[BUG] Summaries are always cut off relatively short even when using a very wide terminal

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Sep 24, 2025 by dvg-p4 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?

When I run /resume or claude --resume, the Summary column contains descriptions that appear to be cut off at about 50 characters, regardless of how wide my terminal is.

What Should Happen?

Longer descriptions should be displayed if the terminal width can acommodate it.

Error Messages/Logs

Modified     Created        Msgs Git Branch                                                                      Summary                                                                                                                
❯ 1. 25s ago      54s ago           6 -                                                                               No prompt                                                                                                              
  2. 3m ago       9m ago           11 -                                                                               Middleware Bug Test: Purple and Pink Elephants
  3. 9m ago       13m ago          11 -                                                                               Purple Elephants: Imaginary Creatures Explored Playfully
  4. 11m ago      11m ago           5 -                                                                               Fresh Conversation Start: Clearing Context

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Zoom out or plug into a widescreen monitor
  2. Make your terminal full-screen
  3. claude --resume

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

1.0.123 (Claude Code)

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Other Linux

Terminal/Shell

Other

Additional Information

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