[Bug] Feedback mechanism accepts terminal input as feedback rating
Bug Description
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Bug: Feedback prompt captures next user input as rating without distinguishing it from regular conversation
Symptom: When the feedback prompt appears mid-session and the user's next input is intended as a reply to Claude (e.g., picking option "1" from a list Claude just presented), the feedback mechanism interprets that input as the rating value. The user submits a "1" star feedback unintentionally.
Repro:
- Claude presents numbered options (e.g., "Pick 1, 2, or 3").
- The feedback prompt appears in the same turn or immediately after.
- User types 1 intending to answer Claude.
- Feedback mechanism captures 1 as the rating; the actual conversational reply is consumed.
Impact: Distorts feedback telemetry. Users submit ratings they didn't mean to give, and Claude never receives the intended reply — silently dropped.
Reported: This is a recurring issue. Filed previously without resolution.
Proposed fixes (any one resolves it):
- Require an explicit prefix or modal interaction. Feedback rating only accepts input prefixed with a sentinel (e.g., /rate 1, feedback: 1) or via a separate UI affordance the user must explicitly invoke. Bare numeric input stays in the conversation stream.
- Disambiguate at submission time. When numeric input arrives during an active feedback prompt, surface a confirmation: "Submit 1 as feedback rating, or send to Claude?" — default action is "send to Claude" so silence preserves conversation, not feedback noise.
- Time-box the feedback prompt narrowly. The prompt only accepts input within N seconds of the prompt appearing. After that, input routes to the conversation. Removes the ambient capture window.
- Decouple input streams entirely. The feedback prompt is rendered in a separate input field or modal. The main conversation input continues to flow to Claude regardless of whether feedback is pending.
Severity: Medium. Doesn't break functionality but corrupts a critical trust signal (feedback is supposed to reflect user intent, not random conversational input)
Environment Info
- Platform: win32
- Terminal: windows-terminal
- Version: 2.1.114
- Feedback ID: 356546d2-00fc-4c3f-8144-78182728a06f
Errors
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