Claude Code responding super slowly

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?

✢ Puttering… (2m 39s · ↓ 51 tokens · thinking with high effort)

It takes multiple minutes to start doing anything ; 51 tokens in 2m39s is pitiful.

What Should Happen?

respond in a reasonable time

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

just prompt

Claude Model

Opus

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

Claude Code v2.1.81

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Other

Additional Information

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