According to @claudeai, the Claude Code extension for Visual Studio Code has reached general availability, providing developers with advanced AI coding assistance directly within the popular IDE (source: https://twitter.com/claudeai/status/2013704053226717347). The extension now closely mirrors the command-line interface experience by supporting @-mention for file context and familiar slash commands such as /model, /mcp, and /context. This enhancement enables more efficient, context-aware coding and AI code completion, which is expected to streamline developer workflows and increase productivity for teams adopting AI-driven software development tools.