[BUG] Ctrl+E to show previous messages not working in VSCode

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Oct 1, 2025 by daz-williams Closed Jan 7, 2026

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  • [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

In VSCode terminal; part way through a conversation, clicking CTRL+O expands the history, then it states CTRL+E to show XXX previous messages.

Clicking CTRL+E opens the VSCode 'Search files by name' search bar at the top, despite CTRL+O working to part expand the conversation history.

What Should Happen?

The XXX previous messages should expand and display.

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

VSCode v1.104.1
Windows WSL 2
Ubuntu 22.04
Using Claude Code 2.0.2 inside of the VSCode terminal

Open or Create a long conversation and attempt to view previous chats that are now hidden

CTRL+O triggers the first expand ... then CTRL+E is meant to reveal the rest; but instead the shortcut triggers a default VSCode shortcut.

Claude Model

Sonnet (default)

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.0.2

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Ubuntu/Debian Linux

Terminal/Shell

WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux)

Additional Information

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