"Install Claude Code" modal keeps appearing even when CLI is installed in WSL environment

[JJinTae]

Environment

• OS: Windows 11 + WSL2 Ubuntu-24.04
• VSCode Version: 1.106.3
• Extension Version: v1.1.0
• Claude Code CLI Version: 2.0.61

Problem Description

The extension keeps showing "Install Claude Code - The CLI is required to use this extension" modal even though Claude Code CLI is properly installed in WSL and all settings are correctly configured.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Install Claude Code CLI in WSL Ubuntu-24.04
2. Configure WSL settings in VSCode
3. Open VSCode in WSL mode (Remote - WSL)
4. Open Chat for Claude Code extension
5. "Install Claude Code" modal appears

Settings (settings.json)

{
  "claudeCodeChat.wsl.enabled": true,
  "claudeCodeChat.wsl.distro": "Ubuntu-24.04",
  "claudeCodeChat.wsl.nodePath": "/home/dawntae/.nvm/versions/node/v20.19.6/bin/node",
  "claudeCodeChat.wsl.claudePath": "/home/dawntae/.local/bin/claude"
}

CLI Installation Verification

$ which claude
/home/dawntae/.local/bin/claude

$ claude --version
2.0.61

$ ls -la /home/dawntae/.local/bin/claude
lrwxrwxrwx 1 dawntae dawntae 49 Dec  7 23:14 /home/dawntae/.local/bin/claude -> /home/dawntae/.local/share/claude/versions/2.0.61

Attempted Solutions

1. Added settings to User, WSL, and Workspace settings.json - Failed
2. VSCode restart and Reload Window - Failed
3. Created symlink to /usr/local/bin/claude - Failed

Expected Behavior

The extension should detect the installed CLI and not show the install modal.

[andrepimenta]

Thanks for reporting this, was this happening before the latest update?

[JJinTae]

@andrepimenta
No, this is my first installation (v1.1.0), so I can't confirm the behavior in previous versions.