Suggested replies disappear on first keystroke — no way to send them as-is without retyping

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Problem Statement

Description

When Claude Code proposes suggested replies in the chat input line, they're accurate and well-targeted most of the time. However, there's currently no way to send a suggested reply as-is — as soon as you type the first character (even to try to select/confirm the suggestion), the suggestion disappears and you have to retype the entire message manually.

Expected behavior

A dedicated button (or keyboard shortcut, e.g. Tab/Enter on the suggestion) that lets the user send the pre-proposed suggestion directly, without needing to retype it character by character.

Actual behavior

The only way to use a suggested reply today is to manually type out the same text yourself, which defeats much of the purpose of having suggestions in the first place — especially when the suggestion is already exactly what the user wants to say.

Impact

This adds unnecessary friction to a feature that's otherwise genuinely useful, since the suggestions are frequently well-targeted and would save real time if they could just be sent with one click/keystroke.

Proposed Solution

I'd like a dedicated button (or a keyboard shortcut such as Tab or Enter) next to each suggested reply that sends it immediately, exactly as proposed, without requiring the user to retype it.

Ideally:

• The suggestion stays visible and selectable even after the user starts typing in the input box, rather than disappearing on the first keystroke.
• A distinct "Send suggestion" button appears alongside each proposed reply, so it can be sent with a single click.
• If a keyboard shortcut is used instead, it should not conflict with normal message composition (e.g. Tab to select + Enter to send, similar to autocomplete patterns in other chat interfaces).

This would let users take advantage of accurate suggestions instantly, instead of having to manually reproduce text that's already correctly proposed on screen.

Alternative Solutions

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Priority

Critical - Blocking my work

Feature Category

CLI commands and flags

Use Case Example

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Additional Context

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