Code in VSCode integrated terminal opens 3 new VSCode windows
- VSCode Extension: Add setting to disable automatic IDE selection/context injection into conversations
- [BUG] spinnerVerbs setting has no effect in VSCode extension
- [Bug] API Error 400 - Tool Use Concurrency Issues - Widespread Regression Affecting All Platforms
- [BUG] Claude Code for VS Code extension not shown anymore in Activity Bar
- [BUG] Install the PyCharm plugin from the JetBrains Marketplace: https://docs.claude.com/s/claude-code-jetbrains
- [BUG] Custom agents no longer work in VSCode extension
- [Bug] Claude Code Extension: No IDE Integration Detected
- [BUG] Cannot edit file changes in VS Code integration anymore
- Ctrl+Alt+K Shortcut Fails to Insert Selected Code into Claude Terminal
- [BUG] Can't detect VSCode Extension on Windows Native Environment
- [BUG] /terminal-setup not working, no way to enter multiple lines
- "File has been unexpectedly modified" errors break Edit tool in VSCode extension
- Windows Native support
- [BUG] Claude Code for VS Code API Error: 400 messages[1].role must be either 'user' or 'assistant', but got 'system'
- [BUG] AskUserQuestion dialog steals focus and captures keystrokes while user is typing in VS Code
- [FEATURE] Enable spell checking in VSCode extension input box
- [BUG] Overlay too dark when showing options - previous conversation unreadable
- [BUG] [Windows] VS Code extension v2.1.129 fails to activate - hardcoded Linux CI path in extension.js
- [BUG] Codicon font blocked by webview CSP font-src — diff markers render as tofu on 2.1.116 (extends #26836)
- [BUG] Windows absolute paths in markdown links: false affordance (renders clickable, click does nothing)
- [BUG] vs code extension version v2.0.44 fails to initialize with "Node.js version 18 required"
- Claude Code login fails with service unavailability and rate limit errors
- [BUG] Horizontal scrollbar appears in panel mode due to missing horizontal padding in webview container
- [BUG] Visualstudio code - Error: Claude Code process exited with code 3
- [BUG] Duplicate IntelliJ IDEA detection causing auto-connect IDE failure since version 1.0.57
- [BUG] Past Conversations empty on Windows with mapped network drives (realpath resolves to UNC path)
- [BUG] Severe file picker performance regression (VS Code Extension)
- Chrome extension not connecting
- The /ide command cannot detect VS Code on Windows despite extension running
- [BUG] Session history lost / unable to find recent conversation sessions
- [BUG] Claude Code VS Code Extension Crashes on Startup - Host Extension Unexpectedly Closed
- Running claude from VS Code integrated terminal opens 3 empty VS Code windows
- [BUG] Claude Code for WebStorm Plugin
- [BUG] After updating to 1.0.45 Claude freezes terminal and hangs
- [BUG] Claude COde doesn't work on WSL2, WHY ??????????
- [BUG] VS Code extension v2.1.129 - command 'claude-vscode.editor.openLast' not found (regression from v2.1.128)