[FEATURE] Add Support to Claude Code CLI for Standard Text Editing Keyboard Shortcuts in Powershell

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Problem Statement

I am constantly frustrated by the inability to use normal keyboard shortcuts while typing prompts. That would be these: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/keyboard-shortcuts-in-windows-dcc61a57-8ff0-cffe-9796-cb9706c75eec#textediting

Specifically, CTRL+A, Shift+ArrowKey, Shift+Home, Shift+End. This often results in writing prompts in Notepad then pasting them into the CLI.

These keyboard shortcuts are already supported in Powershell, so when they don't work in Claude Code CLI, it is confusing.

Proposed Solution

I would like these keyboard shortcuts to work, just like in essentially every situation where I am editing text in essentially every application.

Alternative Solutions

Claude presented me with a list of alternative keybindings:

• Ctrl+A - Jump to beginning of line (like Home)
• Ctrl+E - Jump to end of line (like End)
• Ctrl+K - Delete from cursor to end of line
• Ctrl+U - Delete from cursor to beginning of line
• Ctrl+W - Delete word before cursor
• Alt+D - Delete word after cursor

That achieves some minimal functionality, but doesn't come close and doesn't leverage decades of experience using these shortcuts. You might as well show me a diagram of the keyboard and ask me to press Q in order to type M. Would that work? Technically, yes. Would I do it? Of course not.

Priority

High - Significant impact on productivity

Feature Category

CLI commands and flags

Use Case Example

I'm writing a prompt. I want to change something.

Additional Context

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