Problem

When AI Workflow Refinement returns a response wrapped in ```json...``` and the JSON content itself contains ``` (code blocks), a PARSE_ERROR occurs.

Current Behavior

1. AI returns ```json { "status": "clarification", "message": "...```\n...```..." } ```
2. ❌ Regex terminates at the first ``` inside the JSON
3. ❌ JSON.parse() fails with PARSE_ERROR

Expected Behavior

1. AI returns the same format
2. ✅ Only outer markers are removed
3. ✅ Parse succeeds, clarification message displays correctly

Solution

Changed parseClaudeCodeOutput() from regex-based extraction to position-based extraction.

Changes

File: src/extension/services/claude-code-service.ts

• If output starts with ```json and ends with ```, remove only outer markers
• Inner code blocks are not affected

if (trimmed.startsWith('```json') && trimmed.endsWith('```')) {
  const jsonContent = trimmed
    .slice(7)  // Remove ```json
    .slice(0, -3)  // Remove trailing ```
    .trim();
  return JSON.parse(jsonContent);
}

Impact

• AI Refinement clarification responses are now parsed correctly
• No breaking changes to existing behavior

Testing

• Manual E2E testing with mock nested code block response
• Code quality checks passed (format, lint, check, build)

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