Yellow 'Claude asked' status dot stuck on perpetually, hides overall session status

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened May 6, 2026 by aaronstressfree Closed May 10, 2026

Type: Bug

What's broken

The yellow status dot in the Claude app that's supposed to indicate "Claude is asking for input" is stuck on perpetually. It does not clear back to a neutral / running / done state when Claude stops asking. As far as I can tell it just stays yellow forever.

Impact

A status indicator that's permanently stuck is worse than no indicator at all. Right now I can't tell from the dot whether a session is:

  • actually waiting for my input
  • still working
  • finished and idle
  • in some other state

Because the dot is always yellow, I have to open every session to figure out which is which. That actively makes Claude Code harder to use, especially when juggling multiple concurrent sessions where the whole point of the indicator is to triage at a glance.

Expected behavior

The dot should reflect the current session state truthfully:

  • yellow only while Claude is genuinely awaiting input
  • some other color (or no dot) when running, idle, or completed
  • transitions promptly when the state changes, not on a long delay

Environment

Reproduces consistently across sessions. Happy to provide more detail (versions, screenshots, specific repro steps) if it would help.

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