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13 Bridge IDE — Development skill for Claude Code

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Prompt 13: Bridge Layer (VS Code / JetBrains IDE Integration).

How to install 13 Bridge IDE

Installs to ~/.claude/skills/codeaashu-claude-code-13-bridge-ide/SKILL.md

Terminal
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/codeaashu-claude-code-13-bridge-ide && curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/codeaashu/claude-code/HEAD/prompts/13-bridge-ide.md -o ~/.claude/skills/codeaashu-claude-code-13-bridge-ide/SKILL.md

Restart Claude Code, or start a new session, for it to be picked up.

What 13 Bridge IDE does

Prompt 13: Bridge Layer (VS Code / JetBrains IDE Integration)

Context

You are working in `/workspaces/claude-code`. The "Bridge" is the subsystem that connects Claude Code to IDE extensions (VS Code, JetBrains). It enables:

  • Remote control of Claude Code from an IDE
  • Sharing file context between IDE and CLI
  • Permission approvals from the IDE UI
  • Session management across IDE and terminal

The Bridge is **gated behind `feature('BRIDGE_MODE')`** and is the most complex optional subsyste

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