Tab key to add instructions at permission prompts not working on WSL2

Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Jan 15, 2026 by amihos Closed Feb 27, 2026

Description

The new feature to press Tab to add more instructions when accepting/rejecting permission prompts (as announced by @bcherny in https://x.com/bcherny/status/2011332893772308867) is not working.

Environment

  • Claude Code version: 2.1.7
  • OS: WSL2 (Linux 6.6.87.2-microsoft-standard-WSL2)
  • Platform: Windows with WSL2

Expected behavior

Pressing Tab at a permission prompt should allow adding more instructions before accepting/rejecting.

Actual behavior

Tab key does not trigger the instruction input. (Exact behavior TBD - may be intercepted by terminal emulator)

Additional context

This may be a WSL2/terminal keybinding conflict where Tab is being intercepted before reaching Claude Code.

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