[Memory Leak] Claude Code 2.1.19 consuming ~12GB RAM on macOS 15.5
Resolved 💬 4 comments Opened Feb 5, 2026 by anylayer Closed Mar 5, 2026
Description
Claude Code CLI exhibits excessive memory consumption (~12GB) during normal usage.
Environment
-+ OS: macOS 15.5 (24F74)
-+ Claude Code: 2.1.19
-+ Node.js: v24.2.0
Steps to Reproduce
- Launch Claude Code CLI
- Perform normal coding tasks
- Observe memory growth over extended session
- Memory never decreases
Expected Behavior
-Memory usage should stabilize under 500MB-1GB
-Memory should be released when closing files/sessions
Actual Behavior
-Memory grows to ~12GB
-Only resolved by restarting CLI
-Suggests possible memory leak
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