[BUG] When using external editor, should not blank the terminal

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• [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 I press Ctrl-G while running Claude Code in VSCode terminal, the terminal becomes blank, making it impossible to refer to Claude output while composing the prompt.

What Should Happen?

It should keep the conversation log visible.

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

With a session in progress inside VSCode terminal, press Ctrl-G

Claude Model

Sonnet (default)

Is this a regression?

No, this never worked

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.0.14

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

VS Code integrated terminal

Additional Information

Particularly painful in planning mode with multi-screen plan - want to be able to respond to the plan by having the session log in terminal and my response to the plan in editor side-to-side, but with the log hidden, I lose most of the benefits of Ctrl-G.