[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)
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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
- Start a Claude Code CLI session
- Ask Claude to perform several tasks (e.g., reading files, making edits)
- 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+Eshould 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+Edoes not work to expand/reveal the hidden contentCtrl+Otranscript 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
18 Comments
Facing this issue too.
+1, super annoying
+1
same - 20k tokens and nothing to show aha
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Ghostty
Fedora
+1 Same issue
+1 Same issue
+1 same issue
+1 Same issue
+1 Same issue. Did anyone find a way to disable this amazing "feature"?
Nope, only using the stable version instead of
@latest+1 same issue , rolling back one verison to try to avoid
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.
+1 same issue
+1 Same issue, but at wsl2
+1 Same issue
pressing
ctrl + l(terminals clear screen) forces a redraw which works as a workaroundThis is a duplicate of #41814, which was fixed as of version 2.1.101.
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