claude-code - 💡(How to fix) Fix [BUG] rust-analyzer-lsp notification unclear and poor response from claude code when asked about it [1 comments, 2 participants]

Preflight Checklist

• I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
• This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
• I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

When interacting with claude code on a rust project I saw

❯  LSP Plugin Recommendation                                                                                                                                               

     LSP provides code intelligence like go-to-definition and error checking                                                                                               

     Plugin: rust-analyzer-lsp                                                                                                                                             
     Rust language server for code intelligence and analysis                                                                                                               
     Triggered by: .rs files                                                                                                                                               

     Would you like to install this LSP plugin?                                                                                                                            
     ❯ 1. Yes, install rust-analyzer-lsp                                                                                                                                   
       2. No, not now                                                                                                                                                      
       3. Never for rust-analyzer-lsp                                                                                                                                      
       4. Disable all LSP recommendations

A few problems here

• the first time I saw it I chose "No" and then asked claude code what this plugin was - I said something like "I just got prompted to install a plugin something to do with rust LSP - where did that come from?"; claude knew nothing about it, and denied having put up the suggestio
• the second time I saw it, I pasted the above into claude code and it said that this was in fact a plugin recommendation from claude code
  • I then asked for more details about this plugin with particular reference to whether the plugin itself communicated off-host and claude did not know the answers

A couple of things would be good to address

1. Transparency: The LSP recommendation prompt should clearly state it originates from Claude Code itself, not a third party.
2. Accountability: When Claude Code recommends a plugin, Claude should be able to definitively answer whether it runs locally or sends data off-machine — "I'm not sure" is not an acceptable answer for a privacy-relevant question about a feature Claude Code itself surfaced.

What Should Happen?

as above

Error Messages/Logs

n/a

Steps to Reproduce

1. "create a cargo rust project" - the recommendation should come up

Claude Model

Sonnet (default)

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

No response

Claude Code Version

2.1.117

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Ubuntu/Debian Linux

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

No response