claude-code - 💡(How to fix) Fix [BUG] Cowork downloads Linux ELF binary instead of macOS binary on macOS Sonoma 14.8.7 — exit code 132 (SIGILL) on every session

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What's Wrong?

Cowork crashes on every session with "Claude Code process exited with code 132." The root cause is that the Claude Code binary downloaded to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude-code-vm/ is a Linux ELF x86-64 executable, not a macOS binary. This cannot run on macOS, causing an immediate SIGILL crash. Binary check: $ file ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude-code-vm/2.1.149/claude ELF 64-bit LSB executable, x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked, interpreter /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2, for GNU/Linux 3.2.0 Deleting the claude-code-vm folder and relaunching Claude Desktop re-downloads the same incorrect Linux binary. The issue persists across restarts. Environment:

x86_64 macOS 14.8.7 (Sonoma) Claude Desktop (latest) Anthropic API

Expected: Cowork downloads a macOS Mach-O binary compatible with the host machine. Actual: A Linux ELF x86-64 binary is downloaded every time, causing an immediate crash with exit code 132.

What Should Happen?

Cowork should download a macOS-compatible Mach-O binary for the Claude Code process, start a session successfully, and respond to messages normally.

Error Messages/Logs

Claude Code crashed
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Steps to Reproduce

Open Claude Desktop on macOS 14.8.7 (Sonoma) Navigate to the Cowork tab Start a new session Observe "Claude Code crashed" error immediately Run file ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude-code-vm/*/claude — output shows ELF Linux binary instead of macOS Mach-O Delete ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude-code-vm/ and relaunch Claude Desktop Start a new Cowork session to trigger re-download Run the file command again — same Linux ELF binary is downloaded

Claude Model

Sonnet (default)

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

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Claude Code Version

Claude 1.9255.2 (1dc8f7) 2026-05-27T01:57:20.000Z

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

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