You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
2Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
1Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
ElsewhereArea: what it touches
ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.318,
ImprovementsSection of the release
What
/ide connects Claude Code to your code editor, also called an IDE. When it cannot find the Claude Code plugin in a JetBrains IDE, the message used to say only to restart the IDE and run /ide again. It now adds: if the plugin is not installed, install it from the JetBrains Marketplace. The message also names your IDE the same way in both places.
Why
If you never installed the plugin, restarting will not help. The message now points you to the step you are actually missing.
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Anthropic's release notes agreeChanged Claude Code to no longer install or update the IDE extension when started in an IDE terminal; use /ide from an outside terminal or…
