Claude Input Enhancer

A VS Code extension that provides an enhanced text input panel for Claude Code terminal interaction.

Features

• Rich Text Editor: Full-featured text editor with multi-line support, cursor movement, copy/paste
• Smart Terminal Detection: Automatically finds and connects to Claude Code terminals
• Keyboard Shortcuts: Quick access with Ctrl+Shift+C (or Cmd+Shift+C on Mac)
• Send with Ctrl+Enter: Quick sending with keyboard shortcut
• Configurable: Options for auto-clear after send, panel position, etc.

Usage

1. Install the extension
2. Open a terminal and run Claude Code
3. Press Ctrl+Shift+C (or Cmd+Shift+C on Mac) to open the input panel
4. Type your message in the rich text editor
5. Press Ctrl+Enter (or Cmd+Enter on Mac) or click "Send to Claude" to send

Commands

• Claude: Open Claude Input Panel - Opens the enhanced input panel
• Claude: Send to Claude Terminal - Sends text to the active Claude terminal

Configuration

• claudeInputEnhancer.clearAfterSend: Clear input panel after sending text (default: false)
• claudeInputEnhancer.panelPosition: Position of the input panel (sidebar/bottom/floating, default: sidebar)

Development

1. Clone this repository
2. Run npm install
3. Press F5 to open a new Extension Development Host window
4. Test the extension

Terminal Detection

The extension looks for terminals running Claude Code by checking:

• Terminal names containing "claude", "claude-code", or "ai"
• Active terminals running shell environments that might be running Claude
• Falls back to any available terminal if no Claude-specific terminal is found

Keyboard Shortcuts

• Ctrl+Shift+C / Cmd+Shift+C: Open Claude Input Panel
• Ctrl+Enter / Cmd+Enter: Send text to Claude (when in input panel)