[BUG] Title: Cowork: /usr/local/bin/claude: cannot execute binary file: Exec format error on Apple Silicon Mac
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Apr 6, 2026 by nds625-ui Closed Apr 10, 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?
Details to include:
macOS on MacBook Pro with Apple Silicon (ARM64) with M5 chip, just purchased and migrated from older macbook pro.
Cowork fails with the exec format error above
Claude Code works fine in Terminal (claude --version returns 2.1.92)
Node is ARM64 at /opt/homebrew/bin/node
Symlink at /usr/local/bin/node pointing to Homebrew node did not fix it
What Should Happen?
claude told me to come here
Error Messages/Logs
Details to include:
macOS on MacBook Pro with Apple Silicon (ARM64)
Cowork fails with the exec format error above
Claude Code works fine in Terminal (claude --version returns 2.1.92)
Node is ARM64 at /opt/homebrew/bin/node
Symlink at /usr/local/bin/node pointing to Homebrew node did not fix it
Steps to Reproduce
Claude Model
Sonnet (default)
Is this a regression?
I don't know
Last Working Version
_No response_
Claude Code Version
version 2.1.92 (Claude Code)
Platform
Anthropic API
Operating System
macOS
Terminal/Shell
Terminal.app (macOS)
Additional Information
_No response_
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