[FEATURE] LaTeX rendering in "Claude Code for VS Code" plugin

[hongbo-miao]

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Problem Statement

Currently "Claude Code for VS Code" plugin does not render LaTeX.

Proposed Solution

It would be great to support LaTeX rendering in "Claude Code for VS Code" plugin. Thanks! ☺️

Alternative Solutions

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Priority

Medium - Would be very helpful

Feature Category

Other

Use Case Example

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Additional Context

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[Ethan-Arrowood]

Here is an example screenshot:

I've wound up just copy-pasting the output latex into my markdown file so it renders automatically.

[aarontrowbridge]

we really need this!

[manideepmamindlapally]

This would be fantastic!

[ihrke]

yes, sorely missing that!

[MahammadNuriyev62]

++++

[liyimengwork]

definitely need this

[mthan160]

I back this, currently VS Code Github Copilot with Opus 4.6 can render math correctly, but not Claude Code VS Code extension

[josephDuque]

Just noticed this issue myself, this would be great to have on VS code!

[Sloudis]

This would be really useful for me!!

[CiaranHaines]

This please

[AI1379]

Need this please🥺🥺