Install Forq for VS Code

Forq installs like any other VS Code extension. Here’s how to find it — and how to be sure you’re installing the real thing.

Forq lives on the official VS Code Marketplace, published by barakolsheviz. Open the listing to confirm the publisher and icon, then install straight from your browser, or follow the in-editor steps below.

View in the Marketplace

Install from inside VS Code

Open VS Code and go to the Extensions view — the square icon in the Activity Bar, or press Ctrl + Shift + X (Cmd + Shift + X on Mac).
In the search box, type Forq.
Pick the result published by barakolsheviz with the three-bar bar-chart icon. Click Install.
Once it’s installed, open the Command Palette (Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + P) and run “Forq: Enter License Key”, then paste the key from your purchase email.

Make sure it’s the right one. The correct listing is published by barakolsheviz and uses the three-bar bar-chart icon. If a result has a different publisher or icon, it isn’t Forq — don’t install it.

Before you start

Forq drives the native Claude CLI (Claude Code) inside VS Code, so you’ll need it installed and signed in with your own Anthropic account. Activation needs a connection just once; after that Forq works offline. Don’t have a key yet? Get your license key.