[BUG] Clearing without any prompts causes problem

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Jul 12, 2025 by byigitt Closed Jul 17, 2025

Environment

  • Platform (select one):
  • [ ] Anthropic API
  • [ ] AWS Bedrock
  • [ ] Google Vertex AI
  • [X] Other: CLI
  • Claude CLI version: 1.0.51 (Claude Code)
  • Operating System: Windows 11
  • Terminal: Powershell

Bug Description

When I try to do /clear without writing any prompts, I get this error:

node:fs:2426
    return binding.writeFileUtf8(
                   ^

Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open 'C:\Users\user\.claude\projects\C--Users-user-Desktop-xxxx-xxxx\34cc578d-3ba8-493b-b78b-9eca63382845.jsonl'
    at Object.writeFileSync (node:fs:2426:20)
    at Module.appendFileSync (node:fs:2508:6)
    at Object.appendFileSync (file:///C:/Users/user/AppData/Local/nvm/v22.14.0/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:578:65509)
    at Bw0.appendEntry (file:///C:/Users/user/AppData/Local/nvm/v22.14.0/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:626:45)
    at async Bw0.insertMessageChain (file:///C:/Users/user/AppData/Local/nvm/v22.14.0/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:624:31143)
    at async oF1 (file:///C:/Users/user/AppData/Local/nvm/v22.14.0/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:627:1903) {
  errno: -4058,
  code: 'ENOENT',
  syscall: 'open',
  path: 'C:\\Users\\user\\.claude\\projects\\C--Users-user-Desktop-xxxx-xxxx\\34cc578d-3ba8-493b-b78b-9eca63382845.jsonl'
}

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Write claude to open it.
  2. Trust the folder.
  3. Write /clear without writing any prompts.
  4. ..and voila!

Expected Behavior

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Actual Behavior

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