[BUG] VSCode Extension Does Not Respect .gitignore_global When Linking Files With @

[tyler-ball]

Preflight Checklist

• [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
• [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
• [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

When using the VSCode extension, trying to add files as context with @ looks up files that are in my .gitignore_global config:

When I try the same in claude code in the terminal I do not get this issue (.gitignore_global is respected). This is in the same repo for both:

What Should Happen?

Claude should respect my .gitignore_global when adding files to the context with @ from both the terminal and VSCode extensions

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

1. Create ~/.gitignore_global, add files to it, and set that as global with git config --global core.excludesFile ~/.gitignore_global
2. Create files that are ignored (in my case it is files created by the local history extension)
3. Start a chat with cmd+esc in VSCode, using the extension UI (not terminal UI)
4. Add a file with @ and see that the extension suggests files that are gitignored

Claude Model

Sonnet (default)

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

No response

Claude Code Version

2.0.27 (Claude Code)

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

No response

[tyler-ball]

I don't have the ability to reopen https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/10213 so filed a new issue

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Found 3 possible duplicate issues:

1. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/10213
2. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/1248
3. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/8481

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[hackyon-anthropic]

Does this work for your .gitignore or is it just this special .gitignore_global file? Can you check what your Claude Code: Do Not Exclude Search Patterns setting is?

[tyler-ball]

The vscode extension does correctly exclude items listed in .gitignore. My Claude Code: Do Not Exclude Search Patterns setting is unchecked (the default).

[tyler-ball]

If supporting core.excludesFile git setting becomes an option y'all want to support, I also propose looking for .gitignore files in parent directories and reading those. That would be another way to have developer-environment-specific files that need to be ignored

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