VS Code and JetBrains have official Claude Code IDE integration, but Visual Studio doesn t. There s an open GitHub issue with a lot of +1s so I built it myself (check out the gif in the GitHub repo for a visual example).It implements the same protocol the official plugins use, so the Claude CLI connects to it automatically. You don t configure anything, just install the extension and click Launch.The main thing it adds over running Claude in a terminal is that edits open in Visual Studio s native diff viewer instead of auto-applying or prompting you in the terminal. You click Accept or Reject right there. You can also reject with a reason, and Claude will take another pass.It also shares your compiler errors (C# and C++) and your current selection with the CLI automatically, so Claude has context without you having to copy-paste anything.A few other things: - There s a dockable panel with connection status and token/cost stats for the session - A run wild toggle to auto-accept edits without opening the diff Works with the existing claude CLI, no model calls of its ownMarketplace: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=firish.b...GitHub: https://github.com/firish/claude_code_vs