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Connect to IDE

You can connect to VSCode or JetBrains IDEs to get context for files and diagnostics.

For external terminals, use the /ide command to connect Claude Code to your VS Code instance. To configure, run claude, enter /config, and set the diff tool to auto for automatic IDE detection.

Features:​

  • Selection context sharing (current selection/tab is automatically shared with Claude Code)
  • Diff viewing in the IDE instead of terminal,
  • File reference shortcuts (Cmd+Option+K on Mac or Alt+Ctrl+K on Windows/Linux to insert file references like @File#L1-99)
  • Automatic diagnostic sharing (lint and syntax errors).

💡 You can nudge Claude Code to get the diagnostics from a file by saying something like: "Check all diagnostics for Program.cs with warning level and fix them"

See the Visual Studio Code Integration