Image paste from clipboard (Cmd+V) stops working after first message
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Mar 27, 2026 by dasler-fw Closed May 23, 2026
Description
When using Claude Code CLI in iTerm2 on macOS, pasting images from the clipboard via Cmd+V works only for the first message in a conversation. After submitting the first prompt, Cmd+V no longer inserts images — it simply does nothing (no error, no feedback).
Steps to reproduce
- Open Claude Code in iTerm2 (macOS)
- Take a screenshot to clipboard (e.g. Cmd+Shift+4 configured to save to clipboard)
- Paste with Cmd+V into the first message — works
- Submit the message
- Take another screenshot
- Try to paste with Cmd+V into the second message — does not work
Additional context
- The image is confirmed to be in the clipboard (pastes fine into other apps like text editors, browsers, etc.)
- iTerm2 "Copy to pasteboard on selection" is disabled — not an iTerm2 issue
- Tested with a clean bash session in iTerm2 (no Claude Code) — clipboard works as expected
- Claude Code v2.1.85, Opus 4.6 (1M context), macOS Darwin 25.3.0
Expected behavior
Image paste from clipboard should work for every message in the conversation, not just the first one.
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