[BUG] Prompt re-edit button (pencil icon) missing only on cloud-created chats

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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

  1. Open the Desktop app and start a new chat/task in the cloud (not local)
  2. Send any message to Claude
  3. Look at the action icons below your own message
  4. Notice the "Edit prompt" (pencil) icon is missing
  5. Open or start a chat created locally instead — the pencil icon appears normally
  6. 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

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