[BUG] Claude Code for VS Code extension not shown anymore in Activity Bar

[mgaewsj]

Preflight Checklist

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

What's Wrong?

Up to extension version 2.0.62, it was possible to add the Claude Code icon to the VS Code Activity Bar. Since 2.0.70, the icon does not show anymore. This is really annoying as it leads to a waste of screen space, as I need to open the extension in its own sidebar. I hope this is a bug and not a deliberate decision

What Should Happen?

The Claude Code extension should allow adding its icon to the Activity Bar

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

Just install and launch the extension. Since 2.0.70, the icon does not show up. If you reinstall 2.0.62 the icon is there.

Claude Model

Sonnet (default)

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

2.0.62

Claude Code Version

2.0.71

Platform

Other

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

PowerShell

Additional Information

No response

[github-actions]

Found 2 possible duplicate issues:

1. [BUG] Extension icon disappeared from primary sidebar after v2.0.70 update in VSCodium 1.106.37943 #14193
2. [BUG] VS Code extension top bar button missing after v2.0.65 update #13839

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[mgaewsj]

Ok I missed the first as it referred to VSCodium instead of VSCode, the second is indeed referring to the same problem, so this is a duplicate, apologies.

[btxe]

check this #14152 (comment)

[DanailDochev]

+1