[Bug] WebFetch calls hang indefinitely without timeout
Status Fixed / completed
Reported on v2.1.5
Maintainer reply None cached
Activity 4 comments · opened Jan 12, 2026 · closed Feb 12, 2026
Bug Description
The below, and various other, WebFetch calls hang forever if you leave them alone. Ideally they'd eventually timeout or, even better, fail fast. I suspect it may have to do with the site having a cookie accept/reject prompt, but I'm not sure. Note that this issue spans Claude Code and ClaudeAgentSDK.
Minimally Reproducing Example
Run a web fetch with these parameters:
{
"prompt": "Extract a summary",
"url": "https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/done-de
al-why-many-large-transactions-fail-to-cross-the-finish-line"
}
Environment Info
- Platform: darwin
- Terminal: ghostty
- Version: 2.1.5
- Feedback ID: b4168281-4e99-46fe-b4c7-c1e1df992eb6
Errors
[{"error":"Error: NON-FATAL: Lock acquisition failed for /Users/stephenmalina/.local/share/claude/versions/2.1.5 (expected in multi-process scenarios)\n at lhR (/$bunfs/root/claude:2770:2157)\n at yEA (/$bunfs/root/claude:2770:1268)\n at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-01-12T17:01:54.828Z"},{"error":"Error\n at Z (/$bunfs/root/claude:60:4951)\n at abort (unknown)\n at dZ (/$bunfs/root/claude:2981:67546)\n at <anonymous> (/$bunfs/root/claude:2817:7661)\n at <anonymous> (/$bunfs/root/claude:807:4781)\n at <anonymous> (/$bunfs/root/claude:807:2520)\n at H (/$bunfs/root/claude:807:3365)\n at emit (/$bunfs/root/claude:796:1466)\n at uwD (/$bunfs/root/claude:801:5036)\n at <anonymous> (/$bunfs/root/claude:683:108933)\n at request (/$bunfs/root/claude:62:2149)\n at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-01-12T17:03:08.163Z"}]
After running for several minutes:
⏺ Fetch(https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/done-deal-why-many-large-transactions-fail-to-cross
-the-finish-line)
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