{"version":"2.1.248","anchor":"ide-handshake-sends-powershell-path-and-footer-indicator","canonical_anchor":"ide-handshake-sends-powershell-path-and-footer-indicator","heading":"IDE handshake sends PowerShell path and footer indicator","tier":"internal","area":"IDE Integration","scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.248\/e\/ide-handshake-sends-powershell-path-and-footer-indicator","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.248","markdown":"### IDE handshake sends PowerShell path and footer indicator\n\nYour IDE extension now receives the resolved PowerShell path on Windows plus a footer indicator.\n\n**What**\n\nThe handshake Claude Code sends to an IDE extension now carries the resolved PowerShell path, set only on Windows, plus a footer indicator value.\n\n**Details**\n\n- The socket path is now resolved by a direct import instead of a lazy module initialisation.\n\n**Evidence**\n\n`footerIndicator`\n\n- Area: IDE Integration\n- Tier: Under the hood\n- Useful: 2\/5\n- Signal: 3\/5"}