Terminal Scrolling Uncontrollably During Claude Code Interaction

[JacobGoldenArt]

Bug Description
often when using claude code via cursor or vs code (in their built in terminals) the claude code terminal starts scrolling superfast by itself and often I can't stop it unless I kill the terminal tab and restart claude. Other times it will do something similar when I am trying to type my prompt and I have to repeatedly scroll down to find where I'm typing.

Environment Info

• Platform: darwin
• Terminal: cursor
• Version: 1.0.53
• Feedback ID:

Errors

[{"error":"Error: Command failed: security find-generic-password -a $USER -w -s \"Claude Code\"\nsecurity: SecKeychainSearchCopyNext: The specified item could not be found in the keychain.\n\n    at genericNodeError (node:internal/errors:984:15)\n    at wrappedFn (node:internal/errors:538:14)\n    at checkExecSyncError (node:child_process:890:11)\n    at execSync (node:child_process:962:15)\n    at AI (file:///Users/daad/.nvm/versions/node/v22.0.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:728:6320)\n    at file:///Users/daad/.nvm/versions/node/v22.0.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:640:16554\n    at Q (file:///Users/daad/.nvm/versions/node/v22.0.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:542:14406)\n    at MF (file:///Users/daad/.nvm/versions/node/v22.0.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:640:14339)\n    at zX (file:///Users/daad/.nvm/versions/node/v22.0.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:640:13205)\n    at MB (file:///Users/daad/.nvm/versions/node/v22.0.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:640:19174)","timestamp":"2025-07-16T18:08:48.001Z"},{"error":"Error: 1: 1 Error: End of central directory record signature not found. Either not a zip file, or file is truncated.\n    at Ef (file:///Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/code/node/cliProcessMain.js:52:28755)\n    at file:///Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/code/node/cliProcessMain.js:52:30083\n    at /Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/node_modules/yauzl/index.js:40:7\n    at /Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/node_modules/yauzl/index.js:190:5\n    at Immediate.<anonymous> (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/node_modules/yauzl/index.js:705:38)\n    at process.processImmediate (node:internal/timers:483:21) {\n  code: 'Extract',\n  name: 'Extract'\n}\nFailed Installing Extensions: file:///Users/daad/.nvm/versions/node/v22.0.0/lib/node_modules/%40anthropic-ai/claude-code/vendor/claude-code.vsix\n(node:77441) [DEP0168] DeprecationWarning: Uncaught N-API callback exception detected, please run node with option --force-node-api-uncaught-exceptions-policy=true to handle those exceptions properly.\n(Use `Cursor --trace-deprecation ...` to show where the warning was created)\n\n    at Lq6 (file:///Users/daad/.nvm/versions/node/v22.0.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1208:5219)\n    at async qq6 (file:///Users/daad/.nvm/versions/node/v22.0.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1208:2582)","timestamp":"2025-07-16T18:08:50.169Z"},{"error":"AxiosError: Request failed with status code 403\n    at Hz (file:///Users/daad/.nvm/versions/node/v22.0.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:544:1070)\n    at Unzip.EA (file:///Users/daad/.nvm/versions/node/v22.0.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:545:9955)\n    at Unzip.emit (node:events:532:35)\n    at Unzip.emit (node:domain:488:12)\n    at endReadableNT (node:internal/streams/readable:1696:12)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:82:21)\n    at Pa.request (file:///Users/daad/.nvm/versions/node/v22.0.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:547:2081)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)\n    at async H04 (file:///Users/daad/.nvm/versions/node/v22.0.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1402:467)\n    at async Promise.all (index 0)\n    at async file:///Users/daad/.nvm/versions/node/v22.0.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1388:6358","timestamp":"2025-07-16T18:12:38.520Z"}]

[Jakepawl]

I have this once my conversation gets too long. Very annoying and they seem to have no interest in fixing it anytime soon. Its been happening for a long time

[tibbon]

I've experienced this as well.

[Squee451]

Also having this even with a very small conversation in Cursor IDE.

[yusufmo1]

I've experienced this too

[kudzu-forest]

This also happens in the windows version at MS-DOS terminal.

[nerdo]

ditto. i've noticed it happens most when i start typing a slash command.

[RealmX1]

another issue is when using claud code plugin in cursor/vscode; when you resize the terminal (at the bottom), the claude code (top righ corner) section seems to go back to the top and start scrolling from top to bottom.

[jpke]

also encountering this behavior in iterm2 on osx

[jwaes]

Common Anthropic ... this is happening for months ... FIX IT

[JacobGoldenArt]

Any news on this? It seems like a pretty common issue and makes it so that you are forced to quit and start a new session in order to stop the crazy scrolling when it starts doing it.