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Claude Code v2.1.299 ·

VS Code extension gets two new settings that default on

The VS Code extension has two new remotely controlled settings, about stored startup configuration and Python, that are on by default

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Unclear It is not known what either setting does in the VS Code extension.

What

The Claude Code extension for VS Code has two new settings that are controlled remotely. One relates to stored startup configuration and the other to Python "beside start". Each is on unless it is switched off remotely.

Why

These are new VS Code extension behaviours that start out on by default.

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tengu_vscode_stored_startup_config Not enough to say

Nothing here resolved what this flag was doing on this version, so nothing here should be read as on or off.

This account: no value returned · anonymous baseline: no value returned · compiled default in v2.1.299: on

These values were read against a different version of Claude Code, so treat them as the nearest reading available instead of one taken on this release.

tengu_vscode_python_beside_start Not enough to say

Nothing here resolved what this flag was doing on this version, so nothing here should be read as on or off.

This account: no value returned · anonymous baseline: no value returned · compiled default in v2.1.299: on

These values were read against a different version of Claude Code, so treat them as the nearest reading available instead of one taken on this release.

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Something disagreesSomething we can check disagrees with this entry, or the writer said they could not settle it.
The writer flagged doubtIt is not known what either setting does in the VS Code extension.
The name it cites is new in this buildNew in this build: tengu_vscode_python_beside_start

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