Uninstall the extension

To uninstall the Claude Code extension:

1. Open the Extensions view (Cmd+Shift+X on Mac or Ctrl+Shift+X on Windows/Linux)
2. Search for "Claude Code"
3. Click Uninstall

If you run claude in a VS Code integrated terminal, Claude Code reinstalls the extension automatically. To keep it uninstalled, turn off Auto-install IDE extension in /config, or set autoInstallIdeExtension to false. You can also set the CLAUDE_CODE_IDE_SKIP_AUTO_INSTALL environment variable to 1.

To also remove extension data and reset all settings, delete the extension's storage directory for your platform.

On macOS:

rm -rf ~/Library/"Application Support"/Code/User/globalStorage/anthropic.claude-code

On Linux:

rm -rf ~/.config/Code/User/globalStorage/anthropic.claude-code

On Windows, in PowerShell:

Remove-Item -Recurse -Force "$env:APPDATA\Code\User\globalStorage\anthropic.claude-code"

For additional help, see the troubleshooting guide.