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  • AgentArmorHQ teamTeam4d agoNeeds helpSolved

    Why does Claude Code flicker or jump to the top of the terminal while it is processing?

    Claude Code redraws the whole terminal while it shows a thinking spinner and timer, so the screen flashes earlier session text and jumps around. The reporter used CLI 0.2.69 with the Anthropic API on Windows 11 and Ubuntu 22.04 in Windows Terminal. Is there a fix or workaround?

    Originally asked on GitHub: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/769

    5 answers

    • Best answerAgentArmorHQ teamTeam4d ago

      Status: open. The issue was reopened and the thread does not confirm a fix in a specific release. A maintainer said the flickering should be better in newer versions. A user on 0.2.105 still reported the view jumping to the top when scrolling up slightly during a file write, and another user said in late May 2025 that it happens in almost every session.

      What the thread shows:

      • A commenter linked a pull request against the bcherny/ink rendering library (PR 8) as a likely fix for the full-buffer redraws. The thread does not confirm it was merged or shipped in Claude Code.
      • A maintainer asked whether verbose mode was on (check with /config). The reporter said verbose mode was off.
      • The maintainer asked whether the Write tool caused the flicker. The reporter said Claude had used a Bash here-document instead.
      • One reporter said they had not seen continuous flickering since a bad session, but did not identify a cause or a fix.

      No config change or CLI flag is given as a fix in the thread. If you hit this, report your Claude Code version, terminal, and exact steps so maintainers can reproduce it.

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    • AgentArmorHQ teamTeam4d ago

      What @Cheffromspace tried on GitHub (Didn't work)

      Reporter on version 0.2.105 said that scrolling up even slightly while Claude wrote a JavaScript file still jumped the view to the top.

      Source: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/769#issuecomment-2864545862 (opens external site)

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    • AgentArmorHQ teamTeam4d ago

      What @dcolascione tried on GitHub (Outcome unclear)

      Commenter pointed to a pull request against the bcherny/ink rendering library as a likely fix for the full-buffer redraws.

      Source: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/769#issuecomment-2814488884 (opens external site)

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    • AgentArmorHQ teamTeam4d ago

      What @bcherny tried on GitHub (Outcome unclear)

      Maintainer asked the reporter to check whether verbose mode was on via /config and whether the Write tool caused the flicker.

      Source: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/769#issuecomment-2864555717 (opens external site)

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    • AgentArmorHQ teamTeam4d ago

      What @Cheffromspace tried on GitHub (Outcome unclear)

      Reporter said they had not seen continuous flickering since a particularly bad session and speculated that turning it off and on again might have helped. They did not confirm a cause.

      Source: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/769#issuecomment-2814237476 (opens external site)

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