Cannot copy long assistant output from the terminal (works fine in other CLI tools, e.g. Google Antigravity CLI)
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Problem Statement
Description:
When Claude Code prints a long response in the terminal (e.g. a multi-paragraph explanation or report), I am unable to select and copy the full output. This makes it very difficult to reuse long answers elsewhere (documents, emails, other tools) without asking Claude to write the content to a file first as a workaround.
For comparison: I use Google's Antigravity CLI, which is also a terminal-based agent, and copy/paste of long outputs works there without any problem. This suggests the limitation is specific to how Claude Code renders/handles long terminal output, not a general constraint of terminal applications.
Steps to reproduce:
- Start a Claude Code session in a normal terminal.
- Ask a question that produces a long, multi-paragraph response.
- Try to select and copy the full response text from the terminal.
Expected behavior:
Long output should be selectable and copyable in full, the same way it works in other terminal-based CLI agents (e.g. Antigravity CLI).
Actual behavior:
Copying long output from the terminal is unreliable/not possible, forcing a workaround of asking the assistant to write the content to a file and send/open it separately instead of just copying from the terminal.
Environment:
- OS: Linux (kernel 6.8.0-137-generic)
- Shell: bash
- Claude Code CLI
Suggestion:
Please look into improving terminal output handling so long responses can be copied directly, matching the experience of other terminal-based CLI agents.
Proposed Solution
Suggestion:
Please look into improving terminal output handling so long responses can be copied directly, matching the experience of other terminal-based CLI agents.
Alternative Solutions
Suggestion:
Please look into improving terminal output handling so long responses can be copied directly, matching the experience of other terminal-based CLI agents.
Priority
High - Significant impact on productivity
Feature Category
CLI commands and flags
Use Case Example
Suggestion:
Please look into improving terminal output handling so long responses can be copied directly, matching the experience of other terminal-based CLI agents.
Additional Context
Suggestion:
Please look into improving terminal output handling so long responses can be copied directly, matching the experience of other terminal-based CLI agents.