[BUG] Pressing <ESC> to interrupt does not work on IntelJIdea. Forcing with <CTRL-C> is sub-optimal.

Resolved 💬 5 comments Opened May 8, 2025 by walt93 Closed Jan 7, 2026

Environment

  • Platform (select one):
  • [X] Anthropic API
  • [ ] AWS Bedrock
  • [ ] Google Vertex AI
  • [ ] Other: <!-- specify -->
  • Claude CLI version: 0.2.104 (Claude Code)
  • Operating System: macOS 15.3
  • Terminal: IntelJIDea 2023.1.1 build #IU-231.8770.65

Bug Description

Pressing ESC to interrupt does not work on IntelJIdea.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Start Claude Code
  2. Press ESC
  3. Furiously pound ESC ESC ESC ESC ESC ESC as if that's going to work
  4. !@#$%^& curse as if that's going to help
  5. Press CTRL-C until it stops

Expected Behavior

ESC key to work

Actual Behavior

ESC key does not work

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