[Bug] `claude -r` chat navigation loops between two chats when using arrow keys
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Jan 7, 2026 by Ekzime Closed Jan 7, 2026
Description
When using claude -r to resume a previous conversation and navigating through the chat list with arrow keys, the navigation gets stuck in a loop between two chats after scrolling past 4-5 items.
## Steps to Reproduce
- Run
claude -rto open the resume chat picker - Use the up/down arrow keys to navigate through the chat list
- Scroll down past 4-5 chats
- Observe the arrow key navigation starts looping between only two chats
## Actual Behavior
After navigating to approximately the 4th-5th chat in the list, the up/down arrows begin cycling between only two chats instead of continuing through the full list.
## Reproducibility
Consistent - the issue occurs every time I attempt this.
## Environment
- OS: Linux 6.17.0-8-generic
- Claude Code Version: [run
claude --versionand paste here] - GNOME Terminal
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