[BUG] OSC 8 Hyperlinks cause persistent underlining
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- [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?
When Claude shows the link to a file, everything becomes underlined after that.
The terminal is stuck in underline mode and even after quitting Claude everything remains underlined.
What Should Happen?
Underline setting should have cleared at the end boundary of the link.
Error Messages/Logs
Steps to Reproduce
Using script -q /tmp/output.txt && claude --resume I narrowed it down to a single line containing the OSC 8 hyperlink, which is attached to the issue.
If I cat line_with_osc8.txt I reliably get my terminal stuck with underlines. I have to run reset to remove the underlines.
If I cat line_no_osc8.txt that does not happen.
line_no_osc8.txt
line_with_osc8.txt
My setup:
- Neovim terminal in iTerm2 (MacOS)
- Does not happen on iTerm2 directly
TERMisxterm-256color(both inside and outside Neovim)
Screenshot:
<img width="1036" height="561" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/953db2ca-0866-4d50-bffa-a9f250f06523" />
Claude Model
None
Is this a regression?
Yes, this worked in a previous version
Last Working Version
_No response_
Claude Code Version
2.1.31 (Claude Code)
Platform
Anthropic API
Operating System
macOS
Terminal/Shell
Terminal.app (macOS)
Additional Information
My terminal definitely should be handling OSC 8 Hyperlinks better, but debugging this was a bit of a pain, so worth having this documented (at least in this issue) and maybe having a way to disable OSC 8 hyperlinks because right now I don't know how to solve this.
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