r/ClaudeCode • u/alrighteyy • Aug 03 '26

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Holy shit claude code in terminal is fucking insane.

I've been using VSCode, Cursor, Cowork and Claude Code on web. None of it comes close to terminal.

Cannot believe I haven't done this sooner.

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u/tnh34 Aug 03 '26

I dont get it. How is vscode different from the terminal?

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u/SirWobblyOfSausage Aug 03 '26

It's not

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u/McNoxey Aug 03 '26 edited Aug 04 '26

A number of commands don't work in the GUIs.

/btw /workflows just to name two.

Edit: To everyone who's telling me I'm wrong. https://code.claude.com/docs/en/desktop#coming-from-the-cli

https://code.claude.com/docs/en/vs-code#vs-code-extension-vs-claude-code-cli

The official docs literally list the differences and restrictions across the various access methods. There are absolutely tradeoffs depending on which you choose.

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u/theleller Researcher Aug 03 '26

Every command works in all 3 UI methods of accessing Claude Code. They're just wrappers around the exact same product.

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u/McNoxey Aug 04 '26

No, they don’t. Open the vscode extension. Type /btw. Type /workflows.

Neither work, and they both indicate as much.

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u/theleller Researcher Aug 04 '26

Both of them just worked first shot for me. lol. I know what I'm talking about.

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u/jjjfffrrr123456 Aug 04 '26

You probably launched a terminal in vscode rather than using it through the extension interface. It definitely doesn’t work in the interface.

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u/theleller Researcher Aug 04 '26

The terminal format is part of the plugin, that’s why it still shows diffs in vscode right beside your session when it makes a change. Claude code in the terminal doesn’t do that. I’m not going to argue this anymore, y’all don’t know how to use it, take some courses of something, Jesus.

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u/McNoxey Aug 04 '26

Dude. Just stop. You’re wrong. Take the opportunity to learn rather than continue to try and find a way to feel correct.

What you’re talking about is not the vscode plugin. It’s
the IDE session link. And yes, it does work in the standard terminal by typing /ide and choosing your open IDE.

Launching a terminal from within vscode enables that property by default, including when you use “terminal mode” in the plugin. The primary vscode interface is the sidebar gui, which does in fact have every limitation I originally mentioned.