[Bug] Terminal output hidden for interactive commands preventing access to QR codes and development URLs

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Jun 27, 2025 by pathakmukul Closed Aug 21, 2025

Environment

  • Platform (select one):
  • [ ] Anthropic API
  • [ ] AWS Bedrock
  • [ ] Google Vertex AI
  • [X] Other: Claude Code Max Acc
  • Claude CLI version: Claude Code version 1.0.17
  • Operating System: macOS 15.5 (24F74)
  • Terminal: Cursor IDE Terminal

Bug Description

Claude Code suppresses terminal output for long-running interactive processes, preventing access to critical runtime information such as QR codes, development server URLs, real-time logs, and interactive prompts. This limitation breaks workflows that depend on viewing dynamic terminal content. As image shows, its running for over a minute and will stop after time out.

!Image

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Ask Claude Code to run an interactive command(e.g., npx expo start)
  2. Observe that Claude Code executes the command but hides terminal output
  3. Attempt to access QR codes, server URLs, or real-time compilation status
  4. Notice that no mechanism exists to view ongoing process outputs

Expected Behavior

  1. Provide a mechanism to display URLs and QR codes for development commands like npx expo start OR
  2. Include an "expand" or "show logs" option to view full terminal output when needed manually
  3. Maintain current abstracted interface while providing optional access to underlying terminal data
  4. Claude Code should have access to terminal logs for debugging assistance while user communicates with the app via QR CODE

Actual Behavior

Terminal output is hidden/suppressed during command execution
QR codes and URLs are not accessible to users
Claude Code cannot analyze runtime logs to provide QR Code/Link. It keeps running till TIME OUT.

Additional Context

This particularly affects mobile development workflows (Expo, React Native), local development servers, and any CLI tools that display dynamic content or require user interaction. The feature would significantly improve developer experience and enable Claude Code to provide better debugging assistance through access to runtime logs

View original on GitHub ↗

This issue has 3 comments on GitHub. Read the full discussion on GitHub ↗