[BUG] [BUG] Code tab unresponsive in Claude Desktop on macOS 14.5 — CLI works fine

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• [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?

Environment

• macOS 14.5 Sonoma
• Claude Desktop v1.1.7714
• Claude Code CLI v2.1.81

What's wrong
Code tab in Claude Desktop does not respond to any messages.
No loading indicator, no response, completely frozen.
Chat tab works fine. CLI works fine in terminal.

Steps to reproduce

1. Open Claude Desktop
2. Click Code tab
3. Start new session
4. Type any message and send
5. No response

What I tried

• Reinstalled the app
• Deleted ~/Library/Application Support/Claude
• Deleted ~/Library/Caches/Claude
• Installed CLI fresh via install.sh
• Verified CLI works in terminal

Expected behavior
Code tab should accept and respond to messages.

What Should Happen?

Code tab should accept messages and respond, just like the CLI does in terminal.

Error Messages/Logs

Error occurred in handler for '$eipc_message$_..._LocalSessions_$_sendMessage': 
Error: No CLI session ID available - session may not have been initialized
    at rn.sendMessage (/Applications/Claude.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/.vite/build/index.js:833:4716)

Error occurred in handler for '$eipc_message$_..._ComputerUseTcc_$_getState': 
Error: No handler registered for '$eipc_message$_..._ComputerUseTcc_$_getState'

(node:1183) MaxListenersExceededWarning: Possible EventEmitter memory leak detected. 
11 changed listeners added to [Cookies]. MaxListeners is 10.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Open Claude Desktop on macOS 14.5
2. Log in with account
3. Click the Code tab
4. Click New Session
5. Type any message and press Enter
6. Nothing happens — no loading indicator, no response

Claude Model

Opus

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

Unknown — Code tab has never worked on this machine.

Claude Code Version

2.1.81

Platform

Other

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

CLI works perfectly in terminal — messages are accepted and responded to normally.
Issue is isolated to the Code tab in the Desktop app only.
Chat and Cowork tabs both work fine.

Related issue: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/36362