"Claude Code Extension Not Detected in VSCode Terminal"

[islamaliev]

Bug Description I have VSCode and the code command is working, but when when I enter Claude Code vie VSCode's integrated terminal and do /ide it says "No available IDEs detected. Make sure your IDE has the Claude Code extension or plugin installed and is running."

Environment Info

• Platform: macos
• Terminal: vscode
• Version: 1.0.3
• Feedback ID: 8bd6b0ad-2efd-4d0e-8884-54544d57da3c

Errors

[{"error":"Error: Command failed: security find-generic-password -a $USER -w -s \"Claude Code\"\nsecurity: SecKeychainSearchCopyNext: The specified item could not be found in the keychain.\n\n    at __node_internal_genericNodeError (node:internal/errors:865:15)\n    at checkExecSyncError (node:child_process:890:11)\n    at execSync (node:child_process:962:15)\n    at cG (file:///Users/islam/.nvm/versions/node/v18.20.3/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:644:3513)\n    at file:///Users/islam/.nvm/versions/node/v18.20.3/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:574:15313\n    at Q (file:///Users/islam/.nvm/versions/node/v18.20.3/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:532:13335)\n    at sR1 (file:///Users/islam/.nvm/versions/node/v18.20.3/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:574:14562)\n    at aI (file:///Users/islam/.nvm/versions/node/v18.20.3/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:574:14179)\n    at FU2 (file:///Users/islam/.nvm/versions/node/v18.20.3/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1965:20997)\n    at file:///Users/islam/.nvm/versions/node/v18.20.3/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2363:2019","timestamp":"2025-05-24T14:49:05.301Z"},{"error":"Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, scandir '/Users/islam/.claude/ide'\n    at Module.readdirSync (node:fs:1525:3)\n    at Object.readdirSync (file:///Users/islam/.nvm/versions/node/v18.20.3/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:540:1519)\n    at UD0 (file:///Users/islam/.nvm/versions/node/v18.20.3/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1318:16584)\n    at QS4 (file:///Users/islam/.nvm/versions/node/v18.20.3/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1319:555)\n    at HD0 (file:///Users/islam/.nvm/versions/node/v18.20.3/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1319:2305)\n    at TD0 (file:///Users/islam/.nvm/versions/node/v18.20.3/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1319:5754)\n    at file:///Users/islam/.nvm/versions/node/v18.20.3/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2438:2017\n    at b7 (file:///Users/islam/.nvm/versions/node/v18.20.3/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:150:21374)\n    at hZ (file:///Users/islam/.nvm/versions/node/v18.20.3/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:150:40861)\n    at wW (file:///Users/islam/.nvm/versions/node/v18.20.3/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:150:34915)","timestamp":"2025-05-24T14:49:05.338Z"},{"error":"Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, scandir '/Users/islam/.claude/ide'\n    at Module.readdirSync (node:fs:1525:3)\n    at Object.readdirSync (file:///Users/islam/.nvm/versions/node/v18.20.3/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:540:1519)\n    at UD0 (file:///Users/islam/.nvm/versions/node/v18.20.3/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1318:16584)\n    at Da (file:///Users/islam/.nvm/versions/node/v18.20.3/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1319:2580)\n    at HD0 (file:///Users/islam/.nvm/versions/node/v18.20.3/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1319:2372)","timestamp":"2025-05-24T14:49:05.404Z"},{"error":"Error: 1: ENOENT \n    at YS4 (file:///Users/islam/.nvm/versions/node/v18.20.3/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1319:3579)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)\n    at async DS4 (file:///Users/islam/.nvm/versions/node/v18.20.3/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1319:1936)","timestamp":"2025-05-24T14:49:05.421Z"},{"error":"AxiosError: Request failed with status code 401\n    at SH (file:///Users/islam/.nvm/versions/node/v18.20.3/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:570:1070)\n    at IncomingMessage.NA (file:///Users/islam/.nvm/versions/node/v18.20.3/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:571:9969)\n    at IncomingMessage.emit (node:events:529:35)\n    at IncomingMessage.emit (node:domain:489:12)\n    at endReadableNT (node:internal/streams/readable:1400:12)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:82:21)\n    at oc.request (file:///Users/islam/.nvm/versions/node/v18.20.3/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:573:2081)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)\n    at async njA (file:///Users/islam/.nvm/versions/node/v18.20.3/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:574:10916)\n    at async um9 (file:///Users/islam/.nvm/versions/node/v18.20.3/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:574:1363

Note: Error logs were truncated.

[igorkofman]

Thanks for the report, would love to track this down.

What does /status say in Claude Code? Does the Claude Code extension show up in the list of extensions in VSCode? Do you see anything at ~/.claude/ide?

[islamaliev]

Hi.

Claude Code extension doesn't show up in the list of extensions in VSCode.

~/.claude/ide doesn't exist.

/status gives me this:

Claude Code Status v1.0.5

Working Directory L /Users/islam/dev/textile/recall-synchronizer

IDE Integration • /config ⚠ Error installing VS Code extension: 1: ENOENT Please restart your IDE and try again.

MCP servers • /mcp ✔ brave-search ✔ puppeteer ✔ memory ✔ iterm-mcp ✔ browser-tools-mcp ✔ playwright

Account • /login L Login Method: Claude Max Account (20x) L Email: @.***

Memory • /memory L project: CLAUDE.md

Model • /model L Default Use Opus up to 50% of Max usage limits, then Sonnet (currently Opus)

Cheers, Islam

On Wed, 28 May 2025 at 21:51, igorkofman @.***> wrote:

igorkofman left a comment (anthropics/claude-code#1289) https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/1289#issuecomment-2917446180

Thanks for the report, would love to track this down.

What does /status say in Claude Code? Does the Claude Code extension show up in the list of extensions in VSCode? Do you see anything at ~/.claude/ide?

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[igorkofman]

Thanks! What does type code return in vscode terminal?

[islamaliev]

$ type code code is /usr/local/bin/code

FYI, I have VSCode, VSCode - Insiders and Cursor installed on my machine. I don't know if it's relevant. But all of them say "No available IDEs detected. Make sure your IDE has the Claude Code extension or plugin installed and is running." on /ide

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[igorkofman]

Let's focus on VSCode to start. I'll assume "type code" was run there. What does code --help say in vscode terminal? What is the default shell in vscode terminal?

On Thu, May 29, 2025 at 1:56 PM Islam Aliev @.***> wrote:

islamaliev left a comment (anthropics/claude-code#1289) https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/1289#issuecomment-2920564706 $ type code code is /usr/local/bin/code

FYI, I have VSCode, VSCode - Insiders and Cursor installed on my machine. I don't know if it's relevant. But all of them say "No available IDEs detected. Make sure your IDE has the Claude Code extension or plugin installed and is running." on /ide

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[islamaliev]

yes, I use VSCode. Default shell is bash.

$ code --help Visual Studio Code 1.100.2

Usage: code [options][paths...]

To read from stdin, append '-' (e.g. 'ps aux | grep code | code -')

Options -d --diff Compare two files with each other. -m --merge Perform a three-way merge by providing paths for two modified versions of a file, the common origin of both modified versions and the output file to save merge results. -a --add Add folder(s) to the last active window. --remove Remove folder(s) from the last active window. -g --goto file:line[:character] Open a file at the path on the specified line and character position. -n --new-window Force to open a new window. -r --reuse-window Force to open a file or folder in an already opened window. -w --wait Wait for the files to be closed before returning. --locale The locale to use (e.g. en-US or zh-TW). --user-data-dir

Specifies the directory that user data is kept in. Can be used to open multiple distinct instances of Code. --profile <profileName> Opens the provided folder or workspace with the given profile and associates the profile with the workspace. If the profile does not exist, a new empty one is created. -h --help Print usage. --add-mcp Adds a Model Context Protocol server definition to the user profile. Accepts JSON input in the form '{"name":"server-name","command":...}'

Extensions Management --extensions-dir

Set the root path for extensions. --list-extensions List the installed extensions. --show-versions Show versions of installed extensions, when using --list-extensions. --category Filters installed extensions by provided category, when using --list-extensions. --install-extension <ext-id | path> Installs or updates an extension. The argument is either an extension id or a path to a VSIX. The identifier of an extension is '${publisher}.${name}'. Use '--force' argument to update to latest version. To install a specific version provide '@${version}'. For example: @.***'. --pre-release Installs the pre-release version of the extension, when using --install-extension --uninstall-extension Uninstalls an extension. --update-extensions Update the installed extensions. --enable-proposed-api Enables proposed API features for extensions. Can receive one or more extension IDs to enable individually.

Troubleshooting -v --version Print version. --verbose Print verbose output (implies --wait). --log Log level to use. Default is 'info'. Allowed values are 'critical', 'error', 'warn', 'info', 'debug', 'trace', 'off'. You can also configure the log level of an extension by passing extension id and log level in the following format: '${publisher}.${name}:${logLevel}'. For example: 'vscode.csharp:trace'. Can receive one or more such entries. -s --status Print process usage and diagnostics information. --prof-startup Run CPU profiler during startup. --disable-extensions Disable all installed extensions. This option is not persisted and is effective only when the command opens a new window. --disable-extension Disable the provided extension. This option is not persisted and is effective only when the command opens a new window. --sync <on | off> Turn sync on or off. --inspect-extensions Allow debugging and profiling of extensions. Check the developer tools for the connection URI. --inspect-brk-extensions Allow debugging and profiling of extensions with the extension host being paused after start. Check the developer tools for the connection URI. --disable-lcd-text Disable LCD font rendering. --disable-gpu Disable GPU hardware acceleration. --disable-chromium-sandbox Use this option only when there is requirement to launch the application as sudo user on Linux or when running as an elevated user in an applocker environment on Windows. --locate-shell-integration-path Print the path to a terminal shell integration script. Allowed values are 'bash', 'pwsh', 'zsh' or 'fish'. --telemetry Shows all telemetry events which VS code collects.

Subcommands tunnel Make the current machine accessible from vscode.dev or other machines through a secure tunnel serve-web Run a server that displays the editor UI in browsers.

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igorkofman left a comment (anthropics/claude-code#1289) https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/1289#issuecomment-2920581731 Let's focus on VSCode to start. I'll assume "type code" was run there. What does code --help say in vscode terminal? What is the default shell in vscode terminal?

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islamaliev left a comment (anthropics/claude-code#1289) < https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/1289#issuecomment-2920564706>

$ type code code is /usr/local/bin/code

FYI, I have VSCode, VSCode - Insiders and Cursor installed on my machine. I don't know if it's relevant. But all of them say "No available IDEs detected. Make sure your IDE has the Claude Code extension or plugin installed and is running." on /ide

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[mschmidtkorth]

Same here on MacOS and latest VSCode using fish from VS Code.

type code `
code is /opt/homebrew/bin/code

claude
/status
Claude Code Status v1.0.6

 Working Directory 
  L ~/Git/test

 IDE Integration • /config
 ⚠  Error installing VS Code extension: 1: ENOENT
    Please restart your IDE and try again.

 MCP servers • /mcp
 ✔  sequential-thinking
 ✔  puppeteer
  L linear-mcp

 Account • /login
  L Login Method: Claude Max Account
  L Email: xxx

 Memory • /memory
  L project: CLAUDE.md

 Model • /model
  L Default Opus 4 for up to 50% of usage limits, then use Sonnet 4 (currently Opus)

[igorkofman]

Hey folks, I believe we've resolved this issue. Please let us know if you see it again.

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