[BUG] Claude Code process exited with code 3 when I try any input.
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Jan 18, 2026 by Dovidc Closed Jan 21, 2026
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?
Anytime I ask claude anything in my ide, it exits with code 3. This happened right as it finished a lot of work. Here's the link it told me to give you in the logs:
https://bun.report/1.3.5/e_11e86cebGugogCw+kiM65ioJgqpmMCYKERNEL32.DLLut0LCSntdll.dll4zijBA0eNoFwcENACAMAsBVWM1ENHyosXzc3js53LyYxYYrWApkTHbkEZWRd/gBNAAPKQ
What Should Happen?
Claude should be working
Error Messages/Logs
2026-01-18 01:11:55.755 [info] From claude: ============================================================
2026-01-18 01:11:55.755 [info] From claude: Bun v1.3.5 (1e86cebd) Windows x64 (baseline)
2026-01-18 01:11:55.755 [info] From claude: Windows v
2026-01-18 01:11:55.756 [info] From claude: .win11_dt
CPU: sse42 avx avx2
Args: "c:\Users\Dovid\.vscode\extensions\anthropic.claude-code-2.1.11-win32-x64\resources\native-binary\claude.exe" "--output-format" "stream-json" "--verbose" "--input-format" "stream-json" "--max-thinking-tokens" "0" "--model"...
Features: Bun.stderr(
2026-01-18 01:11:55.756 [info] From claude: 2) Bun.stdin(2) Bun.stdout(2) fetch(6) jsc spawn(8) standalone_executable
Builtins: "bun:main" "node:assert" "node:async_hooks" "node:buffer" "node:child_process" "node:constants" "node:crypto" "node:domain" "node:events" "node:fs" "node:fs/promises" "node:http" "node:https" "node:module" "node:net" "node:os" "node:path" "node:path/posix" "node:path/win32" "node:perf_hooks" "node:process" "node:querystring" "node:stream" "node:timers/promises" "node:tls" "node:tty" "node:url" "node:util" "node:zlib" "node:worker_threads" "undici" "ws" "node-fetch" "node:inspector" "node:http2" "node:diagnostics_channel"
2026-01-18 01:11:55.756 [info] From claude: Elapsed: 3922ms | User: 1140ms | Sys: 2687ms
RSS:
2026-01-18 01:11:55.757 [info] From claude: 6.63GB | Peak: 6.63GB | Commit: 6.71GB | Faults: 1627842 | Machine: 17.06GB
panic(thread 40460): integer does not fit in destination type
2026-01-18 01:11:55.757 [info] From claude: oh no: Bun has crashed. This indicates a bug in Bun, not your code.
To send a redacted crash report to Bun's team,
please file a GitHub issue using the link below:
2026-01-18 01:11:55.758 [info] From claude: https://bun.report/1.3.5/e_11e86cebGugogCw+kiM65ioJgqpmMCYKERNEL32.DLLut0LCSntdll.dll4zijBA0eNoFwcENACAMAsBVWM1ENHyosXzc3js53LyYxYYrWApkTHbkEZWRd/gBNAAPKQ
2026-01-18 01:11:58.622 [info] Closing Claude on channel: hiepv7orl8c
2026-01-18 01:11:58.623 [error] Error from Claude (on channel hiepv7orl8c): Error: Claude Code process exited with code 3
Steps to Reproduce
Ask claude anything
Claude Model
Opus
Is this a regression?
Yes, this worked in a previous version
Last Working Version
_No response_
Claude Code Version
nothing works, claude --version runs forever and the error banner is displayed
Platform
Anthropic API
Operating System
Windows
Terminal/Shell
Terminal.app (macOS)
Additional Information
_No response_
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