[BUG] bash command/file edit request promp takes up 75% of the screen while I'm still reading claude's thinking

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Dec 19, 2025 by lennyitb Closed Feb 14, 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?

Typically I'm nowhere near deciding whether to allow claude to proceed when an obnoxious pop-up blocks literally more than 2/3 of the screen and grays out the rest. see attached screenshot. as you can clearly see there's no way this is desirable behavior, it's ridiculous and something's gotta be done.

<img width="777" height="1048" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/91dfbe51-67bb-4127-bf92-9c8a26acb880" />

What Should Happen?

at a minimum users should be empowered to minimize this

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

happens anytime claude wants to run a long terminal command

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

No, this never worked

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.0.56 (Claude Code)

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

VS Code integrated terminal

Additional Information

_No response_

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