[BUG] task widget gets stuck and reduces terminal visibility by half

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?

When Claude Code defines a task list it creates some kind of widget to keep track of it, but it never progresses and just gets stuck in the screen, reducing the terminal visibility in half

What Should Happen?

The task list widget should progress naturally and eventually be removed

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

Just ask Claude to execute a plan. I am using iTerm2 3.6.11 in MacOS 26.3.1

Claude Model

Opus

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.177

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

iTerm2

Additional Information

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