Ctrl-B doesn't move cursor left in Chat input

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Feb 13, 2026 by massemanet Closed Feb 17, 2026

Description

In the Chat input area, Ctrl-B does not move the cursor left one character as expected with standard readline/Emacs keybindings.

Expected behavior

Ctrl-B should move the cursor one character to the left (backward-char), matching readline behavior.

Actual behavior

Nothing happens when pressing Ctrl-B.

Notes

  • Left arrow key works correctly
  • Other readline keybindings appear to work
  • Ctrl-B is not bound in ~/.claude/keybindings.json (Chat context or otherwise), so it should pass through to the input handler
  • Not using tmux or anything else that would capture Ctrl-B

Environment

  • macOS (Darwin 25.2.0)

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