Shift+Enter in VS Code terminal extension inserts backslash character instead of newline

[MartinP7r]

Description

In Claude Code's terminal-based extension for VS Code, pressing Shift+Enter inserts a \ (backslash) character alongside the newline, instead of just inserting a newline.

Option+Enter works correctly (newline only, no backslash).

Expected Behavior

Shift+Enter should insert a newline in the chat input without any extra characters, matching the behavior of Option+Enter.

Attempted Workarounds

1. Claude Code keybindings.json: Binding shift+enter to chat:newline fails because chat:newline is not a valid action (not listed in the validator's accepted values).

2. VS Code keybindings.json: Adding a workbench.action.terminal.sendSequence binding for shift+enter to send \n does not help — the terminal interprets it as a submit (Enter) rather than a newline insertion in the chat input.

Suggested Fix

Either:

• Add chat:newline as a valid action in Claude Code's keybinding system, so users can bind shift+enter to it
• Or handle Shift+Enter natively in the terminal UI to insert a newline without the backslash artifact

Environment

• Claude Code VS Code extension (terminal-based)
• macOS (Darwin 25.3.0)
• Fish shell

[github-actions]

Found 3 possible duplicate issues:

1. [BUG] Shift+Enter no longer inserts backslash \ for multiline input in VS Code terminal #31904
2. [BUG] Shift+Enter no longer creates a new line in the input #31371
3. Shift+Enter not inserting newline in native version (iTerm2/macOS) #22719

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