claude-code - 💡(How to fix) Fix VSCode extension: /clear slash command sent as verbatim message instead of clearing conversation [2 comments, 2 participants]

Summary

In the Claude Code VSCode extension, typing the full string /clear and then selecting the /clear autocomplete entry sends the literal text /clear to the model as a user message instead of clearing the conversation.

If you instead partially type (e.g. just /) and pick Clear conversation from the autocomplete popup without fully typing out the command, it works correctly.

Regression: this broke within the last couple of weeks, after I simultaneously upgraded VSCode and the Claude Code extension. I don't know which of the two upgrades introduced the break. Currently reporting against:

• Claude Code: 2.1.119
• VSCode: 1.117.0
• Extension: [email protected]
• OS: Linux 6.8.0-110-generic

Steps to Reproduce (broken path)

1. Open the Claude Code panel in VSCode.
2. Type the full string /clear in the input.
3. Slash-command popup shows /clear ("Clear conversation") highlighted.
4. Select and submit.

Expected

Conversation is cleared (same as /clear in the CLI).

Actual

/clear is delivered to the model as a literal user message. The assistant responds to it conversationally; context is not cleared:

Workaround

Don't type the full command — type / (or a prefix like /cl) and pick Clear conversation from the autocomplete. In that path the command is interpreted correctly.

Impact

/clear is one of the most frequently used slash commands. The current behavior along the "type-it-fully" path silently wastes tokens and pollutes context with a bogus user turn instead of resetting it.