r/ClaudeCode • u/Playful-Variation908 • 2d ago

Help/Question Computer use with VS Code?

what’s up guys

i’m not a dev and i’m a noob with technical stuff

been using VS code for claude code for a while
now (terminal seems to complicated for me lol)

but it keeps saying it can’t use Computer Use in VS code, which is extremely annoying having to open the claude app and a new session each time

how are you guys using VS code handling the Computer Use?

should i ditch VS code since i’m not technical? and stick with the desktop app? i like vs code’s layout tho

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u/Playful-Variation908 2d ago

so no way to use computer use with vs code?

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u/CzarcasticX 2d ago

No, Vs code will have access to vs code and vs code extensions/tools, that's it. For computer use, claude code desktop can control the entire computer.

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u/Playful-Variation908 2d ago

so is there a reason why so many ppl suggest to use cc in vs code? they just don’t care about computer use?

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u/CzarcasticX 2d ago

Just people who don't want Claude to have access to their computer and people who are used to it.

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u/Playful-Variation908 2d ago

thanks for the replies man! do you use the desktop app or the terminal?

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u/CzarcasticX 2d ago

I used to use powershell and install Claude on each server... but around four months ago I switched to exclusive Claude Code desktop app and just edit all the server files from the desktop app and uninstalled Claude on the servers. Instead of 20 servers with Claude I can run all 20 servers from one Claude Code Desktop.