[BUG] Conversation history is lost in VSCode extension

[I571664]

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What's Wrong?

Using VSCode extension, conversation history disappears. In the most recent instance, had long conversation, closed the chat tab, re-opened it, and only part of the messages were present.

It's the integrated chat tab, not the terminal

What Should Happen?

Conversation history should not be lost.

Error Messages/Logs

N/A

Steps to Reproduce

Just use the VSCode Extension, the problem is recurrent.

Claude Model

Sonnet (default)

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

No response

Claude Code Version

2.1.59

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

VS Code integrated terminal

Additional Information

No response

[github-actions]

Found 3 possible duplicate issues:

1. [BUG] History Sessions lost in Vscode plugin #9258
2. CRITICAL: Conversations disappear when closing VSCode or navigating away #24172
3. VS Code Extension: Past Conversations not loaded after restart #12872

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[M1st3Rn0Rm4n]

Same observation. I have been losing my conversations when using Claude Code extension in VS Code. The conversations are still accessible by Claude Code CLI but it cannot be force ported/loaded back into the Claude Code extension. Is this some cheap shot attempt by Anthropic to force us into using their shitty Claude Code CLI?

[davehornik]

Started happening to me lately. VS Code not remembering sh*t from past conversations, and even completely vanishing from folder.
Thinking about dropping out from my Max subscription because of Claude unreliability - if that's what Anthropic wants - I will comply... It is super frustrating to loose a conversation I was working on while I was in my office > came home, opened the same project folder, on the same device and it is gone.

[JoeNewYork]

same issue, missing history after extension update

[anthonyAtGingerLabs]

Same for me. Claude says they can see the full history on their side, but all of my past conversations are blank when I open them.

[zhimin-z]

same for me...

[landoncope]

Same for me. I actually prefer the extension to terminal, but this bug makes the extension unusable for my workflow.