[BUG] Flickering display
Status Fixed / completed
Maintainer reply ✓ Yes — bcherny
Activity 7 comments · opened Mar 7, 2025 · closed Mar 14, 2025
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (bcherny, collaborator)
responded on this thread — see the highlighted reply below.
Environment
- Platform (select one):
- [x] Anthropic API
- [ ] AWS Bedrock
- [ ] Google Vertex AI
- [ ] Other: <!-- specify -->
- Claude CLI version: newest
- Operating System: WSL with Ubuntu 22.04 distribution
- Terminal: Wsl1 with Ubuntu
Bug Description
I have switched from WSL2 to WSL1 because of slow file IO on mounted drives in WSL2. Now, when I start Claude code, everything works fine, but the display keeps blinking/flickering when I type and when it’s thinking. It’s like the screen is cleared but not updated fast enough.
Steps to Reproduce
Run Wsl1
Start Claude
Type something
Expected Behavior
A non flickering application like in wsl2
Actual Behavior
Flickering prompt / display
Additional Context
I installed everything in wsl2 and then switched to wsl1 and reinstalled node.
7 Comments
Would you mind uploading a video?
Example: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nX8KTDf_AOTC6mb-UrDBV3i7wxOsRoZT/view?usp=sharing
This seems to be fixed now
That has been happening again for a few days/weeks in the VS Code terminal, macos.
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/46e7c9cf-8bc8-4c86-b950-9cf1b8867569
confirmed to also be happening in cursor terminal, macosx
And in Android Studio / PyCharm terminal, MacOS
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