claude-code - 💡(How to fix) Fix [BUG] AskUserQuestion's "preview feature" doesn't allow "Type something" as an option [1 participants]

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What's Wrong?

The tool declaration states:

Users will always be able to select "Other" to provide custom text input

However, specifically for "preview feature" type of questions--when options includes a markdown field (triggering the preview layout)--the "Other" / "Type something" option is not presented to the user. So, the only way to choose "neither" is to halt the whole interview with "Chat about this".

What Should Happen?

Expected: "Type something" is available as an option regardless of whether the preview layout is active.

Actual: "Type something" is absent when preview layout is triggered for a question

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Steps to Reproduce

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Please use AskUserQuestion tool to prepare a demo question with "preview feature" for me to screenshot. Two one-liner options, nothing fancy. Make it explicitly "a demo question".

Claude Model

Not sure / Multiple models

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

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Claude Code Version

2.1.111 (Claude Code)

Platform

AWS Bedrock

Operating System

Ubuntu/Debian Linux

Terminal/Shell

VS Code integrated terminal

Additional Information

Intentional dup of #27348 (closed by IMHO extremely counterproductive "inactivity" bot) and #28186 (correctly closed as dup of #27348).

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TL;DR

The "Other" or "Type something" option should be available as a fallback for all question types, including those with markdown fields triggering the preview layout.

Guidance

  • Review the AskUserQuestion tool configuration to ensure it includes the "Other" option for all question types, regardless of the preview layout.
  • Verify that the markdown field triggering the preview layout does not override the default options, including the "Type something" fallback.
  • Check the Claude Code version 2.1.111 documentation to see if there are any known issues or limitations related to the preview feature and custom text input.
  • Test the AskUserQuestion tool with different question types and layouts to confirm the issue is specific to the "preview feature" type.

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Notes

The issue may be related to a specific configuration or version of the Claude Code, and further investigation is needed to determine the root cause.

Recommendation

Apply workaround: Modify the AskUserQuestion tool configuration to always include the "Other" or "Type something" option, regardless of the question type or layout, to ensure users can provide custom text input.

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