What a title. Anyways, figured I'd make a quick little guide on how to do this.

Prerequisites:

• VS Code

• Git repository (not an actual requirement, just how I did it with my limited bash knowledge)

Steps

1. Open up PowerShell and install WSL with:

cmd
wsl --install

2. Set Ubuntu as default (important!):

cmd
wsl --set-default Ubuntu

3. Open a WSL terminal

Tip: check the upper left dropdown menu in Windows Terminal that will show various terminals available

4. Install Claude Code in the WSL terminal (if you have issues, please refer to Anthropic's guide):

bash
npx u/anthropic-ai/claude-code

5. Make a directory for your projects:

bash
mkdir coolProjects && cd coolProjects

6. Clone your project (optional):

bash
git clone https://github.com/yourrepo.git

7. Open VS Code

8. Install the official WSL extension

9. Press F1

10. Type "WSL"

IMPORTANT

11. Select "WSL: Connect to WSL using Distro"

Choose Ubuntu.

From here you can now open a folder within VS Code.

How do you know it worked? Check the bottom left corner of VS Code - it should say "WSL: Ubuntu" and your Claude Code extension should be enabled!

Troubleshooting

If you get Alpine Linux errors or "libstdc++ required" messages: This usually happens if you have Docker Desktop installed and it became your default WSL distribution instead of Ubuntu. Run wsl --list --verbose to check, and if docker-desktop-data has an asterisk (*), run wsl --set-default Ubuntu to fix it. That's why step 2 is so important!

Hope this is helpful!

I've been diving into Claude Code lately and noticed some interesting performance differences between running it on native Linux Ubuntu versus WSL2 on Windows. I wanted to share what I've found and get your thoughts/experiences.

What I've discovered so far:

Native Linux seems to win on:

• Overall stability during long coding sessions

• Faster file I/O operations

• Fewer random tool execution errors

• Smoother handling of large refactoring tasks

WSL2 struggles with:

• Cross-filesystem operations (especially accessing /mnt/c/)

• Memory management during intensive tasks

• Occasional unexpected terminations

My setup comparison:

• Native Ubuntu: Runs like butter, rarely crashes

• WSL2: Works fine for light tasks, but gets flaky with bigger projects

Questions for the community:

1. What's your go-to environment for Claude Code? Any particular distro recommendations?

2. WSL2 users: Have you found ways to improve stability? Any specific configurations that help?

3. Performance tips: What tweaks have made the biggest difference for you?

4. Windows users: Is the convenience of staying in Windows worth the potential reliability trade-offs for your workflow?

I'm particularly curious about experiences with large codebases or resource-heavy development work.

TL;DR: Native Linux seems more reliable for Claude Code, but wondering if others have found ways to make WSL2 work just as well.

What's been your experience? Any tips or tricks to share?

Posted this because I couldn't find much recent discussion on this topic and figured the community wisdom would be valuable!

Step 1: Open cmd

Open cmd as administrator

Step 2: Set NPM configuration, telling npm to ignore executing scripts in packages during installation (e.g., preinstall, postinstall, etc.)

setx NPM_CONFIG_IGNORE_SCRIPTS true

$env:NPM_CONFIG_IGNORE_SCRIPTS = “true”

Step 3: Configure the SHELL environment variable

setx SHELL "C:\Program Files\Git\bin\bash.exe"

Step 4: Install Claude Code

npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code

Step 5: Add to Environment Variables

Add this line to your environment variables: C:\Users\y.xie\.npm-global

Step 6: Restart the development environment

Restart CMD or your IDE (e.g., VS Code, IntelliJ IDEA), then log in to your Claude Code account or configure the API directly within the application to start using it.

Supplementary Notes

• Ensure Git for Windows is installed, with the path being C:\Program Files\Git\bin\bash.exe.

• If the Git installation path is different, please adjust the SHELL environment variable path accordingly.

• The path C:\Users\y.xie\.npm-global should also be added based on your actual path.

• It is recommended to set these variables permanently to avoid having to reconfigure after each restart.

• Later, if you want to uninstall and revert the changes from Step Two and Step Three, just execute setx NPM_CONFIG_IGNORE_SCRIPTS false and setx SHELL "".

"Claude Code is not supported on Windows."
npm error Claude Code requires macOS or Linux to run properly.

After getting an email from Anthropic today I tried to install Claude Code and got this error.
I was also skeptical that is would spend a lot of tokens. Is this true? Does it not run a PC?

Does anyone have a reliable good IDE I can use to vibe code?

I've tried Windsurf and Cursor with very mixed results. I was hopeful that an MCP might help also but they seem very flaky on PCs. All the demos of them that work are on Macs.

Does anyone have any suggestions.

Thank you.

Complete and Corrected Guide: WSL + Claude Code + Cursor Setup for Windows

Overview

This guide walks you through setting up a professional development environment with WSL2, Cursor, and command-line tools like Claude Code – based on proven best practices.

Phase 1: Windows Preparation

1. Windows Updates

• Settings → Update & Security → Windows Update

• Install all available updates and restart PC if needed

2. Install Important Dependencies

Open PowerShell as Administrator and ensure important developer tools are installed:

• Visual C++ Redistributables (all common versions)

• DirectX (current version)

These are often necessary for compiling tools (e.g., via npm or pyenv).

3. Enable WSL Features

Open PowerShell as Administrator:

powershell
# Enable WSL and Virtual Machine Platform
dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart
dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all /norestart

Restart Windows: shutdown /r /t 0

Phase 2: WSL2 Installation

4. Install WSL2 (after restart)

PowerShell as Administrator:

powershell
# Install WSL2 with default distribution (Ubuntu)
wsl --install

If this doesn't work, specify explicitly: wsl --install -d Ubuntu-22.04

Restart Windows again.

5. Verify WSL2 Installation

After restart, open PowerShell:

powershell
wsl -l -v

Expected output should show VERSION as 2.

If 1 is displayed, upgrade to WSL2:

powershell
# Set WSL2 as default
wsl --set-default-version 2
# Convert existing distribution to version 2
wsl --set-version Ubuntu-22.04 2

6. Complete Ubuntu Setup

• An Ubuntu terminal window opens automatically

• Create a username (lowercase, no spaces)

• Create a password

• Wait for installation to complete

7. Update Ubuntu

In Ubuntu terminal:

bash
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

Phase 3: Install Developer Tools in WSL

8. Install Essential Tools

In Ubuntu terminal:

bash
# Git, Curl and Build Tools
sudo apt install git curl build-essential -y

# Python dependencies
sudo apt install python3-pip python3-venv -y

9. Configure Git

bashgit config --global user.name "Your Name"
git config --global user.email "[email protected]"
git config --global init.defaultBranch main

10. Install Python with pyenv (in WSL)

Install pyenv dependencies:

bashsudo apt install make libssl-dev zlib1g-dev \
libbz2-dev libreadline-dev libsqlite3-dev wget llvm \
libncursesw5-dev xz-utils tk-dev libxml2-dev libxmlsec1-dev \
libffi-dev liblzma-dev -y

Install pyenv:

bash
curl https://pyenv.run | bash

Add pyenv to shell and reload:

bashecho 'export PYENV_ROOT="$HOME/.pyenv"' >> ~/.bashrc
echo 'command -v pyenv >/dev/null || export PATH="$PYENV_ROOT/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bashrc
echo 'eval "$(pyenv init -)"' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc

Install a Python version and set as default:

bashpyenv install 3.11.8
pyenv global 3.11.8

11. Install Node.js with nvm (in WSL)

[NOTE] We use the officially recommended command to always get the latest nvm installation script.

bash
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/master/install.sh | bash

Reload shell so nvm is available:

bash
source ~/.bashrc

Install latest LTS version of Node.js and use it:

bashnvm install --lts
nvm use --lts

Phase 4: Cursor Installation and Configuration

12. Install Cursor on Windows

Download Cursor from the official website and install it.

13. Install Important Cursor Extensions

In Cursor via Ctrl + Shift + X:

• Remote - WSL (ms-vscode-remote.remote-wsl)

• Remote Development (ms-vscode-remote.vscode-remote-extensionpack)

• Python (ms-python.python)

• Prettier (esbenp.prettier-vscode)

14. Configure Cursor WSL Settings

Ctrl + , → Settings, search and set:

json{
    "terminal.integrated.defaultProfile.windows": "WSL",
    "terminal.integrated.cwd": "~/dev/projects"
}

[NOTE] The setting remote.WSL.fileWatcher.polling is usually no longer needed and can cause high CPU usage. Only add it if you notice that file changes aren't being detected.

Phase 5: Set Up Project Structure

15. Create Project Structure in WSL

bash
# Main development folder
mkdir -p ~/dev/projects

[NOTE] You can create additional subfolders as needed.

16. Set Up Default Terminal Path and Aliases

bash
# Edit .bashrc
nano ~/.bashrc

Add the following at the end of the file:

bash
# Change to project folder when opening a new terminal
cd ~/dev/projects

# Useful aliases
alias dev='cd ~/dev/projects'
alias home='cd ~'

Save: Ctrl + O, Enter, Ctrl + X. Reload: source ~/.bashrc

Phase 6: Claude Code Installation

17. Install Claude Code

bash
# Switch to any folder, e.g., the project folder
cd ~/dev/projects

# Install Claude Code globally (DO NOT use sudo)
npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code

18. Claude Code Setup and Authentication

After installation, set up Claude Code with these specific steps:

A. Navigate to your project directory

bash
cd ~/dev/projects

B. Start Claude Code

bash
claude

C. Complete Authentication

When you first run claude, you'll see authentication options:

1. Anthropic Console (Pay-as-you-go):

   • Choose this option if you want to pay per API usage

   • Requires active billing at console.anthropic.com

   • Claude will open a browser window for OAuth authentication

   • If you're in WSL without GUI, the URL will be printed in terminal

   • Open the URL on any computer and sign in with your Anthropic credentials

2. Claude App (Pro/Max Plan):

   • Choose this if you have a Claude Pro ($20/month) or Max ($100-200/month) subscription

   • Log in with your Claude.ai account credentials

   • This provides a unified subscription for both Claude Code and web interface

D. IDE Integration (Automatic)

For VS Code/Cursor integration:

1. Automatic Extension Installation:

   • When you run claude from within VS Code/Cursor's integrated terminal, the IDE extension is installed automatically

   • No manual installation steps required

2. Access Claude Code in VS Code/Cursor:

   • Open VS Code/Cursor in your project folder

   • Run claude in the integrated terminal (Ctrl + Shift + `)

   • Look for the Claude icon that appears in the activity bar, or

   • Press Ctrl+ESC (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+ESC (Mac)

   • This opens Claude Code in a WebView panel within your IDE

E. Test the Installation

bash
# Check if Claude Code is working
claude --version

# Start an interactive session
claude

# In the Claude Code interface, try:
/help

F. Initial Project Setup (Recommended)

bash
# Generate a project guide (helps Claude understand your codebase)
# In Claude Code session, ask:
"Please create a CLAUDE.md file that documents this project structure and setup"

# Commit the generated file
git add CLAUDE.md
git commit -m "Add Claude Code project documentation"

Phase 7: Test Cursor-WSL Integration

19. Connect Cursor to WSL

• Open Cursor

• Click the green >< icon in the bottom left and select "Connect to WSL"

20. Open Workspace in WSL

In WSL terminal:

bash
# Navigate to your project folder
dev 
# Use alias

# Open Cursor in current directory
code .

Verification: Cursor opens and shows "WSL: Ubuntu-22.04" in the bottom left. The integrated terminal (Ctrl + Shift + ) shows a Linux prompt ($`).

Phase 8: Test the Entire Environment

21. Check Versions

In Cursor WSL terminal:

bashgit --version
python --version  
# Should show the pyenv version
node --version    
# Should show the nvm version
npm --version

22. Check Paths

bashwhich python  
# Should point to pyenv shim path
which node    
# Should point to nvm path
pwd           
# Should be /home/username/dev/projects

23. Test with Python Virtual Environment

bashmkdir test-python && cd test-python
python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip list
deactivate
cd .. && rm -rf test-python

Troubleshooting (Updated)

command not found: claude-code

• Ensure you used the correct package name with npm install -g <package-name>

• Check if nvm is loaded correctly (nvm current should show a version)

EACCES errors with npm install -g

[CORRECTION] This error should not occur with this guide. If it does, nvm is not active correctly. Ensure the nvm lines are in your .bashrc and you've run source ~/.bashrc. Never run npm with sudo when using nvm.

Issues with Cursor-WSL Integration

• Restart WSL: wsl --shutdown in PowerShell, then reopen Ubuntu

• Reset remote caches in Cursor: Ctrl + Shift + P → "Remote-WSL: Kill WSL Server"

Completion Checklist

✅ WSL2 enabled and Ubuntu installed & updated
✅ Git configured
✅ Python installed with pyenv
✅ Node.js installed with nvm (correct method, no manual npm prefix)
✅ Cursor installed with WSL extensions
✅ Project structure created
✅ "Claude Code" (or other tool) correctly installed
✅ Cursor-WSL integration working
✅ All tests successful

🎉 Installation Complete!

[IMPORTANT] Never use sudo with npm when nvm is installed, as this can cause permission issues and security risks.

[CORRECTION] This section replaces the erroneous "Configure NPM without sudo" phase. nvm already handles this correctly.

Been using Claude Code + Claude Chrome integration for the past weekend. It has just amazed me. Just wanted to share this quick setup guide while using it.

What it actually does:

Claude Code (terminal) connects to a Claude Chrome extension. So you can write code in terminal, then have Claude open it in Chrome, read console errors, click around, and fix the code. All without copy-pasting anything.

Now Claude can:

• Open URLs in your browser

• Click buttons, fill forms

• Read console errors and DOM state

• Take screenshots and record GIFs

• Work with authenticated sites (Gmail, Notion, Sheets) using YOUR existing login No APIs. No tokens. Just your browser session.

Prerequisites

Before starting, you need:

• [ ] Google Chrome browser

• [ ] Paid Claude account (Pro, Team, or Enterprise)

• [ ] Claude in Chrome Extension (Version 1.0.36 or higher)

• [ ] Claude Code CLI (Version 2.0.73 or higher)

⚠️ Windows users: WSL is not supported for Chrome integration. Run Claude Code in regular Windowss

Setup (5 Minutes)

Step 1: Install Claude Code or update

Open your terminal and run:

curl -fsSL <https://claude.ai/install.sh> | bash

Verify installation:

claude --version

Execute update command if version is not correct or already installed

claude --update

Step 2: Install Chrome Extension

1. Open Chrome and go to the Chrome Web Store

2. Search for "Claude" or use the direct link

3. Click "Add to Chrome"

4. Click the puzzle piece icon in toolbar → find Claude → click pin

5. Click the Claude icon and sign in with your Claude account

Step 3: Connect Claude Code to Chrome

In your terminal, run Claude Code with the chrome flag:

claude --chrome

The --chrome flag tells Claude Code to connect to the browser extension.

Step 4: Verify the Connection

Inside Claude Code, type:

/chrome

You should see: Chrome integration: Enabled

Quick Test

Test with this prompt:

Open google.com, click the search field, type "Claude Code tutorial", and tell me what autocomplete suggestions appear.

Watch Chrome as Claude:

• Opens Google

• Clicks the search field

• Types the query

• Reads the autocomplete suggestions

Terminal and browser are connected.

Multi-Site Automation

I need you to do a multi-site workflow:

1. Open Google Sheets at sheets.google.com
2. Create a new blank spreadsheet
3. Rename it to "Latest AI News"
4. In the first row, add headers: Title, URL, Summary
5. Open Hacker News at news.ycombinator.com in a new tab
6. Extract the titles and URLs of the top 10 stories
7. Format them as a markdown list
8. Go back to the Google Sheet
9. Add them as a new row with their information
10. Tell me when you're done and give me the Sheet URL

Work through this step by step. If you hit any login pages, let me know and I'll handle them.

What Claude does: Creates spreadsheet, searches LinkedIn, extracts data, populates rows.

Key insight: No APIs needed. Claude uses your existing logged-in browser session.

Limitations

Current constraints:

• Chrome only (no Arc, Firefox, Safari)

• WSL not supported on Windows

• No headless mode — browser must be visible

• JavaScript modal dialogs (alert/confirm) can interrupt flow

What NOT to use this for:

• ❌ Financial transactions

• ❌ Password management

• ❌ Production deployments without supervision

Remember: Claude uses your logged-in session. Whatever you're logged into, Claude can access. Supervise it.

Anyone else experimenting with this? What workflows are you building?

I put together a more detailed Notion guide with the full prompts and a video walkthrough if anyone wants to go deeper. Happy to share.

Claude Code just feels different. It's the only setup where the best coding model and the product are tightly integrated. "Taste" is thrown around a lot these days, but the UX here genuinely earns it: minimalist, surfaces just the right information at the right time, never overwhelms you.

Cursor can't match it because its harness bends around wildly different models, so even the same model doesn't perform as well there.

Gemini 3 Pro overthinks everything, and Gemini CLI is just a worse product. I'd bet far fewer Google engineers use it compared to Anthropic employees "antfooding" Claude Code.

Codex (GPT-5.1 Codex Max) is a powerful sledgehammer and amazing value at 20$ but too slow for real agentic loops where you need quick tool calls and tight back-and-forth. In my experience, it also gets stuck more often.

Claude Code with Opus 4.5 is the premium developer experience right now. As the makers of CC put it in this interview, you can tell it's built by people who use it every day and are laser focused on winning the "premium" developer market.

I haven't tried Opencode or Factory Droid yet though. Anyone else try them and prefer them to CC?

I saw there's no documentation online for this problem, so here's what Claude figured out in case it happens to someone else:

THE PROBLEM: You type claude in WSL and when you say somehting it just hangs forever, after 5 minutes still no response and no reaction, nothing.

CLAUDE'S FIX:

Step 1: Fix Windows Time Open Command Prompt as Administrator and copy-paste these one by one:

net start w32time


w32tm /register  


w32tm /config /syncfromflags:manual /manualpeerlist:"time.windows.com"


w32tm /resync /force

Step 2: Fix WSL and Clean Config Back in WSL terminal, copy-paste:

sudo hwclock -s
rm -rf ~/.claude*
rm -f /tmp/claude-shell-snapshot-*
claude

Should work immediately.

If still broken:

wsl --shutdown
wsl --unregister Ubuntu  
wsl --install Ubuntu

CLAUDE EXPLAINS:

We initially thought it was network issues, VPN conflicts, IPv6 problems, corrupted npm/Node.js, API key problems, WSL networking bugs, account issues, firewall blocking, DNS issues, or SSL certificate problems. None of those were it.

The actual problem: Windows Time service stops working and WSL inherits the broken time. Claude Code validates auth tokens using system timestamps and just hangs forever when the clock is off instead of showing an error.

Claude noticed the config files had timestamps from the "future" which led us to check system time. Once we synced the clock, everything worked.

This happens because most apps don't care about small time differences, but Claude Code is very strict about timestamp validation and has poor error handling for this case.

Writed by Claude
Tested in Windows 11 + WSL Ubuntu
Personal comment: 'anger'

Hello,

I was struggling to get Claude Code working on Windows with my .NET projects while maintaining proper IDE support. The core problem is that Claude Code requires WSL to run on Windows. If you copy your project files into a WSL folder, you lose crucial IDE integration.

Here's the correct way to do it without copying your code into a WSL folder (if you weren't already aware, like me!):

1. Open your favorite IDE and your project.

2. Open the terminal within your IDE.

3. Navigate to your project directory (e.g., C:\MyProject).

4. Type the following command: wsl claude

Enjoy!

Anyone meet this issue? I use Claude code in wsl2 not mount ( in ~/code not /mnt/c...) and wsl network mode is mirror, about last two months, when I starting using Claude code, my entire network become very slow include other operation in windows. For ex, before using Claude code everything is fine, but after even when surf at social media those auto play videos are intermittent, the zoom meeting lose connection, etc...

Starting this morning, Claude Code is broken in my terminal, both with output and input. I can't get it to do anything, and the enter key just injects newlines so it won't parse my input. This is happening with every terminal app I have. Anyone else experiencing this?

Disclaimer: This post was written with the help of an AI assistant.

I've been using CC for a few months now but today, it suddenly said "Command not found"

Running these commands helped (with the help of Gemini)

Just paste these commands into your WSL terminal one by one.

The Fix (4 Commands)

1. Download the Claude program:

curl -L --progress-bar -o claude-binary https://storage.googleapis.com/claude-code-dist-86c565f3-f756-42ad-8dfa-d5f6/claude-code-releases/2.0.37/linux-x64/claude

2. Create the right folders and move the file:

mkdir -p ~/.claude/bin && mv claude-binary ~/.claude/bin/claude

3. Make it runnable:

chmod +x ~/.claude/bin/claude

4. Add it to your PATH so you can run it from anywhere:

echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.claude/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bashrc

FINAL STEP: Activate It

You MUST do one of these two things for the claude command to work:

• Close and re-open your WSL terminal. (Easiest)

• Or, run

  • source ~/.bashrc

Now the claude command will work. Hope this helps someone

I wanted to check with everybody else in here to see if they have noticed the same thing, but up until just yesterday I had been running Claude Code in WSL on Windows 11.

This morning I decided to go ahead with an SSH/Tailscale/Docker-Linux setup and I'm trying Claude code this way.

It seems to be FAR more stable (without anywhere close to as many tool errors as in WSL), and the run time seems to be far longer per prompt. In a good way; as it seems to have superior output. It was able to follow a very long refactor plan I had here in 1 go; which I use to test local LLM tool calls.

I'm about to do some extensive testing since it's about to wrap up, but just based on the planning document that we made, and what I have seen it do so far--it seems like it's following the plan to a T.

Which is pretty crazy considering the run time. In this screenshot it's been running for over 43 minutes.

I'll report back on how well it actually did, but even more impressed if just switching to a full Linux environment actually helped this much, lol.

Hey everyone,

Since Claude Code has been around for a while now and many of us are already familiar with Claude Sonnet 3.7, I wanted to share a quick step-by-step guide for those who haven’t had time to explore it yet.

This guide sums up everything you need to know about Claude Code, including:

• How to install and set it up

• The benefits and when to use it

• A demo of its capabilities in action

• Some Claude Code essential commands

I think Claude Code is a better alternative to coding assistants like Cursor and Bolt, especially for developers who want an AI that really understands the entire codebase instead of just suggesting lines.

https://medium.com/p/how-to-install-and-use-claude-code-the-new-agentic-coding-tool-d03fd7f677bc?source=social.tw

Development setup is Claude installed on Windows + all code/development in WSL. E.g. filesystem MCP works (using wsl.exe to wrap) - but I think I'm missing out on native shell integration - e.g. it can't run commands, only what filesystem MCP gives it. I can't find any way to get this to work - is there a better way to work?

Due to budget constraints, I opted for Claude Code Pro on Windows. While my Cursor subscription was expired for a few days, I gave Claude a try, mostly through the WSL terminal inside Cursor.

Honestly, I haven’t been getting the performance others seem to rave about:

• I often need to prompt it multiple times just to generate usable code, even if i asked it to debug & diagnose

• Many times I need to press continue to because it keep asking for permission to edit & run command.

• Can't enter new line (Ctrl + Enter/Shift + Enter)

• Can't upload image for it to diagnose

• Because it's running in WSL, Claude can’t properly access debugger tools or trigger as many tool calls compared to Cursor.

In contrast, Cursor with Opus Max feels way more powerful. For $20/month, I get around 20~40 Opus tool calls every 4 hours, and fallback to Sonnet when capped. Plus, I’ve set up MCPs like Playwright to supercharge my web workflows.

Despite Claude not matching Cursor’s efficiency so far, I’m still hopeful. I’d really appreciate any tips or tweaks to get more out of Claude Code Pro on Windows, maybe some setup or usage tricks I’ve missed?

Also, I heard RooCode will be supporting Claude Code on Windows soon. Hopefully it supercharge Claude Code for Windows.

Hi everyone, I'm James from Korea and this is my first post on Reddit.

I’d like to share an extension I developed: Claude Code Assistant (WSL).

On Windows, Claude Code (and IDE integration) doesn’t work properly unless you’re already connected to WSL. Also, for people like me — who didn’t come from a traditional developer background and only started coding after the rise of AI — using the CLI can feel unfamiliar and uncomfortable at first.

So, I built this extension to make things easier.

Main features:

1. Claude Code launches automatically when you connect to WSL

2. You can type commands in the extension command input box and press Send or Ctrl+Enter to send them directly to the CLI

3. The Clear button wipes both the command input and the CLI display

4. The New button opens a fresh Claude Code session

5. You can browse folders and files in an Explorer-style view (if you select a path from the Windows side, it automatically converts it to the corresponding WSL path))

Hope this helps others who are getting started with AI-assisted coding on WSL!

Any feedback is more than welcome — the more, the better. Please feel free to share your thoughts, suggestions, or anything I might improve!

I signed up for the $200 plan becuase i saw claude code turns out it doesnt work in windows. You dont find out until after have paid and find out from the installer error message. They say oh use wsl, that doesnt work either just gives another errors says click here to fix it which links to page that doesnt even mention the issue. Wasted $200 for absolutely nothing.

Just wanted to get everyone's take on the new Claude Code extension for VSCode. Are you guys still sticking with the terminal version of Claude Code, or have you made the switch to the extension?