The VS Code extension previously displayed a context window usage percentage in the chat interface that updated as the conversation progressed (showing 50%, 65%, etc.). This indicator is no longer visible.
This was useful for knowing when to wrap up a conversation or start a new one before hitting context limits. Without it, there's no way to gauge context usage from the extension chat view.
The CLI terminal has statusLine in settings.json as an alternative, but this doesn't appear in the VS Code extension chat panel.
Expected behaviour: Context window percentage visible in the VS Code extension chat interface, as it was previously.
Environment:
- Claude Code: latest (installed via
npm i -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code, updated 2026-03-19)
- VS Code: SSH Remote session, Linux (WSL2)
- Extension: Claude Code for VS Code
The VS Code extension previously displayed a context window usage percentage in the chat interface that updated as the conversation progressed (showing 50%, 65%, etc.). This indicator is no longer visible.
This was useful for knowing when to wrap up a conversation or start a new one before hitting context limits. Without it, there's no way to gauge context usage from the extension chat view.
The CLI terminal has
statusLinein settings.json as an alternative, but this doesn't appear in the VS Code extension chat panel.Expected behaviour: Context window percentage visible in the VS Code extension chat interface, as it was previously.
Environment:
npm i -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code, updated 2026-03-19)