[BUG] Zombie processes created by the Claude

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Apr 2, 2026 by sirily11 Closed Apr 6, 2026

Preflight Checklist

  • [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?

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I am having the zombie processes created by claude. After using the claude for few hours, planty of zombie processes created by the claude which causes my laptop heat and consume a lot of battery.

What Should Happen?

Should kill the sub process after bash use or sub-agent use

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Use claude serval hours
  2. Go to activity monitor on macOS
  3. search 2. in the search bar
  4. You will see a lot of zombie processes

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

No, this never worked

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.90

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Warp

Additional Information

_No response_

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