Claude Code Context Add

A VS Code extension that bridges your editor and Claude Code CLI. Right-click files or selections to send them as @-references directly into your Claude Code terminal or the Claude Code VS Code extension panel.

Forked from claude-code-context-plus by @jeffycyang, licensed under MIT. Added support for the Claude Code VS Code extension panel (sidebar / editor tab), target configuration, and bug fixes.

Features

Add files to context

Right-click a file in the explorer or editor tab and select "Add to Claude Code". Sends @path/to/file to the Claude Code terminal. Supports multi-select.

Send selections

Select code in the editor, right-click, and choose "Send Selection to Claude Code". Sends @path/to/file:startLine-endLine so Claude knows exactly what you're pointing at.

Result in terminal or panel

References are typed into the Claude Code input without pressing Enter, so you stay in control — works with both the terminal and the Claude Code VS Code extension panel (sidebar or editor tab).

More features

• Claude Code VS Code extension panel support — In addition to the terminal, supports sending references directly to the Claude Code VS Code extension (sidebar or editor tab). Auto-detects which is available.
• Target configuration — Choose between auto (terminal first, panel as fallback), terminal, or panel via the claudeContextAdd.target setting.
• Multi-root workspace support — Correctly resolves paths in multi-root workspaces. Files in the terminal's folder use relative paths; files in other folders use absolute paths.
• Auto-detect Claude Code terminals — Automatically finds terminals named "Claude Code" or matching version patterns (e.g. 1.0.32). Configurable with custom regex patterns.
• Manual terminal designation — Use the command palette to manually designate any terminal as your Claude Code target.
• Status bar indicator — Shows when a Claude Code terminal is active. Displays a selection icon when you have text selected, and clicking it sends the selection.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Commands

All commands are available via the command palette (Cmd+Shift+P):

• Add to Claude Code — Send file(s) as @-references
• Send Selection to Claude Code — Send selected code with line numbers
• Set as Claude Code Terminal — Manually designate a terminal
• Select Claude Code Terminal — Choose between multiple Claude Code terminals

Configuration

How It Works

References are inserted without pressing Enter, so you stay in control. For files it sends @relative/path, and for selections it sends @relative/path:startLine-endLine.

Terminal mode: Paths are resolved relative to the Claude Code terminal's working directory. In multi-root workspaces, files in the terminal's folder get short relative paths while files in other workspace folders get absolute paths.

Panel mode: Paths are resolved relative to the workspace root via VS Code's built-in asRelativePath. The extension auto-detects which Claude Code VS Code extension panel (sidebar or editor tab) is currently visible and inserts there.

npm install
npm run build        # Build once
npm run watch        # Build on save
npm test             # Run tests

npm run package      # Produces claude-code-context-add-0.1.0.vsix
code --install-extension claude-code-context-add-0.1.0.vsix

License

MIT