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Jun 19, 8:58 PM

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Diagnosed Claude CLI failure due to code signature.
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Re-signed binary to fix CLI issue.
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Confirmed CLI works after fix.
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Reviewed user's project and reference site for gap analysis.
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why is my claude not working in my terminal? fix it

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Investigating why the claude CLI fails in your terminal — I'll run diagnostics and check how it's installed.

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>which claude 2>&1; echo "---"; type claude 2>&1; echo "---"; claude --version 2>&1; echo "exit: $?"

{
  "output": "/Users/gaganarora/.local/bin/claude\n---\nclaude is /Users/gaganarora/.local/bin/claude\n---\n",
  "exitCode": 137,
  "rejected": false,
  "notInterrupted": true
}

>echo "PATH=$PATH"; echo "---"; ls -la ~/.local/bin/claude 2>&1; ls -la /usr/local/bin/claude 2>&1; ls -la ~/.claude/local/claude 2>&1

{
  "output": "PATH=/Users/gaganarora/.antigravity/antigravity/bin:/Users/gaganarora/.bun/bin:/Users/gaganarora/.bun/bin:/Users/gaganarora/.local/bin:/Users/gaganarora/.antigravity/antigravity/bin:/opt/homebrew/bin:/opt/homebrew/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/System/Cryptexes/App/usr/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/var/run/com.apple.security.cryptexd/codex.system/bootstrap/usr/local/bin:/var/run/com.apple.security.cryptexd/codex.system/bootstrap/usr/bin:/var/run/com.apple.security.cryptexd/codex.system/bootstrap/usr/appleinternal/bin:/Library/Apple/usr/bin:/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/node_modules/@vscode/ripgrep/bin:/Users/gaganarora/.antigravity/antigravity/bin:/Users/gaganarora/.bun/bin:/Users/gaganarora/.local/bin:/Users/gaganarora/.cargo/bin:/Users/gaganarora/.orbstack/bin:/Users/gaganarora/.orbstack/bin\n---\nlrwxr-xr-x@ 1 gaganarora  staff  54 Jun 19 12:05 /Users/gaganarora/.local/bin/claude -> /Users/gaganarora/.local/share/claude/versions/2.1.183\nls: /usr/local/bin/claude: No such file or directory\n",
  "exitCode": 1,
  "rejected": false,
  "notInterrupted": true
}

claude is installed but exits with code 137 (killed) — likely sandbox-related. Re-running outside the sandbox to capture the real error.

>file /Users/gaganarora/.local/share/claude/versions/2.1.183; ls -la /Users/gaganarora/.local/share/claude/versions/ 2>&1

{
  "output": "/Users/gaganarora/.local/share/claude/versions/2.1.183: Mach-O 64-bit executable arm64\ntotal 1296120\ndrwxr-xr-x  8 gaganarora  staff        256 Jun 19 14:22 .\ndrwxr-xr-x  3 gaganarora  staff         96 Jan 27 15:47 ..\n-rwxr-xr-x@ 1 gaganarora  staff  223390752 Jun 19 14:12 2.1.173\n-rw-r--r--@ 1 gaganarora  staff      15928 Jun 19 14:12 2.1.173.kickbacks-manifest.json\n-rwxr-xr-x@ 1 gaganarora  staff  224216352 Jun 19 14:13 2.1.175\n-rw-r--r--@ 1 gaganarora  staff      15928 Jun 19 14:13 2.1.175.kickbacks-manifest.json\n-rwxr-xr-x@ 1 gaganarora  staff  215952608 Jun 19 14:13 2.1.183\n-rw-r--r--@ 1 gaganarora  staff      15928 Jun 19 14:13 2.1.183.kickbacks-manifest.json\n",
  "rejected": false,
  "notInterrupted": true
}

>cat ~/.zshrc 2>/dev/null | grep -i claude; echo "---"; cat ~/.zprofile 2>/dev/null | grep -i claude; echo "---"; cat ~/.bash_profile 2>/dev/null | grep -i claude

{
  "exitCode": 1,
  "rejected": false,
  "notInterrupted": true
}

Exit code 137 (SIGKILL) even outside the sandbox — investigating quarantine, code signing, and whether older versions run.

>xattr -l /Users/gaganarora/.local/share/claude/versions/2.1.183 2>&1; echo "---"; codesign -vv /Users/gaganarora/.local/share/claude/versions/2.1.183 2>&1; echo "---"; spctl -a -vv -t execute /Users/gaganarora/.local/share/claude/versions/2.1.183 2>&1

{
  "output": "com.apple.provenance: \u0001\u0002\n---\n/Users/gaganarora/.local/share/claude/versions/2.1.183: invalid signature (code or signature have been modified)\nIn architecture: arm64\n",
  "exitCode": 1,
  "rejected": false,
  "notInterrupted": true
}

>/Users/gaganarora/.local/share/claude/versions/2.1.175 --version 2>&1; echo "175 exit: $?"; /Users/gaganarora/.local/share/claude/versions/2.1.173 --version 2>&1; echo "173 exit: $?"

{
  "exitCode": 137,
  "rejected": false,
  "notInterrupted": true
}

>dmesg 2>/dev/null || log show --last 2m --predicate 'eventMessage CONTAINS "claude"' 2>&1 | tail -20

{
  "output": "(eval):log:1: too many arguments\n",
  "exitCode": 1,
  "rejected": false,
  "notInterrupted": true
}

Invalid code signature is causing macOS to kill the binary. Checking the install method and reinstalling.

>xattr -l /Users/gaganarora/.local/share/claude/versions/2.1.173 2>&1; codesign -vv /Users/gaganarora/.local/share/claude/versions/2.1.173 2>&1

{
  "output": "com.apple.provenance: \u0001\u0002\n/Users/gaganarora/.local/share/claude/versions/2.1.173: invalid signature (code or signature have been modified)\nIn architecture: arm64\n",
  "exitCode": 1,
  "rejected": false,
  "notInterrupted": true
}

Matches: 4
Files: 4
Pattern: claude.*install|install.*claude
Top files:
- platform/docs/specs/37-cloud-e2e-proof.md (1)
- platform/docs/adrs/0068-subscription-first-agent-auth.md (1)
- AGENTS.md (1)
- platform/docs/specs/38-cloud-default-posture.md (1)

>ls -la ~/.local/share/claude/ 2>&1; cat ~/.local/share/claude/config.json 2>&1; ls -la ~/.claude/ 2>&1 | head -20

{
  "output": "total 0\ndrwxr-xr-x  3 gaganarora  staff   96 Jan 27 15:47 .\ndrwxr-xr-x  9 gaganarora  staff  288 May  8 09:45 ..\ndrwxr-xr-x  8 gaganarora  staff  256 Jun 19 14:22 versions\ncat: /Users/gaganarora/.local/share/claude/config.json: No such file or directory\n",
  "exitCode": 1,
  "rejected": false,
  "notInterrupted": true
}

>npm list -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code 2>&1; which npm; npm view @anthropic-ai/claude-code version 2>&1

{
  "output": "npm warn Unknown env config \"devdir\". This will stop working in the next major version of npm. See `npm help npmrc` for supported config options.\n/opt/homebrew/lib\n`-- (empty)\n\nnpm notice\nnpm notice New minor version of npm available! 11.11.1 -> 11.17.0\nnpm notice Changelog: https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/v11.17.0\nnpm notice To update run: npm install -g npm@11.17.0\nnpm notice\n",
  "exitCode": 1,
  "rejected": false,
  "notInterrupted": true
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Re-signing fixed it. Verifying the claude command and setting up a post-update safeguard.

>claude --version 2>&1; echo "exit: $?"; claude doctor 2>&1 | head -30

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  "output": "\u001b]633;C\u00072.1.183 (Claude Code)\nexit: 0\n",
  "rejected": false,
  "notInterrupted": true,
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Fixed. claude should work in your terminal now.

What was wrong

The Claude Code binary at ~/.local/share/claude/versions/2.1.183 had an invalid code signature. macOS was killing it immediately (exit code 137 / zsh: killed) before it could print anything.

That often happens after an auto-update, or when macOS security rejects the signature format on the installed build.

What I did

Re-signed the binary with a local ad-hoc signature:

Verified:

If it breaks again after an update

Claude Code auto-updates can replace the binary and bring the problem back. Run this (swap in the new version number if needed):

bash

codesign --force --sign - --preserve-metadata=entitlements ~/.local/share/claude/versions/$(claude --version 2>/dev/null | cut -d' ' -f1 || ls ~/.local/share/claude/versions/ | grep -E '^[0-9]' | sort -V | tail -1)

Or reinstall cleanly:

Then re-run the codesign command above if macOS still kills it.

Try claude in your terminal — it should start normally now.

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Done. Your claude CLI was being killed by macOS because the installed binary had an invalid code signature. I re-signed it locally, and claude --version now returns 2.1.183 (Claude Code) successfully.

You can run claude in your terminal again. If it breaks after a future auto-update, re-run:

(Replace 2.1.183 with whatever version is in ~/.local/share/claude/versions/ if it updates.)

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