vol. iv · issue 06
The Driver's Seata quarterly by satyajeet sindhiyani
18 may 2026 · bengaluru
← writing/bugs·May 8, 2026

is it just me, or does cc rewind soft-lock the composer?

rewind to a specific checkpoint, try to type, nothing takes. only ctrl+c → resume fixes it. anyone else?
tl;drrewind to a specific checkpoint, try to type, nothing takes. only ctrl+c → resume fixes it. anyone else?

rewind to a specific checkpoint, try to type, nothing takes. only ctrl+c → resume fixes it. anyone else?

Reproducible for me: Claude Code session, rewind to any checkpoint from more than ~20 turns back, the composer appears focused (cursor blinks) but keypresses don't register. Nothing in the input field. No error. No visual feedback.

The only exit I've found: ctrl+c (which sends an interrupt to the current process if one's running, or just resets the input state), then resume. After that the composer works normally.

My guess: rewind sets some internal "loading" state that never clears when the resume is fast enough. The UI shows ready but the event listeners aren't reattached yet.

If this is happening to you: ctrl+c → resume. If it's not happening to you: what version are you on?

This is a raw note, not a resolved thing. Still watching.

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