[BUG] Alt+click in macOS Terminal.app doesn't place cursor

Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Sep 18, 2025 by myarcana Closed Sep 18, 2025

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 Terminal.app lets you alt+click in command lines to move the cursor to where you're clicking. It works in vim and other terminal programs too.

But it doesn't work in Claude Code. Claude Code does some weird janky recall of historical commands instead, and then the cursor gets placed.

What Should Happen?

Alt+clicking in the Claude Code prompt using macOS Terminal.app should move the cursor to where I click

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

Just use Claude Code in macOS Terminal.app and alt+click

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

1.0.117 (Claude Code)

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

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