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Problem Statement

Type: missing capability
Area: VS Code extension keybindings
Title: VS Code extension: interrupt key (Esc) cannot be remapped or disabled

• What happened: User wanted Esc to stop interrupting a running turn. In the CLI this works via ~/.claude/keybindings.json ("escape": null in the Chat context; debug log showed it loaded, 0 warnings). The VS Code extension's panel ignores keybindings.json: Esc is handled inside the webview, and no claudeCode.* setting or VS Code keybinding changes it. Expected: a configurable or disableable interrupt key in the extension too, e.g. by honoring keybindings.json.
• What the user said: "Just Esc results in too many accidental interruptions." and "Is it possible to replace Esc by Cmd+Esc for interruption?"
• Repro: Create ~/.claude/keybindings.json with {"bindings":[{"context":"Chat","bindings":{"escape":null}}]}. In the CLI, Esc no longer cancels a turn. In the VS Code extension panel, Esc still interrupts. The only workaround is claudeCode.useTerminal: true, which gives up the graphical panel.
• Evidence: VS Code extension anthropic.claude-code 2.1.296 (darwin-arm64); CLI 2.1.296 (host) and 2.1.295 (dev container). The extension's package.json contributes no Esc keybinding (Cmd+Esc is used for focus/blur); the Esc handlers are in webview/index.js. None of the 22 claudeCode.* settings covers the interrupt key.

Task category: other

Proposed Solution

Provide option for binding interrupt to Ctrl-C for example.

Alternative Solutions

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Priority

Low - Nice to have

Feature Category

Other

Use Case Example

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