vscode-terminal-mcp: Instructions file for Claude Code

CLAUDE.md

vscode-terminal-mcp CLAUDE.md is an instructions file for Claude Code from sirlordt/vscode-terminal-mcp. It costs 536 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

Project instructions for releasing vscode-terminal-mcp, an MCP server that runs commands in visible Visual Studio Code terminal tabs.

In plain words
What is it for?
Bumping versions, updating release notes, building and publishing the package, creating a VS Code extension file, and pushing the release.
Why use it?
They provide a fixed release checklist, reducing missed version, changelog, build, packaging, publishing, or commit steps.

Instructions file for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: the file is CLAUDE.md.

This is sirlordt/vscode-terminal-mcp's own configuration. It tells Claude Code how to work on vscode-terminal-mcp itself, so it is not a mod to install elsewhere. Copy it as a starting point and replace the rules that are about this project. Everything vscode-terminal-mcp configures →

Reuse

Borrowing it

Nothing to install: this file belongs to sirlordt/vscode-terminal-mcp. Take a copy, put it at the same path in your own repository, and replace the rules that are about this project with yours.

Copy the file
curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sirlordt/vscode-terminal-mcp/master/CLAUDE.md
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sirlordt/vscode-terminal-mcp

Made for: Claude Code.

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CLAUDE.md · 85 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 85 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Project: vscode-terminal-mcp

MCP server that runs commands in visible VSCode terminal tabs.

Release Process

When publishing a new version, follow these steps in order:

1. Update version

# In package.json, bump the version
# e.g., "version": "0.1.6" → "version": "0.1.7"

2. Update CHANGELOG.md

Add a new entry at the top with the new version and date:

## [0.1.7] - YYYY-MM-DD

### Added
- ...

### Fixed
- ...

3. Update README.md

Replace the "Latest Changes" section with the new version's changes. Keep only the latest version in README — full history lives in CHANGELOG.md.

4. Build and publish

# Build
npm run build

# Publish to npm
npm publish --access public

# Package vsix
npx vsce package --allow-missing-repository

# Install locally for testing
cp dist/extension.js dist/mcp-entry.js ~/.vscode/extensions/sirlordt.vscode-terminal-mcp-<version>/dist/

5. Upload to VSCode Marketplace

  1. Go to https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/manage/publishers/sirlordt
  2. Click "..." next to Terminal MCP → "Update"
  3. Upload the .vsix file

6. Commit and push

git add -A
git commit -m "v0.1.7: <summary of changes>"
git push

Extension Cache Workaround

VSCode aggressively caches extensions. When developing locally:

# Quick update (after modifying source)
npm run build
cp dist/extension.js ~/.vscode/extensions/sirlordt.vscode-terminal-mcp-<version>/dist/extension.js
# Then "Developer: Reload Window"

# If reload doesn't pick up changes, close and reopen VSCode completely

Terminal Execution

Prefer the BashTerm MCP tools (run, exec, read, etc.) over the built-in Bash tool for executing commands. BashTerm runs commands in visible VSCode terminal tabs where the user can see output in real time.

For commands that may take longer than 30 seconds or produce large output, use pull mode:

  1. Call run with waitForCompletion: false
  2. Call read with offset: -10 to check progress
  3. Repeat until done

Read the full file on GitHub · 85 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

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  1. 10d ago First seen · 85 lines · 536 tokens per session scan A 268fe58cbde8

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vscode-terminal-mcp CLAUDE.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository sirlordt/vscode-terminal-mcp (2 stars, last pushed 5mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 536 tokens to every session, about $0.0027 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-31.

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