[FEATURE] "Chat about this" should show the question to chat about

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Apr 15, 2026 by DoNotWorr Closed Apr 18, 2026

Preflight Checklist

  • [x] I have searched existing requests and this feature hasn't been requested yet
  • [x] This is a single feature request (not multiple features)

Problem Statement

In planning mode in Claude CLI, Claude asks for decisions on certain aspects of the plan, with context for that decision. Then the user can pick "Pick A", "Pick B", free text answer, "Chat about this".

"Chat about this" seems like a compelling choice, but when you pick it, the screen clears and you are left with zero context on what you want to chat about. The only thing that's left is "What do you want to clarify?"

This is an issue because it's easy to get overwhelmed by information when going through plan mode. I often end up asking Claude to rephrase the question and that takes me back to the original decision (in other words two steps back).

Proposed Solution

When choosing "chat about this", the question and the context remains on the screen, so you can actually continue the discussion on that topic.

Alternative Solutions

  • Offer a way to show the question instead of showing it by default, as the first proposed solution. For example ctrl+o
  • Remove "chat about this" and let the free text option cover chatting. Claude can determine if the free text reply answers the question or if a back-and-fourth chat is needed to decide the answer.

Priority

Medium - Would be very helpful

Feature Category

CLI commands and flags

Use Case Example

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Additional Context

I picked Medium impact. It doesn't really break Claude, but the current behavior breaks "chat with this" function.

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