[BUG] Cowork crashes on M4 Mac - seccomp killed error
Resolved 💬 12 comments Opened Jan 18, 2026 by ankitahuja95-pixel Closed Apr 6, 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?
Cowork fails to start on M4 Mac. It's using the Linux seccomp binary instead of macOS sandbox-exec.
What Should Happen?
Cowork should start normally using macOS sandbox-exec
Error Messages/Logs
CLI output was not valid JSON. This may indicate an error during startup. Output: /usr/bin/bash: line 4: 5 Killed /usr/local/lib/node_modules_global/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/sandbox-runtime/vendor/seccomp/arm64/apply-seccomp
Steps to Reproduce
- Open Cowork on M4 Mac
- Error appears immediately on startup
Claude Model
Opus
Is this a regression?
I don't know
Last Working Version
_No response_
Claude Code Version
N/A - using Cowork (browser), not Claude Code CLI
Platform
Anthropic API
Operating System
macOS
Terminal/Shell
Terminal.app (macOS)
Additional Information
M4 Mac, sandbox-runtime updated to latest version via npm
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