[BUG] in the CLI, the text box caret has started to flash at epilepsy speed

Resolved 💬 1 comment Opened Jun 8, 2026 by jackmoxley Closed Jul 15, 2026

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?

Since I updated from 2.1.161 the text cursor has started flashing at really high speed for no reason, its increadibly distracting.
I am running on Windows 11, using WezTerm, This was observed using 2.1.168

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/20ba8c58-e1c7-4505-a508-ecb556e01c26

What Should Happen?

cursor should either flash at a much lower rate, or not at all.

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

Open WezTerm, type "claude" hit enter.

Claude Model

Not sure / Multiple models

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

2.1.161

Claude Code Version

2.1.168

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

Other

Additional Information

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/cecd1adb-e22c-4e0a-849f-8f3e630d9ea5

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