How to integrate Claude into VS Code
Integrate Claude into VS Code It’s not difficult at all. Below are detailed instructions How to use Claude in VS Code.
Part 1: Login and Authentication
The first time you open an extension in Visual Studio Code, the authentication screen will always appear. There are three main access methods, please click on the option appropriate to your account:
- Claude.ai subscriptions, individual monthly or annual memberships purchased on the consumer site;
- Anthropic Console, a pay-as-you-go API billing plan for developers that you manage in the console;
- Bedrock, Foundry, or Vertex, the official endpoints hosted by the cloud organization you’re using.
Each method has different payment and compliance rules. Pay-as-you-go plans can get expensive with heavy use; Third-party subscriptions or cloned plans are not covered. The instructions below use Claude Online Subscriptions: in the extension’s user interface, click the appropriate button to begin authentication.
When prompted, select Open to continue.
On the website, click Authorize to confirm.
Return to the Visual Studio Code extension and it will show the login page; Use Claude Code from the sidebar.
Part 2: Consider the sample
This request recommends a task creation extension news_task in the project, collect five recent news items (title, source, date, link) from about three days back and write the file news.mdwithout creating or running any additional scripts, using only the built-in functions. Adjust the output paths and rules to suit your work.
Create a new subfolder under the @project directory called "news_task".
In this folder, perform the following task using only your built-in capabilities:
- Search for news from the past 3 days
- Select a reasonable set of recent and relevant articles
- Extract for each article:
- title
- source
- published date
- URL
Output requirements:
- Save the results as a file named "news.md" inside the "news_task" folder
Constraints:
- Do not generate or run any code
- Do not create scripts; directly produce the final output file
- Ensure the data is from the last 3 days only
- Keep the structure simple and clear
- Search for 5 news articles only
Also briefly describe what you created.
When the process is complete, you will see news_task in the project folder with the file news.md inside. Open the file to review the imported entries (results depend on whether the model is able to retrieve the information; if unsuccessful, narrow the search or provide the links yourself).
Tips for using Claude in VS Code
Fewer permissions required
By default, the extension may require frequent confirmation, which interrupts the working process.
In the Extensions window, open Claude Code for Visual Studio Code > press Settings.
Allow Allow Dangerously Skip Permissions.
In the side panel you can use mode like Bypass permissions to reduce approval steps.
Warning: This virtual assistant may perform more aggressive terminal and file operations within the scope of its license, subject to the risk of error or abuse. Use only on trusted projects, personal computers, and turn it off when finished.
Select file
To reply or edit a specific file in the repository, use the tools menu → Mention file from this project, then press the arrow keys > Tab to select files.
For a smaller piece of information, open the file in Visual Studio Code and select the scope.
When you return to the side panel, it may display the number of lines selected (for example, 6 lines selected). The guide will then focus on that selected section.
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