Can't copy/paste images using terminal with Claude Code

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Area

Frontend

Operating System

Windows

Version

2.7.5

What happened?

When using Claude Code through the terminal, I cannot copy and paste images. The image clipboard functionality appears to be unavailable when running Claude Code via the CLI, while it works fine in other contexts.

The issue specifically affects the ability to:

• Copy images from the clipboard and paste them into Claude Code prompts
• Use screenshot tools and paste the results
• Share visual content through the terminal interface

This limits productivity when working with Claude Code in automated or terminal-based workflows that require image analysis.

Steps to reproduce

1. Start Claude Code from the terminal
2. Take a screenshot or copy an image to the clipboard
3. Attempt to paste the image using Ctrl+V or similar paste commands
4. The paste operation fails - the image is not inserted into the Claude Code prompt

Expected behavior

Images copied to the clipboard should be pasteble into Claude Code when running through the terminal. After pasting an image, it should be transmitted with the user's prompt to Claude for processing, just as it works in GUI-based interfaces.

Specific expected outcomes:

• Ctrl+V (or equivalent paste command) should successfully insert the image
• The image should be recognized and included in the API request
• Users should be able to work with visual content in terminal-based Claude Code workflows

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