[BUG]

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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?

After writing a lead-in that promises a next step (for example "For the next work, here are the main open lines by milestone:" or "Two findings are decisions for you:"), Claude sometimes ends the turn without the list, the question, or the tool call the lead-in announced. The user sees a sentence ending in a colon and nothing after it. This happened several times in one long session, including right after the user had asked Claude to put decisions through the AskUserQuestion tool. Expected: the turn should not end until the thing the last sentence promises has been written or called.

What Should Happen?

If Claude says it is going to do a thing, or what is next on its agenda, it should _do that thing_ rather than halting.

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

It just happens occasionally, I can't cause it to happen purposely

Claude Model

Opus

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

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Claude Code Version

2.1.281

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Ubuntu/Debian Linux

Terminal/Shell

WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux)

Additional Information

_No response_