Claude Code Essentials VS Code

Claude Code and VS Code Essentials

A small, opt-in setup helper for Claude Code and selected VS Code extensions.
The January 2026 tutorial's “26 extensions in one command” is historical: this
refresh installs nothing by default. Review your choices before applying them.

Quick start from reviewed source

Download and extract the source ZIP, or clone this repository. Open a terminal
in the extracted repository. Inspect the scripts; do not pipe a moving GitHub
branch directly into a shell. No administrator shell is required by this wrapper.

On Windows, downloaded files or organizational execution policy can block a
PowerShell script before it starts. Inspect the file and its origin first;
if appropriate, unblock only the reviewed files through Properties or
Unblock-File. Follow your organization's policy. The helper never changes
execution policy or silently bypasses it.

Windows PowerShell 5.1+:

macOS / Linux / WSL, Bash 3.2+:

An existing Claude executable is checked and preserved; no migration, version
change or channel change is attempted. A missing CLI uses Anthropic's native
HTTPS installer, with stable as this wrapper's default. Applying that choice
executes vendor code as your user and accepts its installation behavior, including
native auto-updates. The downloaded installer is temporary. HTTPS delivery and
a printed Windows hash are not an independent signature audit. Review the
vendor installer and integrity instructions
if you need stricter provenance.

The official VS Code extension works independently; the CLI is optional for
extension-only use. Anthropic VS Code guide.

Choose only what you use

- CLI only: omit the extension option.
- Extensions only: omit the Claude option, or use install-extensions.ps1/.sh.
- Extra extensions: PowerShell -Extensions…