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[FEATURE] Add "scroll to bottom" button in chat interface #35261

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Problem Statement

Description:

When scrolling up through a long conversation in Claude Code's terminal UI, there's no quick way to jump back to the bottom (latest output). Users have to manually scroll down through potentially very long conversations, which is tedious and frustrating.

Expected behavior:

A visual indicator (e.g., a down-arrow button or shortcut hint) should appear when the user has scrolled away from the bottom of the conversation, allowing them to instantly jump back to the latest output with a single click or keypress.

Reference:

ChatGPT's interface implements this with a small arrow button that appears when scrolled up — this is a well-known UX pattern for chat interfaces.

Why it matters:

Claude Code sessions can get very long. Switching away from the terminal and coming back often lands at the top of the visible buffer, requiring extensive scrolling to find the latest response.

Proposed Solution

A visual indicator (e.g., a down-arrow button or shortcut hint) should appear when the user has scrolled away from the bottom of the conversation, allowing them to instantly jump back to the latest output with a single click or keypress.

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High - Significant impact on productivity

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Other

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