Keyboard shortcut to open the conversation search (magnifying glass) in the Claude Code panel
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Since Sep 19, 2026.
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Description
Type: Feature Request
The magnifying glass icon at the top of the Claude Code panel (search past conversations / sessions) can only be opened by clicking it with the mouse. There is no command in the Command Palette and no default keybinding for it, so it can't be bound to a key in keybindings.json either. Every time I want to find an old conversation I have to leave the keyboard and click the icon.
VS Code version: Code 1.138.0 (7debcd0e2acdea1c52de81bf9ee1620444407dda, 2026-09-15T07:24:32Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200
Modes:
System Info
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| CPUs | AMD Ryzen 3 5300G with Radeon Graphics (8 x 3992) |
| GPU Status | 2d_canvas: enabled GPU0: VENDOR= 0x1002, DEVICE=0x1638 [AMD Radeon(TM) Graphics], DRIVER_VENDOR=AMD, DRIVER_VERSION=31.0.21910.11004 ACTIVE GPU1: VENDOR= 0x1002, DEVICE=0x7340 [AMD Radeon RX 5500], DRIVER_VERSION=32.0.12019.7004 GPU2: VENDOR= 0x1414, DEVICE=0x008c [Microsoft Basic Render Driver], DRIVER_VERSION=10.0.26100.8972 Machine model name: Machine model version: direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok gpu_compositing: enabled multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on opengl: enabled_on rasterization: enabled raw_draw: disabled_off_ok skia_graphite: disabled_off trees_in_viz: disabled_off video_decode: enabled video_encode: enabled webgl: enabled webgpu: enabled webnn: disabled_off |
| Load (avg) | undefined |
| Memory (System) | 31.34GB (4.27GB free) |
| Process Argv | --crash-reporter-id 6c194046-10af-4100-b09f-f4d3e250ff59 |
| Screen Reader | no |
| VM | 0% |
Extensions (9)
| Name | Identifier | Author | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Code for VS Code | anthropic.claude-code | Anthropic | 2.1.278 |
| Python Debugger | ms-python.debugpy | ms-python | 2026.6.0 |
| Python | ms-python.python | ms-python | 2026.4.0 |
| Pylance | ms-python.vscode-pylance | ms-python | 2026.3.1 |
| Python Environments | ms-python.vscode-python-envs | ms-python | 1.36.0 |
| PowerShell | ms-vscode.powershell | ms-vscode | 2025.4.0 |
| GPT Code | roylam23.gpt-code | Roylam23 | 0.1.12 |
| Cline | saoudrizwan.claude-dev | saoudrizwan | 4.1.19 |
| vscode-pdf | tomoki1207.pdf | tomoki1207 | 1.2.2 |
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