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claude-code - 💡(How to fix) Fix [BUG] Desktop App Code tab crashes immediately on macOS 15 Sequoia [1 comments, 2 participants]

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anthropics/claude-code#55918•Fetched 2026-05-05 06:02:55
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Error Message

▎ - Error: "Claude Code process exited with code 1" — exits in 0s before any response

Error Messages/Logs

  1. Observe: "Claude Code process exited with code 1" error immediately — no session starts Claude Preview, ccd_session, ccd_directory, ccd_session_mgmt, scheduled-tasks) and exits in 0s with no output before the Desktop App logs the error

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  • This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
  • I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

Desktop App Code tab crashes immediately on macOS 15 Sequoia
▎ - macOS: 15.x Sequoia (Darwin 24.6.0)
▎ - Desktop App: 1.5354.0 (latest, fresh install)
▎ - Error: "Claude Code process exited with code 1" — exits in 0s before any response ▎ - Affects all folders
▎ - Bundled binary (2.1.121) works fine when run directly; system CLI (2.1.126) works fine from terminal
▎ - Clean reinstall of app + support directory does not fix it

What Should Happen?

Desktop App should load Claude

Error Messages/Logs

Claude Code process exited with code 1

Steps to Reproduce

Reproduction steps:

  1. Install Claude Desktop App 1.5354.0 on macOS 15 Sequoia (fresh install, no prior state)
  2. Sign in with a Claude account
  3. Click the Code tab
  4. Click Select folder and choose any local git repository
  5. Observe: "Claude Code process exited with code 1" error immediately — no session starts

Additional context:

  • Occurs on every folder, not repo-specific
  • Occurs even after full wipe of ~/Library/Application Support/Claude and reinstall
  • Bundled binary (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude-code/2.1.121/claude.app/Contents/MacOS/claude) runs correctly when invoked directly from terminal
  • System-installed claude CLI (2.1.126 via ~/.local/bin/claude) works correctly from terminal
  • From ~/Library/Logs/Claude/main.log: binary is spawned with 7 MCP servers (Claude in Chrome, mcp-registry,
    Claude Preview, ccd_session, ccd_directory, ccd_session_mgmt, scheduled-tasks) and exits in 0s with no output before the Desktop App logs the error
  • No crash report generated in ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/ (clean exit, not a signal crash)

Claude Model

Sonnet (default)

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

No response

Claude Code Version

2.1.126 (Claude Code)

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

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TL;DR

The issue might be related to the interaction between the Desktop App and the bundled binary, and verifying the environment variables and dependencies could help resolve the "Claude Code process exited with code 1" error.

Guidance

  • Investigate the differences in environment variables and dependencies between running the bundled binary directly and running it through the Desktop App.
  • Check the ~/Library/Logs/Claude/main.log for any clues about the binary's execution and exit.
  • Compare the versions of the bundled binary (2.1.121) and the system-installed CLI (2.1.126) to see if there are any version-specific issues.
  • Try running the Desktop App with a different Claude model or version to see if the issue is specific to the Sonnet model or version 2.1.126.

Notes

The issue seems to be specific to the Desktop App on macOS 15 Sequoia, and the fact that the bundled binary runs correctly when invoked directly from the terminal suggests that the issue might be related to the App's configuration or environment.

Recommendation

Apply workaround: Try running the system-installed CLI (2.1.126) from the terminal to see if it produces the same error, and investigate the differences in environment variables and dependencies between the two executions.

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