Launch Claude Code with full multi-folder context — straight from VS Code.
If you work with multi-root workspaces (monorepos, microservices, full-stack projects), you know the pain: Claude Code only sees one directory at a time. This extension fixes that. It automatically passes every folder in your VS Code workspace to claude via --add-dir, so Claude has the full picture from the start.
Why Use This?
Multi-folder awareness — Claude Code sees all your workspace folders, not just one. No more switching directories or losing context.
Named sessions — Tag sessions with meaningful names like auth-refactor or bug-fix-123 so you can find and resume them later.
Session continuity — Continue your last session or resume any previous one with a single command. Your conversation history and context carry over.
Zero config — Works out of the box. Just open your workspace and run a command.
Open the Command Palette (Cmd+Shift+P / Ctrl+Shift+P) and run any of:
Command
What it does
Claude: Start Session
Start a new session. Optionally give it a name for easy reference later.
Claude: Continue Last Session
Pick up right where you left off (claude --continue).
Claude: Resume Session
Browse and resume any previous session (claude --resume).
How It Works
The first folder in your workspace becomes the working directory. Every additional folder is passed as --add-dir:
# Workspace with 3 folders — they don't need to share a parent:
# /work/backend-api
# /home/user/libs/shared-types
# /projects/frontend
claude --add-dir /home/user/libs/shared-types --add-dir /projects/frontend
# ↑ runs in /work/backend-api (cwd)
The folders can live anywhere on your filesystem — different repos, different parent directories, different drives. VS Code multi-root workspaces let you group them, and this extension makes sure Claude sees them all.
Use Cases
Monorepos — Give Claude visibility into packages, shared libraries, and apps simultaneously.
Full-stack projects — Let Claude see both your API and frontend code to keep contracts in sync.
Infrastructure + Application — Work on Terraform modules alongside the app code they deploy.
Libraries + Consumers — Edit a library and its downstream consumers in one session with full context.
