Fact · Dictation in your apps
The Claude Code VS Code extension's voice dictation is not available in VS Code Remote sessions, including SSH, Dev Containers and Codespaces.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“It is not available in VS Code Remote sessions, including SSH, Dev Containers, and Codespaces”
Voice dictation (Claude Code documentation), Anthropic, Anthropic, 2026, Requirements.
Open the original- What it measures
- The page gives the reason: the microphone is on your local machine, and the extension runs on the remote host.
- What it does not show
- Applies to the Claude Code extension, not to VS Code's own built-in dictation.