[BUG] -ECONNRESET

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?

macOS + app version
"Chat connects fine; Claude Code workspace fails with ECONNRESET on every prompt"
"Ruled out: reinstall/update, VPN off, firewall, hotspot/clean network, cleared claude-code-vm/vm_bundles/bridge-state.json, full sign-out/sign-in"
That curl -I https://api.anthropic.com returns a clean HTTP/2 response from my machine

What Should Happen?

Claude should respond back

Error Messages/Logs

API Error: Unable to connect to API (ECONNRESET)

Steps to Reproduce

1.Run the claude Mac app
2.Prompt any model in claude code
3.Claude spits out API Error: Unable to connect to API (ECONNRESET) after 10 attempts of retrying to send

Claude Model

Opus

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

v2.1.170

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

_No response_