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Claude Code in VS Code Stops Silently Cutting Off Prompts Over 50,000 Characters

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Claude Code 2.1.319 fixes prompts over 50,000 characters being cut off silently in the VS Code extension. The prompt now stays in the chat box with a notice, and a paste over the limit is refused with a notice. The release also makes the dictation command act only in the view in use and stops the survey and "Report a problem" buttons from sending an unfinished prompt.

Key Takeaways

  • Prompts over 50,000 characters are no longer cut off silently in VS Code.
  • The prompt stays in the chat box with a notice, and an over-limit paste is refused with a notice.
  • claude-vscode.toggleDictation now acts only in the active view, and a second press stops dictation.
  • The survey and "Report a problem" buttons no longer send an unfinished prompt.
  • Links to sign-in, connector and API addresses in replies now show as text, not clickable links.

Long prompts are no longer cut off silently

In the VS Code extension, prompts over 50,000 characters used to be cut off with no warning. In 2.1.319 the prompt now stays in the chat box with a notice. A paste over the limit is refused with a notice.

Dictation acts only in the view you are using

The claude-vscode.toggleDictation command used to start dictation in every open Claude view at once. It now acts only in the view in use, and a second press stops it.

Survey and report buttons no longer send a draft

Clicking the survey or "Report a problem" buttons used to send the unfinished prompt. That no longer happens.

Other VS Code fixes in the release

  • A possible chat panel freeze when a dropped item's path contains a very long run of "/" characters is fixed.
  • A deleted session's file no longer comes back when that session is renamed.
  • Cloud sessions opened from the Web tab no longer bring back turns that /clear, or Retry or Edit of a typed prompt, had removed.
  • Links in Claude's replies that point at Claude sign-in, connector or API addresses now show as text with the address instead of opening in the browser.