[BUG] Claude Code CLI unresponsive after update to version 0.2.119

Status Closed — duplicate
Maintainer reply ✓ Yes — bcherny
Activity 11 comments · opened May 19, 2025 · closed May 19, 2025
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (bcherny, collaborator) responded on this thread — see the highlighted reply below.

Bug Report: Claude Code CLI unresponsive after update to version 0.2.119

Environment

  • Platform (select one):
  • [x] Anthropic API
  • [ ] AWS Bedrock
  • [ ] Google Vertex AI
  • [ ] Other: <!-- specify -->
  • Claude CLI version: 0.2.119 (updated from 0.2.118)
  • Operating System: macOS (MacBook Pro)
  • Terminal: Terminal App

Bug Description

After installing Claude Code CLI version 0.2.118, the application prompts to update to version 0.2.119. However, after completing this update, the CLI becomes completely unresponsive - all Claude commands produce no output or response whatsoever.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Install Claude Code using npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code@0.2.118
  2. Launch Claude Code
  3. Receive prompt to update to version 0.2.119: "Update installed · Restart to apply"
  4. Complete the update to version 0.2.119
  5. Try to run any Claude command (e.g., claude or claude /init)
  6. Observe that the commands produce no output or response

Expected Behavior

Claude CLI should respond to commands like claude or claude /init with appropriate output or actions.

Actual Behavior

After updating to version 0.2.119, running any Claude command results in no response or output. The terminal simply returns to the command prompt without any feedback or error messages, as if the command wasn't recognized.

Additional Context

  • The issue occurs consistently with all Claude commands after updating to version 0.2.119
  • Version 0.2.118 works correctly before the update
  • The npm repository shows 0.2.118 as the latest version, but the application still prompts for update to 0.2.119

!Image

When i in 0.2.119

(base) apple@MacBook-Pro-2  ~/Develop/DevelopProjects/Projects/WebstormProjects/dongjing/dj-api-in-yunxiao  ↰ main  claude

(base) apple@MacBook-Pro-2  ~/Develop/DevelopProjects/Projects/WebstormProjects/dongjing/dj-api-in-yunxiao  ↰ main  claude /init

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11 Comments

Datamine · 1 year ago

Also experiencing this. Is there a way to downgrade permanently back to 0.2.118?

XiaTiaoQAQ · 1 year ago
Also experiencing this. Is there a way to downgrade permanently back to 0.2.118?

You can run this:

npm uninstall -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code
npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code@0.2.118

VladimirCatrici · 1 year ago
Also experiencing this. Is there a way to downgrade permanently back to 0.2.118?

To downgrade use npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code@0.2.118

wasker · 1 year ago

Same problem. Got an update, after that claude doesn't produce any output. Running in WSL on Windows 10.

ArturoTorresMartinez · 1 year ago

Even a fresh install, running claude does nothing.

jakec-dev · 1 year ago

Yep, pretty disappointing. Is there no QA for these releases? I just spent $170 this morning on this product and it's immediately broken.

luskan · 1 year ago

On macos, last version which works for me is 117 - 118 and 119 does not produce any output, even claude --help gives no output.

mceachen · 1 year ago

v0.2.120 seems to have been released, which works for me! (ubuntu 24.04 and node v22.15.1)

mceachen · 1 year ago

BTW: this is a duplicate of #1158

bcherny collaborator · 1 year ago

Please update to 0.2.120. Sorry about that!

npm i -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code
github-actions[bot] · 1 year ago

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