[BUG]

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?

Claude's code...just spins the timer up forever and does nothing.

What Should Happen?

Touuco vary

• Memory updated so next time we skip the filesystem rabbit hole and jump to the IPC diagnosis.

TL;DR: CLI works, desktop Code is busted by an IPC bug. Use claude in your terminal for now, or reinstall Claude. app to reset Electron. Worth filing at github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues.

• Baked for 1m 47s

• recap: Goal: fix Claude Code desktop hanging on startup. Filesystem cleanups (locks, caches, session reset) didn't help - the embedded binary works standalone, so it's an IPC bug. Next: reinstall Claude. app from a fresh DMG, or use the CLI meanwhile. (disable recaps in /config)

Error Messages/Logs

Touuco vary  

• Memory updated so next time we skip the filesystem rabbit hole and jump to the IPC diagnosis.

TL;DR: CLI works, desktop Code is busted by an IPC bug. Use claude in your terminal for now, or reinstall Claude. app to reset Electron. Worth filing at github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues.

* Baked for 1m 47s

* recap: Goal: fix Claude Code desktop hanging on startup. Filesystem cleanups (locks, caches, session reset) didn't help - the embedded binary works standalone, so it's an IPC bug. Next: reinstall Claude. app from a fresh DMG, or use the CLI meanwhile. (disable recaps in /config)

Steps to Reproduce

2.1.111 - ‹ recap: Goal: fix Claude Code desktop hanging on startup. Filesystem cleanups (locks, caches, session reset) didn't help - the embedded binary works standalone, so it's an IPC bug. Next: reinstall Claude. app from a fresh DMG, or use the CLI meanwhile. (disable recaps in /config)

Claude Model

Not sure / Multiple models

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.111

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

• Memory updated so next time we skip the filesystem rabbit hole and jump to the IPC diagnosis.

TL;DR: CLI works, desktop Code is busted by an IPC bug. Use claude in your terminal for now, or reinstall Claude. app to reset Electron. Worth filing at github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues.

• Baked for 1m 47s

• recap: Goal: fix Claude Code desktop hanging on startup. Filesystem cleanups (locks, caches, session reset) didn't help - the embedded binary works standalone, so it's an IPC bug. Next: reinstall Claude. app from a fresh DMG, or use the CLI meanwhile. (disable recaps in /config)