claude-code - 💡(How to fix) Fix TUI: detaching from attached session via ← in agent view leaves terminal unresponsive on Windows (2.1.143)

Summary

On 2.1.143, detaching from an attached session inside claude agents via ← leaves the entire terminal completely unresponsive on Windows. No keystroke (arrow keys, Enter, Space, Esc, Ctrl+C, Ctrl+Z, Ctrl+Break) is accepted. The only recovery is closing the Windows Terminal tab.

This is distinct from #59750 (broken render + dead input from cold claude agents launch) in that the agent view opens, renders, and accepts input normally until the attach → detach cycle is performed. After that, the terminal is dead.

Likely related to the 2.1.143 fix:

Fixed: on Windows, pressing ← in claude agents while a response was streaming could leave the agents list unresponsive to all input

The streaming-specific fix appears not to cover the more general detach path — the bug now reproduces deterministically regardless of whether a response is in flight.

Repro

1. claude agents opens cleanly with at least one running background session in the list.
2. Select a session and press Enter (or →) to attach. The session takes over the terminal normally.
3. On an empty prompt, press ← to detach back to the table.
4. Agent view repaints, but the input loop is dead. No key produces any response.
5. Terminal tab must be killed.

Also tried Ctrl+Z (documented as the immediate-detach fallback in the docs) — same hang.

Environment

• Claude Code: 2.1.143 (native installer, ~/.local/bin/claude.exe, FileVersion 2.1.143.0, ~219 MB Bun binary)
• OS: Windows 11 Pro, build 26200
• Terminal: Windows Terminal 1.24.11321.0
• Shell: PowerShell 7.6.1 (pwsh)
• Hardware: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D, 128 GB RAM, Radeon RX 7900 XTX (drivers current)
• Daemon: healthy (claude daemon status reports control.sock reachable, 1 bg worker, no errors)

Same setup on Linux (SSH)

I tested the same workflow on a Linux box (Arx, my home server) over SSH — no freeze. Confirms this is Windows / Windows Terminal-specific, not an issue with my account or background sessions themselves.

Workaround

Downgrading clears it:

claude install 2.1.142

2.1.142 works reliably for me — agent view attach/detach is fluid, no hang. Stays clean through repeated cycles.

Related

• #59750 — broken render + dead input on cold claude agents launch (PS 5.1 + 7 both affected per my comment there)
• #58579 — TUI line stacking/overlap on Windows Terminal 2.1.140
• Possibly #52410, #19637, #16578 (long-running Windows TUI render lineage)

Happy to provide logs (~/.claude/daemon.log, a recording, anything else useful) — just let me know what's needed.