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The VSCode native extension currently has no way to notify the user when Claude needs attention (permission approval, task completion, waiting for input). The only indicators are:

  • A colored dot on the editor tab (🔵 pending / 🟠 done)
  • "✱ Claude Code" text in the status bar

Both are easy to miss when focus is on another window or monitor.

Error Message

  • claude-code.notifications.events: array of permissionRequest | taskComplete | waitingForInput | error

Root Cause

The VSCode native extension currently has no way to notify the user when Claude needs attention (permission approval, task completion, waiting for input). The only indicators are:

  • A colored dot on the editor tab (🔵 pending / 🟠 done)
  • "✱ Claude Code" text in the status bar

Both are easy to miss when focus is on another window or monitor.

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Summary

The VSCode native extension currently has no way to notify the user when Claude needs attention (permission approval, task completion, waiting for input). The only indicators are:

  • A colored dot on the editor tab (🔵 pending / 🟠 done)
  • "✱ Claude Code" text in the status bar

Both are easy to miss when focus is on another window or monitor.

Request

Add a setting to emit VSCode/system-level notifications on key events, e.g.:

  • claude-code.notifications.enabled: boolean
  • claude-code.notifications.events: array of permissionRequest | taskComplete | waitingForInput | error

Ideally using vscode.window.showInformationMessage so users can rely on VSCode's built-in notification filter / Do Not Disturb.

Why not hooks?

Hooks (Notification / Stop) + external tools (BurntToast, msg, terminal-notifier) work, but:

  • Require platform-specific scripting
  • Not discoverable for new users
  • Duplicate work every user has to redo

A first-class setting would be much more ergonomic.

Environment

  • OS: Windows 11
  • VSCode native extension

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