[BUG] Excessive scrolling in long terminal conversations

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?

In the Claude Code CLI (terminal), when a conversation gets long and I enter a new prompt, the terminal scrolls from top to bottom through the entire conversation history repeatedly. This is disruptive and makes the tool frustrating to use during extended sessions.

This is a terminal/CLI issue, not related to the Claude website.

What Should Happen?

When entering a new prompt, the terminal should either:

• Jump directly to the new output without scrolling through history
• Or scroll smoothly without repeatedly traversing the entire conversation

Error Messages/Logs

N/A - This is a UX/behavior issue, not an error. No error messages are displayed.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Start Claude Code in terminal: claude
2. Have a long conversation (10+ back-and-forth exchanges with code outputs)
3. Enter another prompt and press Enter
4. Observe: terminal scrolls from top to bottom through entire history, sometimes multiple times

Claude Model

Opus

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.0.76

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Ubuntu/Debian Linux

Terminal/Shell

VS Code integrated terminal

Additional Information

This happens in the terminal CLI tool (Claude Code), not the web interface. The issue worsens as conversation length increases. Using /compact helps but shouldn't be required constantly.