[DOCS] Interactive mode docs omit the Ctrl+R history picker's new default scope

Documentation Type

Incorrect/outdated documentation

Documentation Location

https://code.claude.com/docs/en/interactive-mode

Section/Topic

"Command history" → "Reverse search with Ctrl+R"

Current Documentation

The docs currently say:

Claude Code maintains command history for the current session: Input history is stored per working directory Input history resets when you run /clear to start a new session. The previous session's conversation is preserved and can be resumed. * Use Up/Down arrows to navigate (see keyboard shortcuts above) Press Ctrl+R to interactively search through your command history: 1. Start search: press Ctrl+R to activate reverse history search 2. Type query: enter text to search for in previous commands. The search term is highlighted in matching results 3. Navigate matches: press Ctrl+R again to cycle through older matches 4. Change scope: press Ctrl+S to cycle between this session, this project, and all projects

What's Wrong or Missing?

The reverse-search docs do not reflect the v2.1.129 behavior change.

In v2.1.129, the Ctrl+R history picker now starts by searching all prompts across all projects. The current page explains that Ctrl+S cycles scopes, but it never says which scope Ctrl+R starts in. Because the section is introduced as "command history for the current session," the current wording also points readers toward a session-local interpretation instead of the new all-project default.

Suggested Improvement

Update the Ctrl+R instructions to state the starting scope explicitly.

Before:

Press Ctrl+R to interactively search through your command history: 4. Change scope: press Ctrl+S to cycle between this session, this project, and all projects

After:

Press Ctrl+R to open the history picker. In Claude Code v2.1.129 and later, it starts by searching all prompts across all projects. Press Ctrl+S to narrow the scope from all projects to this project, then to this session.

If helpful, add a short note that this restores the pre-v2.1.124 default behavior.

Impact

Medium - Makes feature difficult to understand

Additional Context

Affected Pages:
| Page | Line(s) | Context |
|------|---------|---------|
| https://code.claude.com/docs/en/interactive-mode | 208-224 | Reverse-search instructions describe scope cycling but omit that Ctrl+R now starts in the all-project scope |

Total scope: 1 page affected

Related documentation:
| Page | Context |
|------|---------|
| https://code.claude.com/docs/en/keybindings | Lists historySearch:cycleScope on Ctrl+S; useful cross-reference if the reverse-search docs are updated |