[Feature Request] Make AskUserQuestion timeout configurable

Open 💬 5 comments Opened Jul 2, 2026 by adsf0427

Bug Description
Feature request: make the AskUserQuestion / interactive prompt timeout configurable (or longer)

When Claude asks me a question via the interactive selection dialog (e.g. during plan mode), it times out after ~60 seconds if I haven't answered. On timeout the model is told "no response, proceed with best judgment" and continues on its own — so from my side it looks like it auto-picks a default and moves on without me.

This is a problem when I step away briefly or need time to think: I lose control of the decision. The SDK docs say interactive input "waits indefinitely," which doesn't match the CLI's actual behavior.

Request: either make this timeout configurable (settings.json key or env var), significantly increase it, or make it re-ask instead of auto-proceeding.

Environment: Claude Code in a remote-SSH VSCode integrated terminal. Version: 2.1.198 (Claude Code)

Environment Info

  • Platform: linux
  • Terminal: vscode
  • Version: 2.1.198
  • Feedback ID: 0746dda1-dd3c-41a1-988d-51c92fecbe7a

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