[BUG] Interactive menus (MCP, rewind) completely unresponsive on --resume
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- [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?
When resuming a session with claude --resume, interactive menus (MCP picker /mcp, rewind) render visually but accept no keyboard input whatsoever -- arrow keys, Escape, Enter, and Ctrl-C are all unresponsive. The only recovery is
force-killing the terminal window or kill -9 from another tab. Affects both iTerm2 and Terminal.app.
Fresh sessions (claude without --resume) work correctly every time.
What Should Happen?
Interactive menus should respond to keyboard input after --resume, identical to fresh sessions.
Error Messages/Logs
From claude --resume --debug-file /tmp/debug.txt, the following pattern appears immediately after startup and persists indefinitely:
[STARTUP] showSetupScreens() completed in 4588ms ← normal is <100ms
[DEBUG] High write ratio: blit=0, write=31269 (100.0% writes), screen=477x244
[DEBUG] High write ratio: blit=0, write=31506 (100.0% writes), screen=487x244
[DEBUG] High write ratio: blit=0, write=31710 (100.0% writes), screen=488x244
blit=0, write=100% never normalizes -- the renderer stays in full-redraw mode and never engages the overlay/menu input system.
Also previously seen (with multiple sessions): Cannot acquire lock for 2.1.118 - held by PID XXXXX -- however the hang reproduces with only a single claude process running, so the lock conflict is not the sole cause.
Potentially related open issue: #13287
Steps to Reproduce
- Start claude and have a substantial conversation
- Exit
- Run claude --resume
- Try to open any interactive menu (/mcp, rewind)
- Menu renders but is completely frozen -- no key input accepted, including Ctrl-C
My computer crashed a few times, which may have been the trigger for this behavior.
Claude Model
Sonnet (default)
Is this a regression?
I don't know
Last Working Version
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Claude Code Version
2.1.118 (Claude Code)
Platform
AWS Bedrock
Operating System
macOS
Terminal/Shell
Terminal.app (macOS)
Additional Information
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