[BUG] Scrollback History after compacting CTRL+R and CTRL+E blank screen unresponsive

Resolved 💬 5 comments Opened Sep 11, 2025 by antonkoenig Closed Jan 8, 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?

After the auto-compact event, after hitting the 5-hour limit, pressing CTRL+R and then CTRL+E the screen is blank and no input is processed.
After a while it crashed with "heap limit Allocation failed"

What Should Happen?

Have it show the content or let the user navigate back.

Error Messages/Logs

<--- JS stacktrace --->

FATAL ERROR: Reached heap limit Allocation failed - JavaScript heap out of memory

Steps to Reproduce

After the auto-compact event, after hitting the 5-hour limit, pressing CTRL+R and then CTRL+E the screen is blank and no input is processed.

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

1.0.110 (Claude Code)

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

PowerShell

Additional Information

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