[BUG] Question/validation modal obscures preceding response text with no way to minimize

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?

When Claude Code shows an interactive question/validation prompt (e.g. via the AskUserQuestion tool) mid-response, the modal overlays the assistant's reply text that appears directly above it. There's no way to collapse, minimize, or scroll behind the modal to read that supporting context before answering.

Impact

The assistant often writes explanatory text ("Good question — here's a recap...") immediately before asking a clarifying question. That text gets cut off/covered by the modal, so the user has to answer without being able to reference the reasoning that prompted the question — or must cancel out, scroll up, and re-trigger the prompt.

Steps to reproduce

Ask Claude Code a question that leads it to explain some context and then ask a multiple-choice clarifying question.
Observe the question modal renders on top of the explanatory text.
Try to minimize/dismiss the modal to read the text above it — no control exists to do this without canceling the prompt (Esc cancels entirely).
Expected behavior

Modal should not fully obscure the preceding response text, or
Provide a way to minimize/collapse the modal (without canceling it) so the user can scroll up and read supporting context, then reopen it to answer.
Environment

Claude Code (VS Code extension)
macOS (Darwin 25.5.0)

What Should Happen?

Modal should not fully obscure the preceding response text, or
Provide a way to minimize/collapse the modal (without canceling it) so the user can scroll up and read supporting context, then reopen it to answer.

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

no/a

Claude Model

Sonnet (default)

Is this a regression?

No, this never worked

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

Claude Code (VS Code extension)

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

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