Blank panel in WSL

“The Claude Code panel (sidebar and "Open in New Tab") is completely empty when VS Code stable is connected to WSL.”

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Extension panel blank in WSL with 401 on webview assets. Started after the VS Code update to 1.141.1; the extension activates and authenticates fine, but webview/index.js and index.css fail to load.

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Where: VS Code extension
Error text: GET .../webview/index.css net::ERR_ABORTED 401 (Unauthorized)
Versions: 2.1.296 to 2.1.299
Platforms: Windows
How bad: Stops work: a core feature can't be used.

Part of: Panel won't load in remote workspaces3 bugs

Extension fails in virtual workspaces4 people
Blank VS Code sidebar on WSL3 people

Original reports2, newest first

Oct 14, 2026VS Code extension panel is blank on stable + WSL (401 on webview/index.js); works on Insiders and local Windows#101966
Oct 13, 2026Claude Code webview blank in WSL after VS Code update, 401 on webview resources#101865

Blank panel in WSL

Is this your bug? What gets counted gets fixed. Pile on.

Is this your bug?

Part of: Panel won't load in remote workspaces3 bugs

Original reports2, newest first

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