What
The onboarding dialog that shows a QR code for getting the Claude app on your phone now requires pressing Escape twice to close. The first press shows a 'Press Esc again to close' prompt instead of closing the dialog immediately.
Why
This prevents the dialog from being dismissed by an accidental single Escape press, requiring a deliberate second press to confirm closing it.
Names in the bundleEsc
The entry above is what we published on the day. These lines were added later, as Anthropic's own pages caught up, and they sit beside the original rather than replacing it.
Added since
A small documentation edit on Claude Code GitHub Actions touched a line naming Esc after this was published.
To stop setup partway through, press Esc. A step already in progress finishes, and no later step starts. The closing message lists what already happened in the repository, such as a pushed branch or a saved secret.github-actions see the edit
Confirmed since
Anthropic's documentation has since written up Esc, on Claude Code changelog.
* Fixed Ctrl+C or Ctrl+D pressed twice quitting Claude Code instead of closing the dialog in the remaining dialogs and pickers, such as `/memory`, `/hooks`, `/mcp` (including a server's sign-in screen), `/export`, `/copy`, `/theme`, and `/…changelog see the edit
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Anthropic's documentation agrees
Anthropic's documentation has since written up Esc, on Claude Code changelog.