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title: "Connect to IDE"
description: "You can connect to VSCode or JetBrains IDEs to get context for files and diagnostics."
type: skill
canonical_url: https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com/skills/ide-connection
source: "Claudary"
difficulty: intermediate
author: "Claude Code Knowledge Pack"
date: 2026-07-10T11:25:17.039Z
license: CC-BY-4.0
attribution: "Connect to IDE — Claudary (https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com/skills/ide-connection)"
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# Connect to IDE
You can connect to VSCode or JetBrains IDEs to get context for files and diagnostics.

## Overview

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# Connect to IDE

You can connect to VSCode or JetBrains IDEs to get context for files and diagnostics.

For external terminals, use the `/ide` command to connect Claude Code to your VS Code instance. To configure, run claude, enter `/config`, and set the diff tool to auto for automatic IDE detection.

## Features:

* Selection context sharing (current selection/tab is automatically shared with Claude Code)
* Diff viewing in the IDE instead of terminal, 
* File reference shortcuts (Cmd+Option+K on Mac or Alt+Ctrl+K on Windows/Linux to insert file references like @File#L1-99)
* Automatic diagnostic sharing (lint and syntax errors).

> 💡 You can nudge Claude Code to get the diagnostics from a file by saying something like: "Check all diagnostics for Program.cs with warning level and fix them"

See the [Visual Studio Code Integration](https://docs.claude.com/en/docs/claude-code/vs-code)

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