[BUG] - I can't use claude code anyway on my VSCode extension or CLI
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?
uname -m output: x86_64
the exact error: zsh: illegal hardware instruction claude --version
your macOS version and whether you’re on Intel or Apple Silicon (even though x86_64 usually means Intel)
Hardware Overview:
Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro10,1
Processor Name: Quad-Core Intel Core i7
Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 4
L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB
Hyper-Threading Technology: Enabled
Memory: 16 GB
System Firmware Version: 429.0.0.0.0
OS Loader Version: 540.120.3~37
What Should Happen?
Claude should be working
Error Messages/Logs
carlosguimaraes@Carloss-MacBook-Pro-2 zerolag % claude --version
zsh: illegal hardware instruction claude --version
carlosguimaraes@Carloss-MacBook-Pro-2 zerolag % claude -v
zsh: illegal hardware instruction claude -v
carlosguimaraes@Carloss-MacBook-Pro-2 zerolag %
Carloss-MacBook-Pro-2:zerolag carlosguimaraes$ curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash
Setting up Claude Code...
bash: line 151: 23788 Illegal instruction: 4 "$binary_path" install ${TARGET:+"$TARGET"}
Steps to Reproduce
claude doesn't open anyway
Claude Model
None
Is this a regression?
No, this never worked
Last Working Version
_No response_
Claude Code Version
none
Platform
Anthropic API
Operating System
macOS
Terminal/Shell
Terminal.app (macOS)
Additional Information
_No response_
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