CRITICAL: Paste freezes entire Claude Code terminal
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Nov 8, 2025 by cameronobriendev Closed Nov 12, 2025
Bug Report
Severity: Critical - Blocks all work
Issue: When pasting into Claude Code terminal, escape sequence [201~ appears and freezes the entire Claude Code instance. Terminal becomes unresponsive and requires full restart.
Platform: macOS (Darwin 25.0.0)
Shell: zsh
Reproduction:
- Copy any text
- Paste into Claude Code terminal
[201~appears- Entire instance freezes
- Must restart terminal
Expected: Paste should work without freezing
Actual: Complete freeze, instance unusable
Workaround: Avoid all paste operations in terminal
Impact: Cannot paste commands, API keys, or any content into terminal
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