Your next-level AI coding assistant — write, refactor & reason directly in your favorite editor.
Supercharge your coding in VS Code with the official Claude Code Extension.
Claude Code is your AI-powered coding partner, designed to boost productivity, automate repetitive tasks, and help you reason through complex codebases—all seamlessly from inside VS Code.
✨ Advanced AI features: Access state-of-the-art Claude models for coding & reasoning (subscription or pay-as-you-go).
⚡ Automate workflows: Let Claude write, fix, explain, and refactor code with context from your open files, folders, and selections.
🧭 Deep editor integration: Get real-time, in-editor suggestions, context-aware completions, and UI for quick actions.
💡 Agent capabilities: Use subagents, run custom slash commands, and personalize workflows for ultimate flexibility.
🖥️ Terminal Mode: Prefer a classic approach? Enable the Claude Code: Use Terminal setting for Claude-powered terminal chat.
🛠️ Extensive language support: Works with Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, Java, Go, Rust, C++, and many more.
Activate Claude Code: Visit claude.com to link your account and unlock full features.
Explore features: Open the Claude sidebar, start a chat, or select code to get smart suggestions.
⚙️ Terminal Mode
Want the familiar chat-in-terminal experience? Switch on the Claude Code: Use Terminal setting in your VS Code preferences and enjoy inline command execution.
