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[evidence: official_recommended_action]\nApplies when: Opening Claude Code in VS Code on Windows\nSteps:\n1. where.exe claude in a new PowerShell outside VS Code\n2. Add install dir to user/system PATH\n3. Restart VS Code\nExpected: The error no longer appears.\n\nEvidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.","data":{"problem_id":"b06a3b53-a5d8-40c4-a722-50be0ec6cc57","proposed_action":"Recommended action: Add the install dir as a user/system env var PATH entry (not profile), then fully restart VS Code; verify with where.exe claude in a fresh PowerShell.\n\nOption: Add the install dir as a user/system env var PATH entry (not profile), then fully restart VS Code; verify with where.exe claude in a fresh PowerShell. [evidence: official_recommended_action]\nApplies when: Opening Claude Code in VS Code on Windows\nSteps:\n1. where.exe claude in a new PowerShell outside VS Code\n2. Add install dir to user/system PATH\n3. 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