Terminal link detection broken — clickable area misaligned on URLs and file paths

Resolved 💬 1 comment Opened Apr 4, 2026 by scwon Closed Apr 4, 2026

Description

Links in the Claude Code terminal (both URLs and file paths) have broken click targets. When hovering over a link, the clickable/focusable area does not align with the actual text, making it impossible to click links reliably.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Open Claude Code CLI terminal
  2. Have Claude output a URL (e.g. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues)
  3. Have Claude output a file path (e.g. ~/.gstack/projects/foo/bar.md)
  4. Try to click either link

Expected Behavior

  • The entire URL/path text should be a clickable link
  • Hovering should highlight the full link text
  • Clicking should open the URL in browser or file in editor

Actual Behavior

  • The clickable area is misaligned — hovering shows focus on wrong parts of the text
  • Links are effectively unclickable
  • Both URLs and file paths are affected

Screenshots

Hovering over a URL — focus area is misaligned:
(See attached — the highlight/focus box doesn't match the link text position)

Environment

  • macOS (Darwin 24.6.0)
  • Claude Code CLI (latest)

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