[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

  1. Launch Claude Code CLI
  2. Perform normal coding tasks
  3. Observe memory growth over extended session
  4. 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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