[Bug] Rewind functionality causes terminal freeze, unable to exit or navigate

Found 3 possible duplicate issues:

1. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/51462
2. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/20380
3. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/13287

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Adding another data point — same freeze, different terminal:

• Claude Code: 2.1.118
• OS: macOS 26.4.1 (25E253)
• Shell: zsh
• Terminals: Reproduces in both Ghostty and Terminal.app (so it's not terminal-emulator-specific)
• Trigger: claude --resume <session> then /rewind — picker renders but is completely unresponsive. Esc Esc behaves identically (same frozen picker).
• Recovery: only kill from another terminal works; Ctrl+C has no effect.
• Reproducibility: 100% on every resumed session I've tried today.

Consistent with #52329, #52268, #52281, #52319 — looks like a cross-platform 2.1.118 regression in the rewind picker's input handling on resumed sessions.

Adding a launch-path bisection from my repro (Windows 10, VS Code integrated terminal, CC 2.1.118, bash/Git Bash):

| Launch method | Rewind behavior |
|-|-|
| claude → /resume (picker from inside TUI) | Works |
| claude --resume <session-id> (explicit id) | Works |
| claude --resume (no id, launch-time picker) | Input deadlocked |

Same underlying session file in all three cases. Only the bare-flag launch-time picker path breaks Rewind. --resume <id> hydrates the session without ever showing the launch-time picker and is fine; /resume from inside a running TUI is also fine. So the bug is specific to the --resume-with-launch-picker startup path, which suggests the launch-time picker hydrates the session before the TUI input loop is fully wired and leaves the keypress handler in a bad state that only surfaces once Rewind is opened.

Combined with #52329's CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR bisection (trigger lives in ~/.claude.json, not session-history size), this narrows the repro further: it's the launch-picker path reading ~/.claude.json state during session hydration.

Workaround until fixed: resume with an explicit id (claude --resume <session-id>) or launch bare claude and use /resume from inside. Skip the bare --resume picker.

Thanks for reporting. Fix should be in tomorrows release.

still not fixed for me

https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/53011

@mhegazy so where is the fix??? It's still broken...

still not fixed.

Workaround found for /rewind freeze on Windows (v2.1.119)
Bug trigger: Starting a session with claude -r / claude --resume causes /rewind (or double ESC) to freeze completely.

Workaround:
Start fresh with claude (no flags)
Use /resume inside the session to select and re-enter the previous session
/rewind works normally from there

Same session resumption, but the entry method makes the difference. This appears to be a regression of the previously fixed bug: "/rewind and other interactive overlays not responding to keyboard input after launching with claude --resume"
Tested on: Windows, Git Bash & PowerShell, session file under 10MB, v2.1.119

@KKingdong unfortunately does not help on macOS

@KKingdong unfortunately does not help on macOS

new version released. try this one.
you have to update using npm ('claude update' still stays in v2.1.119): npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code@2.1.120
(and uninstall v2.1.119)

https://www.npmjs.com/package/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/v/2.1.120

I installed Claude code like this

curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash

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Appologies. i miss spoke. the fix is in 2.1.120, should be release shortelly

i dont know if this is similar to the other bug where you cannot launch claude at all and it locks the terminal, but that is not fixed in 2.1.120.

@nmorgowicz please file a new issue

Had this issue using Claude Code inside a Docker container. It seems like this problem is fixed, thanks!

Wow Had this issue and updating the version fixed it

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