[BUG] /clear command doesnt work and it opens a new chat with the name of "/clear"

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?

Typing /clear in the chat input does not clear the current conversation. Instead, it opens a new session with "/clear" as the session name. The original conversation remains unchanged and the session list accumulates multiple entries titled "/clear".

What Should Happen?

The /clear command should clear the current conversation context within the active session, not create a new one.

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

1. Open an active Claude Code session in the VSCode extension
2. Type /clear in the chat input and press Enter
3. Instead of clearing the conversation, a new session is created named "/clear"
4. Repeating this creates multiple sessions all named "/clear" in the session history

Claude Model

Sonnet (default)

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.113

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

VS Code integrated terminal

Additional Information

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