[BUG] Drag-and-drop image file pastes path instead of attaching as [Image] (Warp Terminal, macOS)

[bachar-ven]

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What's Wrong?

Summary

Dragging and dropping an image file (e.g., a screenshot from Cmd+Shift+4) into the Claude Code CLI input pastes the raw file path as text instead of attaching the image inline as [Image #N].

This previously worked on a different machine (same terminal — Warp, same OS — macOS, likely older Claude Code version). Clipboard paste via Ctrl+V still works correctly.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Take a screenshot with Cmd+Shift+4 (saves file to desktop/temp)
2. Open Claude Code CLI in Warp Terminal
3. Drag and drop the screenshot file into the Claude Code input

Expected: Image is attached inline, displayed as [Image #1] chip.

Actual: The escaped file path is pasted as plain text:

/var/folders/.../Screenshot\ 2026-04-14\ at\ 4.35.10\ PM.png

Claude Code does not recognize it as an image.

Additional Testing

• Clipboard paste works: Cmd+Ctrl+Shift+4 (screenshot to clipboard) → Ctrl+V in Claude Code → correctly shows [Image #1]. So the sharp image processing pipeline is fine.
• Manually typing the image file path in the input also does not trigger [Image] detection — same behavior as drag-and-drop.
• Both drag-and-drop and manual path entry worked on a previous machine (same Warp Terminal, macOS, likely older Claude Code version).

Environment

• Claude Code: 2.1.108
• macOS: 26.4 (Build 25E246)
• Architecture: arm64 (Apple Silicon)
• Terminal: Warp Terminal
• Shell: zsh
• Node.js: managed via mise

Possibly Related Issues

• Multi-image drag-and-drop only attaches first image (regression since v2.1.83) #39416 — Multi-image drag-and-drop regression since v2.1.83 (only first image attached)
• Drag-and-drop and Ctrl+V paste stopped working on Windows 11 #32950 — Drag-and-drop stopped working on Windows 11

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Found 3 possible duplicate issues:

1. [BUG] Drag-and-drop files into TUI input does not work on Linux (Kitty + Wayland) #34598
2. Image drag-and-drop does not work in Ghostty terminal (macOS) #40218
3. Drag-and-drop and Ctrl+V paste stopped working on Windows 11 #32950

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