[BUG] Prompt re-edit button (pencil icon) missing only on cloud-created chats
Status Open
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Activity 0 comments · opened Aug 15, 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?
The "Edit prompt" button (pencil icon) that normally appears below a message is missing.
This only happens on chats created in the cloud — both new and past cloud-created chats are affected. Chats created locally still show the pencil icon normally, both new and past.
Not reproducible on the web app (claude.ai) — only occurs in the Desktop app.
What Should Happen?
The pencil icon should appear on cloud-created chats too, allowing the prompt to be re-edited — the same as it does on locally-created chats.
Error Messages/Logs
nothing
Steps to Reproduce
- Open the Desktop app and start a new chat/task in the cloud (not local)
- Send any message to Claude
- Look at the action icons below your own message
- Notice the "Edit prompt" (pencil) icon is missing
- Open or start a chat created locally instead — the pencil icon appears normally
- Check a chat created in the cloud before today — the pencil icon is missing there too, retroactively
Claude Model
None
Is this a regression?
Yes, this worked in a previous version
Last Working Version
_No response_
Claude Code Version
1.30096.1
Platform
Other
Operating System
Windows
Terminal/Shell
Other
Additional Information
- Official status page shows no incident for this issue
- No matching change found in recent release notes (checked v1.30096.5, v1.30096.1, v1.28929.0, v1.26832.0)
- This does not appear to be an intentional change, based on the release notes
- Impact: significant friction for workflows that involve iteratively refining a prompt