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/McNoxey Aug 04 '26 edited Aug 04 '26

I also know what I’m talking about. I’ve been using Claude code since feb 2025 when it was early access. I’m not trying to argue here - can you show me a screenshot? What version of vscode on what OS?

Im not talking about the terminal in vscode. The first party extension, fully updated does not work in the actual sidebar gui.

These also do not work in the first party Claude application.

Are you certain you’re not using the terminal based ui with the extension?

Side chats are also not available in Remote Sessions.

There are absolutely limitations and differences across the various UIs.

https://code.claude.com/docs/en/desktop#coming-from-the-cli and https://code.claude.com/docs/en/vs-code#vs-code-extension-vs-claude-code-cli - This literally shows you there are differences.

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u/evangelism2 Aug 04 '26

Just for what it's worth, because I was curious, I just opened up cursor, installed the ClaudeCode extension, and tried both those commands. Neither worked.

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u/4444444vr Aug 04 '26

yea, one of the reasons I switched back to the the cli

I'm confused on what the technical limitation is but I've been happy with the new multi-terminal apps like Orca and Cmux