RTL text (Arabic) broken in Claude Code chat since v2.1.63

Preflight Checklist

• [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?

Description:

Issue

Arabic (RTL) text is not displaying correctly in the Claude Code chat sidebar after updating to v2.1.63. Characters are rendered left-to-right (LTR) instead of right-to-left (RTL).

Workaround

Downgrade to Claude Code v2.1.61 where RTL text works correctly

What Should Happen?

Arabic text should display right-to-left (RTL) as it does in v2.1.61

Error Messages/Logs

Arabic text displays left-to-right (LTR), making it unreadable and reversed

Steps to Reproduce

1. Update Claude Code extension to v2.1.63
2. Open Claude Code chat in Cursor sidebar
3. Type any text in Arabic

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

2.1.61 (Claude Code for VS Code)

Claude Code Version

2.1.63 (Claude Code for VS Code)

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

Cursor

Additional Information

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