[BUG] claude native binary not installed.

Resolved 💬 5 comments Opened Apr 19, 2026 by sunqieng Closed May 28, 2026

Preflight Checklist

  • [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
  • [ ] 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?

$ claude
Error: claude native binary not installed.

Either postinstall did not run (--ignore-scripts, some pnpm configs)
or the platform-native optional dependency was not downloaded
(--omit=optional).

Run the postinstall manually (adjust path for local vs global install):
node node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/install.cjs

Or reinstall without --ignore-scripts / --omit=optional.

What Should Happen?

run well

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

think@sunchengzi MINGW64 ~
$ npm uninstall -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code
npm cache clean --force

removed 1 package in 277ms
npm warn using --force Recommended protections disabled.

think@sunchengzi MINGW64 ~
$

think@sunchengzi MINGW64 ~
$

think@sunchengzi MINGW64 ~
$

think@sunchengzi MINGW64 ~
$ npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code

added 1 package in 2s

think@sunchengzi MINGW64 ~
$

think@sunchengzi MINGW64 ~
$ claude
Error: claude native binary not installed.

Either postinstall did not run (--ignore-scripts, some pnpm configs)
or the platform-native optional dependency was not downloaded
(--omit=optional).

Run the postinstall manually (adjust path for local vs global install):
node node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/install.cjs

Or reinstall without --ignore-scripts / --omit=optional.

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

1.0.123

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

_No response_

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