[BUG] `claude doctor` hangs on "Press Enter to continue…"

Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Jan 23, 2026 by jakub-bochenski Closed Jan 23, 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?

$ claude doctor

 Diagnostics
 └ Currently running: native (2.1.17)
 └ Path: /Users/jbochenski/.local/share/claude/versions/2.1.17
 └ Invoked: /Users/jbochenski/.local/share/claude/versions/2.1.17
 └ Config install method: native
 └ Search: OK (bundled)

 Updates
 └ Auto-updates: enabled
 └ Auto-update channel: latest
 └ Stable version: 2.1.7
 └ Latest version: 2.1.17

 Version Locks
 └ Cleaned 1 stale lock(s)
 └ No active version locks

 Press Enter to continue…

This hangs indefinitely. Enter does nothing, Ctrl+C also does nothing. I can Ctr+Z the task and kill -9 it from outside (kill does nothing).

What Should Happen?

It does not hang

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

Run calude doctor

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.17

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

iTerm2

Additional Information

_No response_

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