[BUG] some text (in the middle) disappears when you scroll up while claude code produces text

Status Open
Reported on v2.1.238
Maintainer reply None cached
Activity 0 comments · opened Aug 24, 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?

When you use Claude code for more than just coding, and it produces long stories, and you scroll up while he's producing more text, some text in the middle of the history can disappear.

What Should Happen?

historical output should stay available in the terminal intact.

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Get claude code to produce long answers
  2. Scroll while he's still producing stuff.

Claude Model

Opus

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.238 (Claude Code) - I think, it was the latest 2-3 days ago.

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

_No response_

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