fix: agents not appearing on Linux Mint (and likely macOS) when no folder is open#70
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When VS Code is launched without a folder (e.g. bare `code` command, common on Linux and macOS), `workspaceFolders` is empty and `getProjectDirPath()` returned null. This caused `launchNewTerminal()` to bail out early before sending `agentCreated` to the webview, so no character ever appeared despite the terminal being created. Fix: fall back to `os.homedir()` in both `getProjectDirPath` and the `cwd` used for terminal creation. This matches the directory Claude Code itself uses when started with no explicit working directory, ensuring the extension correctly locates the JSONL transcript files. Windows behavior is unchanged: workspaceFolders is always populated in the common Windows workflow, so the fallback is never reached there. Co-Authored-By: Logan <d4rkd0s@github.com>
- Add platform support note to Requirements section - Replace "Windows-only testing" known limitation with a helpful tip for Linux/macOS users launching VS Code without a workspace folder open Co-Authored-By: Logan <d4rkd0s@github.com>
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Confirmed working on Linux Mint. If you launch VS Code without a folder
open (just `code` on its own, which is the natural way to open it on
Linux and macOS), clicking + Agent would start Claude in a terminal but
no character would ever appear in the office.
The extension was silently bailing out because it couldn't determine a
project directory when no workspace folder was set. The fix falls back
to the home directory, which is exactly where Claude Code writes its
session files in that scenario. macOS should work too for the same
reason. If any Mac users run into issues, drop a comment and we can
patch it quickly.
Windows behavior is unchanged.
Tested on