Copy Code Reference for AI

Copy code references — @src/foo.ts:10-20 (relative) or @/Users/you/project/src/foo.ts:10-20 (absolute) — straight to the clipboard, ready to paste into Claude Code, the built-in VS Code Chat, or any other AI input.

Works with both VS Code and Cursor.

Commands

• With just a caret (no selection), each command copies a single-line reference (e.g. @src/foo.ts:10).
• Both commands also appear in the editor's right-click menu under the Copy/Paste section.
• Rebind either shortcut independently from VS Code's Keyboard Shortcuts UI.
• The relative command falls back to the absolute path when the file is outside every workspace folder.

Settings

Output format examples

• Default: @src/foo.ts:10-20
• Single line (no selection): @src/foo.ts:10
• Absolute: @/Users/you/project/src/foo.ts:10-20
• pathLineSeparator: "#": @src/foo.ts#10-20

Example settings.json

{
    "copyCodeRefForAi.prefix": "@",
    "copyCodeRefForAi.pathLineSeparator": ":",
    "copyCodeRefForAi.lineRangeSeparator": "-"
}

Notes

Claude Code may auto-convert @file:line to @file#line — both formats resolve to the same lines.