[FEATURE] Display Message Timestamps in the Chat Panel

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Problem Statement

There is no way to see when a message was sent in the Claude Code VS Code extension chat panel. Long or multi-session conversations have no per-message timestamps, making it impossible to correlate AI responses with external events (code changes, build failures, etc.) or to audit how long a task took.

Proposed Solution

Show a subtle timestamp beside or below each message in the chat panel (e.g., display on hover, similar to Slack or VS Code's built-in Chat view). Optionally add a setting to control visibility: "always" | "hover" | "never".

Alternative Solutions

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Priority

High - Significant impact on productivity

Feature Category

Interactive mode (TUI)

Use Case Example

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Additional Context

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Found 3 possible duplicate issues:

1. [FEATURE] Support conversation timestamps in "Claude Code for VS Code" #50744
2. Feature request: optional timestamps on messages in VS Code extension #44384
3. [Feature Request] Add per-message timestamp display option to session history #48152

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