[BUG] Claude code --continue starts cli irresponsive

Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Oct 2, 2025 by dimiturtrz Closed Oct 2, 2025

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?

System: Windows 11, with only WSL1 installed (and installable)
Environment: windows native claude code 2.0.1 installation (installed through https://docs.claude.com/en/docs/claude-code/setup#native-binary-installation-beta)
Problem: When i close claude code (ctrl+c / crash / restart / whatever) and want to then resume my session with claude --continue or claude --resume, the cli starts and everything looks right. BUT its irresponsive to any keyboard interaction - i cant write anything and ctrl+c doesnt work either - basically its stuck and irresponsive
Impact: Restoring conversations is presently impossible.

What Should Happen?

obviously, cli should be responsive

Error Messages/Logs

none - just the described behavior: terminal becomes unresponsive and needs to be terminated

Steps to Reproduce

  1. not sure about the environment, to be honest
  2. run "claude"
  3. type in whatever - for example "read the contents of this folder and tell me how X is calculated for me to verify you understand it" (but it can be just "hello" i guess)
  4. ctrl + c (close claude)
  5. run "claude -c"
  6. cli is unresponsive

Claude Model

Sonnet (default)

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

1.67

Claude Code Version

2.0.1

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

PowerShell

Additional Information

_No response_

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