[BUG] Latest version aggressively hides all previous output during active session

Resolved 💬 18 comments Opened Apr 1, 2026 by Mr3zee Closed Apr 18, 2026
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (claude[bot], contributor) responded on this thread — see the highlighted reply below.

Description

In the latest version of Claude Code CLI, all previous output is hidden/collapsed during an active conversation session. Previously, only very old parts of the conversation would be collapsed, keeping recent output visible. Now everything disappears as Claude works, making it impossible to follow what was done.

Steps to reproduce

  1. Start a Claude Code CLI session
  2. Ask Claude to perform several tasks (e.g., reading files, making edits)
  3. Observe that previous output gradually disappears — not just old messages, but recent ones too

Expected behavior

  • Only very old parts of the conversation should be collapsed (previous behavior)
  • Recent output should remain visible so the user can follow what Claude is doing
  • Ctrl+E should work to expand collapsed content

Actual behavior

  • All previous output is hidden, even recent tool results and messages
  • The user cannot see what Claude has done during the conversation
  • Ctrl+E does not work to expand/reveal the hidden content
  • Ctrl+O transcript viewer does not resolve the issue

Related issues

  • #26125 — similar but focused on post-compaction history; this issue affects output visibility during active sessions and appears to be a regression in the latest version

Environment

  • Claude Code: latest version (2.1.89+)
  • OS: macOS
  • Terminal: default

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18 Comments

aryan2090 · 3 months ago

Facing this issue too.

qazi0 · 3 months ago

+1, super annoying

anhnguyensynctree · 3 months ago

+1

Nintorac · 3 months ago

same - 20k tokens and nothing to show aha

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xafold · 3 months ago

+1 Same issue

Mapleeeeeeeeeee · 3 months ago

+1 Same issue

TitusEfferian · 3 months ago

+1 same issue

postace-mf · 3 months ago

+1 Same issue

Izeren · 3 months ago

+1 Same issue. Did anyone find a way to disable this amazing "feature"?

Mr3zee · 3 months ago

Nope, only using the stable version instead of @latest

jsfentress · 3 months ago

+1 same issue , rolling back one verison to try to avoid

samer125 · 3 months ago

yeah its awful. utterly awful. It's becoming very hard to use when you can look back at what is going on or what happened.

ancientmodern · 3 months ago

+1 same issue

Rainbow-prince · 3 months ago

+1 Same issue, but at wsl2

christianmsbrito · 3 months ago

+1 Same issue

Nintorac · 3 months ago

pressing ctrl + l (terminals clear screen) forces a redraw which works as a workaround

claude[bot] contributor · 2 months ago

This is a duplicate of #41814, which was fixed as of version 2.1.101.

github-actions[bot] · 2 months ago

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