[BUG] Inconsistent image-paste shortcut between CLI and desktop/web app

Status Fixed / completed
Reported on v2.1.220
Maintainer reply None cached
Activity 0 comments · opened Jul 31, 2026 · closed Aug 1, 2026

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  • [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?

Pasting a screenshot into the Claude Code CLI requires Ctrl+V. Cmd+V — the system-wide macOS paste shortcut, and what the desktop and web apps accept — silently drops the attachment: the message sends with the text and no image, with no warning to the user or indication to the model that an image was intended.

Impact: the model answers from stale context instead of the intended screenshot. The failure is invisible from the user's side.

Expected: Cmd+V attaches images in the CLI on macOS, or the CLI warns when a clipboard image was dropped.

I would like to have UX be same on OS -- not diff whither i am in CLI or app = for MacOS command + v

Platform: macOS (Darwin 25.5.0), Claude Code CLI.

What Should Happen?

Whne on a OS that has key commands -- follow thoose key commands throughtout YOUR offerings UI for UX sake ... thanxs ...

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

hehe go and use CLI on MacOS and then use APP . where APP wants command +v and CLI wants ctrl + v

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.220 (Claude Code)

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

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