claude-code - 💡(How to fix) Fix [BUG] Cannot select or copy text from Dispatch window [1 participants]

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Text inside the Dispatch window cannot be selected or copied. No selection highlight appears on click-drag; clipboard remains empty after ⌘C. Works normally in the main Claude message area — only the Dispatch pane is affected.

Root Cause

Text inside the Dispatch window cannot be selected or copied. No selection highlight appears on click-drag; clipboard remains empty after ⌘C. Works normally in the main Claude message area — only the Dispatch pane is affected.

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Fix / Workaround

Text inside the Dispatch window cannot be selected or copied. No selection highlight appears on click-drag; clipboard remains empty after ⌘C. Works normally in the main Claude message area — only the Dispatch pane is affected.

  1. Open Claude Desktop → Dispatch tab
  2. Spawn any Dispatch task (or open an existing one)
  3. Attempt to select text in the Dispatch response area via click-drag
  4. Attempt ⌘C after any selection

Dispatch output is read-only AND uncopyable — any URL, command, SHA, or path Dispatch returns has to be re-typed by hand or forwarded via email workaround. Significant productivity regression for anyone relying on Dispatch for autonomous ops work.

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Description

Text inside the Dispatch window cannot be selected or copied. No selection highlight appears on click-drag; clipboard remains empty after ⌘C. Works normally in the main Claude message area — only the Dispatch pane is affected.

Environment

  • Claude Version: 1.2581.0 (f10398)
  • Build timestamp: 2026-04-14T17:16:40.000Z
  • OS: macOS
  • Regression: Yes — copy/paste worked in the prior Claude Desktop build before this release

Reproduction

  1. Open Claude Desktop → Dispatch tab
  2. Spawn any Dispatch task (or open an existing one)
  3. Attempt to select text in the Dispatch response area via click-drag
  4. Attempt ⌘C after any selection

Expected: Text selects and copies to clipboard, same as the main chat area. Actual: No selection highlight; clipboard unchanged.

Impact

Dispatch output is read-only AND uncopyable — any URL, command, SHA, or path Dispatch returns has to be re-typed by hand or forwarded via email workaround. Significant productivity regression for anyone relying on Dispatch for autonomous ops work.

Workaround attempted

None effective. Right-click context menu does not show Copy. Drag-select produces no highlight.

Related

  • #45990 (different issue — session creation failure — but same area:cowork)

extent analysis

TL;DR

The issue can likely be resolved by identifying and fixing the CSS or JavaScript code that is preventing text selection in the Dispatch window.

Guidance

  • Verify that the Dispatch window's HTML elements do not have any CSS styles that prevent text selection, such as user-select: none.
  • Check the JavaScript code that handles mouse events in the Dispatch window to ensure it is not interfering with the default text selection behavior.
  • Inspect the DOM elements in the Dispatch window to see if there are any overlay elements or iframes that could be preventing text selection.
  • Compare the HTML and CSS of the Dispatch window with the main Claude message area to identify any differences that could be causing the issue.

Example

No code example is provided as the issue does not contain enough information about the specific code implementation.

Notes

The issue seems to be specific to the Dispatch window and not a general issue with the Claude application. The fact that it worked in a previous version suggests that a recent change may have introduced the issue.

Recommendation

Apply a workaround by inspecting and modifying the CSS and JavaScript code that handles the Dispatch window to allow text selection, as the root cause of the issue is likely related to the implementation of this specific feature.

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