Does Claude Code for VS Code V2 Not Do Diffs In The Editor? Seems Inferior to Roo Code?

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Formerly a Roo Code user, trying Claude Code for VS Code V2 that just came out. When I run commands in the plugin tab, it displays read-only views of the diff of the edit to approve but doesn't actually show it in the file's editor tab. Just shows it as a read-only diff preview inline with the prompt response.

If I run the same prompt using the CLI in the Terminal, it shows the diffs in the actual editor. I can't seem to find a way around this other than to use the CLI which compared to the Roo Code plugin is pretty clunky to use. It works, but less feature rich and running the Roo Code plugin in the left sidebar is so much preferred to a tab or the terminal with Claude Code.

I'm thinking best solution is to just continue to use Roo Code with Claude API as the only benefit would be if I'm using a Claude subscription, then I have to use Claude Code but not sure if I would live with the CLI if it can't do diffs in the VS Code editor.

Posted Oct 1, 2025, 9:55 PM UTC

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