v1.9.2: /clear artifact strip, statusline fallback, VS Code VSIX docs

- Strip /clear command artifacts from messages[0] (#47756)
- Statusline falls back to quota-status.json when claude-meter not installed (#18)
- README: VSIX as primary VS Code path, manual wrapper as fallback
- 7 community contributors

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

Author: cnighswonger

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 1.9.2 (2026-04-14)
+
+- **`/clear` artifact stripping** — Removes `<local-command-caveat>`, `<command-name>`, and `<local-command-stdout>` blocks that bleed into `messages[0]` after `/clear`, breaking prefix cache match vs a fresh session. Credit: [@wadabum](https://github.com/wadabum) (anthropics/claude-code#47756).
+- **Status line fallback to `quota-status.json`** — `quota-statusline.sh` now works without `claude-code-meter` installed by reading quota data from the interceptor's `quota-status.json`. Fixes #18. Credit: [@dmurat](https://github.com/dmurat).
+- **VS Code extension** — VSIX extension available for one-click activation. Auto-configures `claudeProcessWrapper`. No manual wrapper scripts or C compilation needed. Credit: [@JEONG-JIWOO](https://github.com/JEONG-JIWOO), [@X-15](https://github.com/X-15) (#16). Download: [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/cnighswonger/claude-code-cache-fix-vscode/releases/latest).
+- **README: VS Code section rewritten** — VSIX as Option A (recommended), manual wrapper as Option B. Documents `claudeCode.claudeProcessWrapper` as the correct integration path.
+
 ## 1.9.1 (2026-04-13)
 
 - **Windows: URL-encode npm root in `claude-fixed.bat`** — Fixes `ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND` on default Windows Node.js installs where npm root contains spaces (e.g. `C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules`). Uses PowerShell `[System.Uri]::EscapeUriString` to encode the path; no-op on space-free paths. Credit: [@beekamai](https://github.com/beekamai) (PR #17).

README.md

@@ -106,11 +106,26 @@ Credit: [@TomTheMenace](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/38335)
 
 ## VS Code Extension
 
-The VS Code Claude Code extension spawns `claude.exe` / `claude` as a subprocess. The `claude-code.environmentVariables` setting does **not** propagate `NODE_OPTIONS` to the spawned process, so a process wrapper is required.
+### Option A: VSIX extension (recommended)
 
-### Linux / macOS
+The easiest path — a VS Code extension that handles everything automatically:
 
-Create a wrapper script (e.g. `~/bin/claude-vscode-wrapper`):
+1. Install the interceptor: `npm install -g claude-code-cache-fix`
+2. Download the VSIX from [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/cnighswonger/claude-code-cache-fix-vscode/releases/latest)
+3. Install: `code --install-extension claude-code-cache-fix-0.1.0.vsix`
+   (or in VS Code: Extensions → `...` menu → "Install from VSIX...")
+4. Restart any active Claude Code session
+
+The extension auto-configures `claudeCode.claudeProcessWrapper` on activation. No manual settings needed. Works on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
+
+Commands available in the VS Code command palette:
+- **Claude Code Cache Fix: Enable** / **Disable** / **Show Status**
+
+### Option B: Manual wrapper (if you prefer not to install the VSIX)
+
+The VS Code Claude Code extension spawns `claude.exe` / `claude` as a subprocess. The `claude-code.environmentVariables` setting does **not** propagate `NODE_OPTIONS`, so a process wrapper is required.
+
+**Linux / macOS** — create `~/bin/claude-vscode-wrapper`:
 
 ```bash
 #!/bin/bash
@@ -133,29 +148,23 @@ Add to VS Code `settings.json`:
 }
 ```
 
-### Windows
-
-On Windows, `.bat` and `.cmd` wrappers fail because the extension uses `child_process.spawn()` without `shell: true`. A native `.exe` wrapper is required.
-
-A C wrapper source (`tools/claude-vscode-wrapper.c`) is included in this package. Compile with MSVC or gcc:
+**Windows** — `.bat`/`.cmd` wrappers fail because the extension uses `child_process.spawn()` without `shell: true`. Use the C wrapper source included in this package (`tools/claude-vscode-wrapper.c`):
 
 ```cmd
 cl tools\claude-vscode-wrapper.c /Fe:claude-vscode-wrapper.exe
 ```
 
-Then add to VS Code `settings.json`:
+Then set in VS Code `settings.json`:
 
 ```json
 {
   "claudeCode.claudeProcessWrapper": "C:\\path\\to\\claude-vscode-wrapper.exe"
 }
 ```
 
-See [#16](https://github.com/cnighswonger/claude-code-cache-fix/issues/16) for community testing results and pre-compiled binaries when available.
-
 ### Known limitations (VS Code)
 
-- **Fingerprint fix**: The VS Code extension constructs `messages[0]` differently than the CLI, causing the fingerprint safety check to auto-disable. Use `CACHE_FIX_SKIP_FINGERPRINT=1` as a workaround. The relocate and TTL fixes work normally.
+- **Fingerprint fix auto-disables**: The VS Code extension constructs `messages[0]` differently than the CLI, causing the fingerprint safety check to trip. Use `CACHE_FIX_SKIP_FINGERPRINT=1` as a workaround. All other fixes (relocate, tool sort, TTL, /clear artifact strip) work normally.
 
 Credit: [@JEONG-JIWOO](https://github.com/JEONG-JIWOO) and [@X-15](https://github.com/X-15) for the VS Code extension investigation and C wrapper ([#16](https://github.com/cnighswonger/claude-code-cache-fix/issues/16)).
 

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "claude-code-cache-fix",
-  "version": "1.9.1",
+  "version": "1.9.2",
   "description": "Fixes prompt cache regression in Claude Code that causes up to 20x cost increase on resumed sessions",
   "type": "module",
   "exports": "./preload.mjs",