Allow viewing and editing collapsed pasted text before submission
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Mar 11, 2026 by mattpodolak Closed Mar 15, 2026
Problem
When pasting text into Claude Code's TUI, it collapses into a stub like [Pasted text...]. There is currently no way to:
- View the full pasted content before submitting
- Edit the pasted text before submitting
- Expand the stub inline
This makes it difficult to verify or correct pasted content before sending it to Claude.
Suggested Solution
- A keyboard shortcut (e.g.,
Ctrl+E) to expand/collapse pasted text inline - Or allow
Ctrl+G(open in editor) to include pasted text content so it can be reviewed/edited - Optionally, a configurable threshold for when text gets collapsed
Workarounds
Currently the only options are:
- Use
Ctrl+Gbefore pasting (type prompt first, then paste in external editor) - Save text to a file first and reference it
Neither is ideal for quick paste-and-edit workflows.
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