A VS Code extension that lets you browse Claude Code sessions for your current workspace, inspect user prompts, and resume sessions directly in a terminal.
What It Provides
Claude Sessions view in Explorer.
Claude Sessions Activity Bar icon with a dedicated sidebar view.
Lists sessions for the currently opened workspace folder(s), sourced from ~/.claude/projects.
Session row title + always-visible last-used token (for example 2d ago).
Per-session prompt list: one tree entry per user prompt in that session.
Open Prompt Preview for any prompt entry (opens full prompt in a read-only virtual tab).
Open Claude Session action (green terminal icon) to run:
claude --resume <sessionId>
Open Session (Skip Permissions) action (red terminal icon) to run:
claude --dangerously-skip-permissions --resume <sessionId>
protected by a confirmation modal by default
Refresh Claude Sessions command.
Focus Claude Sessions View command.
Usage
Session list with prompt history
Browse all Claude Code sessions for your workspace, each expandable to show individual prompts.
Resume or open a session
Hover a session to reveal actions: resume in a terminal (green icon) or resume with --dangerously-skip-permissions (red icon).
Session details with inline actions
Expand a session to see prompts and timestamps. Click the green or red terminal icons to resume.
Prompt preview
Click a prompt entry to open its full content in a read-only editor tab.
Requirements
VS Code desktop.
Node.js 20+.
Claude Code CLI installed and available on PATH as claude.
Local Claude history at ~/.claude/projects.
Local Development
Install dependencies:
npm install
Build once:
npm run compile
(Optional) watch mode while editing:
npm run watch
Open this folder in VS Code and press F5 to launch the Extension Development Host.
In the Extension Host window:
Open the Claude Sessions icon in the Activity Bar, or
Run Focus Claude Sessions View from Command Palette.
Install
Download the latest .vsix from GitHub Releases, then install it in VS Code:
Open Command Palette (Cmd+Shift+P).
Run Extensions: Install from VSIX....
Select the downloaded .vsix file.
Reload when prompted.
Build + Install From Source
Package as VSIX
From the project root:
npx @vscode/vsce package
This creates a .vsix file such as:
vscode-claude-sessions-0.0.1.vsix
Install VSIX
In VS Code:
Open Command Palette.
Run Extensions: Install from VSIX....
Select the generated .vsix file.
Reload when prompted.
Useful Commands
npm run compile
npm run lint
npm run test
Notes
Prompt previews open using a virtual document scheme (claude-sessions-prompt:), so closing them does not create file delete/save prompts.
Session prompt list filters out command-wrapper/system-noise entries (for example command metadata wrappers).
