Performance regression after v2.1.16

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Feb 1, 2026 by k-park Closed Feb 5, 2026

Environment

Platform: Linux (PRoot-Distro)
OS Version: Linux 6.17.0-PRoot-Distro
Node version: (standard installation)

Issue

Significant performance degradation in all versions after 2.1.16. Every action in the TUI becomes noticeably slower.

Steps to Reproduce

Use claude-code v2.1.16 - works fine
Upgrade to any version > 2.1.16
Notice overall slowdown in all operations

Expected Behavior

Performance should be similar to v2.1.16

Actual Behavior

All TUI operations are slower after upgrading from v2.1.16

Workaround

Downgrade to v2.1.16:

npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code@2.1.16

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