anthropics / anthropics/claude-code
[FEATURE] Add /fork (conversation branching) support to JetBrains plugin
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Description
### Preflight Checklist
- [x] I have searched existing requests and this feature hasn't been requested yet for the JetBrains plugin
- [x] This is a single feature request (not multiple features)
### Problem Statement
The CLI supports conversation forking via `--fork-session` / `/fork` / `/branch`, and it's already been requested for the VS Code extension (#69272). The JetBrains plugin (IntelliJ/PhpStorm/WebStorm/etc.) has no equivalent — there's no way to branch a session at a given point from within the JetBrains tool window the way Cursor supports forking a chat.
### Proposed Solution
Add `/fork` (or a UI action, e.g. a "Fork from here" option on a message) to the JetBrains plugin's Claude Code tool window, matching the CLI's forking behavior: branch the conversation at the selected point into a new session, preserving full history up to the fork point, while leaving the original session untouched.
### Priority
Medium
### Feature Category
JetBrains plugin (IntelliJ/PhpStorm)
### Additional Context
Related: #69272 (same request for VS Code extension).
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Research direction
No implementation files or tests are named. Start by locating the JetBrains plugin's Claude Code tool window and session handling, then compare the requested behavior with the CLI's /fork support and related VS Code request #69272. Done means a selected conversation point creates a new session with prior history while leaving the original untouched.
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Assessment
- Domain
- desktop, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100