File drop into chat ignored

“On Windows, dragging a file from the VS Code Explorer while holding Shift into the Claude Code chat panel does nothing.”

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

Paste this into your agent. It files your report, with your error and version.

I hit this bug: rapsheet.dev/sheets/claude-code/issues/3935/file
Follow it to file my report. Show me the text before you send.

No install. No account. Public and anonymous. The link asks your agent for one report, nothing else. What it sends

Fading. 1 report or thumbs-up in the last 7 days and 2 the week before, down from 5 a week at the early-October peak. A workaround is known.

Dropping a file into chat input inserts nothing. Dragging a file from the VS Code Explorer into the chat input, with Shift held in some reports, gives no path or reference on drop.

Is this your bug?

File my report

Where: VS Code extension
Versions: 2.1.291 to 2.1.309
Platforms: macOS, Windows
How bad: Breaks a normal workflow. Most reports say it used to work.

Not quite your bug?

Chat text cannot be copied6 people

Original reports3, newest first

Oct 22, 2026VS Code extension: drag & drop file into chat input not working (v2.1.309, Windows)#104459
Oct 14, 2026Shift+drag file from Explorer into Claude Code chat does nothing on Windows (regression)#102018
Oct 6, 2026VS Code extension Shift + Drag and Drop file in chat window not working#100023