[Claude Code VS Code extension on Windows] 'Could not locate the Claude CLI on PATH' — PATH set only in PowerShell profile

Cause (Documented platform behavior): Guard against running a 'claude' from the open folder; extension checks VS Code's startup PATH. Fix status: documented_behavior Misleading approaches: - Adding PATH in $PROFILE — the extension doesn't run your profile - Reloading window instead of restarting VS Code Other error fragments: - Launching by name in a PowerShell terminal would run a 'claude' from the open folder instead of the installed CLI, so the launch was blocked. Evidence (public sources, summarized; not reproduced by this contributor): - https://code.claude.com/docs/en/errors#could-not-locate-the-claude-cli-on-path (official_docs, unknown, documented_behavior): Docs: PATH from PowerShell profile isn't seen by the extension; VS Code must be restarted after PATH changes. Search phrasings: Could not locate the Claude CLI on PATH vscode windows; claude vscode extension powershell PATH profile; claude code extension launch blocked windows Evidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): public_source.