[BUG] Mouse-wheel/trackpad scroll far too fast in fullscreen TUI on Cursor (macOS), even at CLAUDE_CODE_SCROLL_SPEED=1

Status Fixed / completed

Reported on v2.1.162

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Activity 5 comments · opened Jun 4, 2026 · closed Jun 24, 2026

Summary

Scrolling in the Claude Code TUI is far too fast in Cursor's integrated terminal on macOS. It remains too fast even with CLAUDE_CODE_SCROLL_SPEED=1 (the documented minimum) and on a version well past the v2.1.153 trackpad fix.

Environment

Claude Code 2.1.162
Cursor 3.1.0-pre.11.patch.0 (TERM_PROGRAM=vscode)
macOS 15.7.5 (24G624)
Shell: fish (/opt/homebrew/bin/fish)
"tui": "fullscreen", CLAUDE_CODE_SCROLL_SPEED=1

Steps to reproduce

Run Claude Code in Cursor's integrated terminal with "tui": "fullscreen".
Set CLAUDE_CODE_SCROLL_SPEED=1.
Scroll the transcript with a trackpad/mouse wheel.

Expected

A small, controllable number of lines per scroll notch.

Actual

The view jumps many lines per gesture; CLAUDE_CODE_SCROLL_SPEED=1 provides no further relief since it's already the floor. terminal.integrated.mouseWheelScrollSensitivity has no effect on the captured TUI.

Notes

This appears to be the same problem as the now-locked #45537, which was auto-closed as a duplicate of #42297 — but #42297 ("No-flicker mode causes mouse scroll input to be interpreted as text") is a different bug, and multiple commenters on #45537 disputed the merge. The bot on #45537 instructs filing a new issue and referencing it.
Possibly related but distinct: #56546 (fullscreen TUI janky/chunky scrolling).
Workaround that helps: /tui default (also reported by a commenter on #45537). Requesting a fix (or a sub-1 multiplier / Cursor-specific scroll handling) so fullscreen mode is usable.

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5 Comments

github-actions[bot] · 2 months ago

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https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/56546

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oljaskrut · 2 months ago

This is not a duplicate of #56546. They're distinct symptoms:

#56546 — scrolling is janky / chunky / non-smooth (the view jumps in large steps instead of gliding). That's a smoothness/stepping problem.
This issue (#65323) — scrolling is too fast: too many lines advance per scroll notch in Cursor on macOS, and it stays too fast even at CLAUDE_CODE_SCROLL_SPEED=1 (the documented minimum). That's a sensitivity / mouse-event-forwarding problem, not a smoothness one.

This is the same problem as the now-locked #45537 (which was itself wrongly auto-closed as a duplicate of the unrelated #42297). Per the bot's own guidance on that locked issue, filing fresh and referencing it. Please keep open.

dancherb · 2 months ago

Also experiencing this on the Windows 11 version of fullscreen TUI mode for Claude Code in the terminal (which seemed to launch or at least show up for me in the past couple days)

oljaskrut · 2 months ago

Also experiencing this on the Windows 11 version of fullscreen TUI mode for Claude Code in the terminal (which seemed to launch or at least show up for me in the past couple days)

its kinda fixed since some version from 1-2 weeks ago, it introduced wheelScrollAccelerationEnabled flag in settings, and i set scrollspeed to 1, now tui fullscreen feels smooth

github-actions[bot] · 4 days ago

This issue has been automatically locked since it was closed and has not had any activity for 7 days. If you're experiencing a similar issue, please file a new issue and reference this one if it's relevant.