claude-code - 💡(How to fix) Fix [BUG] Up-Down cursor navigation in some menus (MCP servers, Rewind) broken and freezes Claude Code [2 comments, 3 participants]

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anthropics/claude-code#52613Fetched 2026-04-24 06:02:27
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What's Wrong?

Some of the menus that are navigated with Up-Down cursor keys, stopped working in recent Claude Code (2.1.118), and instead cause Claude Code to freeze.

It happens at least in history/Rewing menu (press ESC in the prompt), and in the /mcp command; maybe more menus. Does NOT happen in the initial list of sessions; in the "Resume from summary/Resume full session" selector, after pressing "/" to choose the skills/commands; in commands like /plugins or /config – all of these above work well with up/down cursor keys.

What Should Happen?

Up/Down navigation in command history and in /mcp command works and doesn't freeze Claude Code.

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Steps to Reproduce

  1. Start a Claude session. Launch some commands.
  2. Either press ESC two times, to enter the history; or launch /mcp command.

Claude Model

Opus

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

No response

Claude Code Version

2.1.118

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

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TL;DR

The issue can likely be resolved by identifying and fixing the specific code change introduced in version 2.1.118 that causes the freeze when using Up-Down cursor keys in certain menus.

Guidance

  • Review the changelog for version 2.1.118 to identify potential changes that could be causing the issue.
  • Test the navigation in other menus to determine if the issue is specific to the history/Rewing menu and /mcp command or if it's a more general problem.
  • Check if there are any known issues or open pull requests related to keyboard navigation in the Claude Code repository.
  • Consider testing an earlier version of Claude Code to confirm that the issue is indeed a regression.

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No code snippet is provided as the issue does not include specific code details.

Notes

The lack of information about the last working version and additional details makes it challenging to provide a more specific fix. Further investigation and debugging are necessary to determine the root cause.

Recommendation

Apply workaround: Since the issue is confirmed to be a regression, it might be beneficial to temporarily downgrade to a previous version of Claude Code where the navigation was working correctly, until the issue is fixed in a future update.

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