Number keys collide between in-message numbered options and feedback shortcuts

Resolved 💬 1 comment Opened Apr 25, 2026 by noematicsllc Closed May 29, 2026

Problem

Several skills and prompts (e.g. the Superpowers brainstorming/plan flows) present numbered choices in Claude's response — "Reply 1 to do X, 2 to do Y, 3 to do Z."

When Claude Code asks for feedback on a response, the feedback prompt also uses number keys (1 = bad, 2 = good, etc.). If I press 1 intending to pick option 1 from Claude's message, it gets captured by the feedback prompt and sent as negative feedback on the response I was actually trying to act on.

This happens often enough to be a real annoyance, and it actively poisons the feedback signal — Anthropic is receiving "bad" ratings that are really "I wanted option 1."

Suggestions

A few possible fixes (any one would help):

  1. Don't bind bare number keys to feedback ratings — require a modifier or a dedicated keystroke to enter feedback mode first.
  2. Only show the feedback prompt when explicitly invoked, not as the default post-turn input state.
  3. Make the feedback prompt visually distinct enough that it's obvious when number keys will be captured by it vs. sent as a message.
  4. Treat number keys as message input by default and only route to feedback when the user is clearly in the feedback UI.

Impact

  • User frustration (sent the wrong thing, can't easily un-send)
  • Polluted feedback data on Anthropic's side

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