Claude Code’s VS Code extension can freeze on “thinking”
r/ClaudeCodeJul 16, 2026 · 4h ago
Over the past week, the for repeatedly stayed on “” without visibly finishing its work. The stop button did not respond, forcing a full quit and restart of .
After reopening, some jobs had ly finished but their results had been hidden, while in other cases the entire conversation appeared to have ended. Both and the were on their latest versions.
Key points
The repeatedly remained on “” during the past week.
The stop button did nothing, so had to be quit and reopened.
Some completed work became visible only after restarting.