# Cursor with + Claude Code ( inside WLS environment)

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-with-claude-code-inside-wls-environment/104076>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [June 15, 2025, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-with-claude-code-inside-wls-environment/104076 "2025-06-15T19:23:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![ziv770](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/ziv770/32/60434_2.png) [@ziv770](https://forum.cursor.com/u/ziv770)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2025, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-with-claude-code-inside-wls-environment/104076/1 "2025-06-15T19:23:58Z")

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Guys, please help me!  
I am trying to integrate Cursor with Claude code!  
I am running WLS on Windows, I managed to install the Claude code extension inside Cursor as well.

However, no matter how much I try, I can not find Cursor as an IDE option when using the /ide command inside Claude code. **See the screenshot attached.**

Has anyone figured out how to solve this? I am simply getting mad from this. I am even willing to pay for someone who can solve this!

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/b/6/b62abf9064f0c83c2e15f8f697d87efc030668a2.png)

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**Author:** ![zhedream](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/zhedream/32/98283_2.png) [@zhedream](https://forum.cursor.com/u/zhedream)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2025, 9:26am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-with-claude-code-inside-wls-environment/104076/3 "2025-06-16T09:26:15Z")

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I think I saw the same problem in another post:  
You can try putting the code in WSL and using ‘cursor .’ to start remote development in WSL. This way, the claude code and cursor will be in the same environment, which may solve the problem.

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**Author:** ![AbleArcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/ablearcher/32/19439_2.png) [@AbleArcher](https://forum.cursor.com/u/AbleArcher)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2025, 11:34am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-with-claude-code-inside-wls-environment/104076/5 "2025-06-18T11:34:55Z")

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I’m not using any extension for Claude Code.

I just ran this inside a WSL terminal (in Cursor):  
`npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code`

Then it works with:  
`claude`

I didn’t see that specific extension, but there are others that work once you have Claude Code installed.

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**Author:** ![AbleArcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/ablearcher/32/19439_2.png) [@AbleArcher](https://forum.cursor.com/u/AbleArcher)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2025, 9:06pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-with-claude-code-inside-wls-environment/104076/7 "2025-06-18T21:06:37Z")

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Cursor is still on 1.96.2 from _last year_ so add Claude Code to the growing list of extensions won’t work.

`VS Code 1.98.0 or higher`

> **[Claude Code for VSCode - Visual Studio Marketplace](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=anthropic.claude-code)**
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> Extension for Visual Studio Code - Claude Code for VS Code: Harness the power of Claude Code without leaving your IDE

This unofficial one looks pretty good though and works with older VSCode versions.

> **[Claude Code Chat - Visual Studio Marketplace](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=andrepimenta.claude-code-chat)**
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> Extension for Visual Studio Code - Beautiful Claude Code Chat Interface for VS Code