[BUG] Error installing VS Code extension: 1: ENOENT Please restart your IDE and try again.

[fcoury]

Environment

• Platform (select one):
  • Anthropic API
  • AWS Bedrock
  • Google Vertex AI
  • Other: Claude Code
• Claude CLI version: v1.0.1
• Operating System: macOS 15.4
• Terminal: VSCode Terminal

Bug Description

 Claude Code Status v1.0.1

 Working Directory 
  L /Users/fcoury/code/paypol

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

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

 Memory • /memory
  L project: CLAUDE.md

 Model • /model
  LDefault Uses the best available model for Max usage limits (currently
   Opus)

Steps to Reproduce

1. Open VSCode terminal
2. Type claude and enter
3. Type /status

Expected Behavior

VSCode Extension is Installed

Actual Behavior

Error installing VS Code extension: 1: ENOENT
Please restart your IDE and try again.

[blois]

From the same terminal, does which code resolve? If not, in VSCode can you try running the command Shell Command: Install 'code' command in PATH?

[fcoury]

From the same terminal, does which code resolve? If not, in VSCode can you try running the command Shell Command: Install 'code' command in PATH?

It does:

> $ which code
/usr/local/bin/code

> $ echo $TERM_PROGRAM
vscode

[igorkofman]

What does code --help return - is it actually VSCode or any chance it points to Cursor?

[fcoury]

What does code --help return - is it actually VSCode or any chance it points to Cursor?

Here it goes:

> $ code --help | head -10
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 <file> <file>                    Compare two files with each
                                             other.
  -m --merge <path1> <path2> <base> <result> Perform a three-way merge by
...

[fcoury]

A few more data points:

• Thought it could be related to the fact that I use fish, tried with bash and zsh and same issue
• v1.0.2 just came out, upgraded but same issue
• Tried it with cursor as well -- same error

[markwaddle]

i am experiencing the same issue, also with v1.02.

Claude CLI version: v1.0.2
Operating System: macOS 15.5 (x86)
Terminal: VSCode Terminal

[fcoury]

It works after I manually installed the extension:

fcoury@mba ~/.c/l/n/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/vendor
> $ code --install-extension claude-code.vsix
Installing extensions...
Extension 'claude-code.vsix' was successfully installed.

> $ claude
╭───────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ ✻ Welcome to Claude Code!                         │
│                                                   │
│   /help for help, /status for your current setup  │
│                                                   │
│   cwd: /Users/fcoury/code/paypol                  │
╰───────────────────────────────────────────────────╯


> /ide 
  ⎿  Connected to Visual Studio Code.

╭───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ >                                                                         │
╰───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
  ? for shortcuts                                                         ◯

[kartikmandar]

Why can't I install claude-code extension in mac os but works perfectly in ubuntu?
I am following their guide by using claude in the integrated terminal for vs-code but it's not working in macos. Claude-code extension not even exists in vs-code extension marketplace at all. But this issue is specific to mac-os (for vs-code, windsurf, and cursor)

[kartikmandar]

Also when using the /config inside claude repl session, macos doesn't show diff auto option at all, while ubuntu does!!

[MainAero]

Same issue while using nvm.
Manual installation worked: code --install-extension ~/.nvm/versions/node/v22.7.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/vendor/claude-code.vsix

[dawidstruzik]

Installing it manually helped! I used this to find the extension: find ~ -name "*.vsix" 2>/dev/null