[BUG] going back to earlier step in conversation history does not reset the current directory.
Resolved 💬 5 comments Opened Sep 17, 2025 by ANogin Closed Jan 6, 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 Esc-Esc and going back to an earlier prompt, the cwd is not reverted, so Claude gets understandably confused.
What Should Happen?
Going back to an earlier prompt should go back to the earlier cwd
Error Messages/Logs
Steps to Reproduce
- Ask Claude something that would result in it switching to a subdirectory to work there.
- Interrupt it.
- Esc-Esc
- Go back to earlier prompt form before it changes directory
- Ask it to do something
Expected: no issues, it's in the right directory
Actual: it gets confused as it tries to access the files and they are not there
Claude Model
Opus
Is this a regression?
I don't know
Last Working Version
_No response_
Claude Code Version
1.0.115
Platform
Other
Operating System
Ubuntu/Debian Linux
Terminal/Shell
VS Code integrated terminal
Additional Information
_No response_
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