[BUG] cygpath calls on Windows seems to slown down agent a lot

Status Fixed / completed
Maintainer reply None cached
Activity 6 comments · opened Nov 27, 2025 · closed Jan 13, 2026

Preflight Checklist

  • [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
  • [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
  • [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

The clauding animation is pausing. CC freezes for a 1 to 5 seconds doing something in backgroud, so I inspected the task manager and seen cygpath long calls exactly the times CC freezes.

I think this is last weeks issue.

What Should Happen?

No freezes :)

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

Just usual CC sessions. After 1-5 messages these freezes appears.

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.0.55 (Claude Code)

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

VS Code integrated terminal

Additional Information

VSCode integrated terminal - PowerShell

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