[BUG] Ghostty terminal crashes when dropping folder from Nautilus into Claude Code on Linux

[kairin]

Bug Description

Ghostty terminal window immediately closes (crashes) when drag-and-dropping a folder from Nautilus (GNOME Files) into a running Claude Code session.

Key Finding: Dropping folders into a regular shell (bash/zsh) in Ghostty works fine. The crash only occurs when Claude Code is actively running in the terminal.

Environment

• Claude Code version: 2.0.55
• Ghostty version: 1.3.0-main+9baf37a9b
• Platform: Linux (Ubuntu 25.10 Questing)
• Kernel: 6.17.0-7-generic
• GTK version: 4.20.1 (build and runtime)
• libadwaita: 1.8.0
• File manager: Nautilus (GNOME Files)
• Display server: Wayland (libwayland enabled)

Steps to Reproduce

1. Open Ghostty terminal
2. Start Claude Code: claude
3. Open Nautilus file manager
4. Drag any folder from Nautilus
5. Drop it into the Ghostty window running Claude Code

Expected behavior: Folder path is inserted into the prompt input

Actual behavior: Ghostty window closes immediately (entire terminal crashes)

Additional Context

• No crash logs are generated in ~/.local/state/ghostty/crash/
• The crash is instant - no error message displayed
• Other Ghostty tabs (if any) also close since the whole window crashes
• Dropping the same folder into a plain bash/zsh prompt in Ghostty works correctly (path is pasted)
• This suggests Claude Code's input handling triggers the crash, not Ghostty's drop target

Potentially Related Issues

• #6482 - File drag-and-drop functionality broken
• #5939 - Ghostty Terminal Freezes with Claude Code
• #8363 - VSCode drag-and-drop not working

Workaround

Currently using copy-paste or /add command instead of drag-and-drop.

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