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Claude Code for VSCode

Claude Code for VSCode

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Claude Code for VS Code: Harness the power of Claude Code without leaving your IDE
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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Claude Code Extension for VS Code

IMPORTANT: This plugin requires Claude Code to be installed separately. For more information, see claude.ai/code.

Claude Code seamlessly integrates with popular Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) to enhance your coding workflow. This integration allows you to leverage Claude’s capabilities directly within your preferred development environment.

Features

  • Auto-installation: When you launch Claude Code from within VSCode’s terminal, it automatically detects and installs the extension
  • Selection context: Selected text in the editor is automatically added to Claude’s context
  • Diff viewing: Code changes can be displayed directly in VSCode’s diff viewer instead of the terminal
  • Keyboard shortcuts: Support for shortcuts like Alt+Cmd+K to push selected code into Claude’s prompt
  • Tab awareness: Claude can see which files you have open in the editor
  • Configuration: Set diff tool to auto in /config to enable IDE integration features ​

Requirements

  • VS Code 1.98.0 or higher

Known Issues

This is an early release and may contain bugs or incomplete features.

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