VS Code tab freezes after copying text from Claude Code output
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Feb 24, 2026 by xNa1D Closed Mar 24, 2026
Description
VS Code terminal tab consistently freezes/hangs after copying text from Claude Code output. After the freeze, if the terminal is dropped/killed, the session is not saved and cannot be resumed.
Steps to reproduce
- Run Claude Code in VS Code integrated terminal
- Have a conversation with some output
- Copy text from Claude Code output (Cmd+C / Ctrl+C on selected text)
- VS Code tab becomes unresponsive/frozen
Expected behavior
- Copying text should not freeze the terminal tab
- If terminal crashes/is killed, session should still be recoverable via
claude --resume
Actual behavior
- Terminal tab freezes completely after copy operation
- Session state is lost — cannot resume after dropping the frozen terminal
Environment
- Claude Code version: 2.1.52
- OS: macOS (Darwin 24.6.0)
- VS Code: integrated terminal
- Shell: zsh
Frequency
Happens consistently/reproducibly.
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