From 21dc26810b8241c2e317b1134042d5c96af0f7b1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: h <h@kotikot.com>
Date: Fri, 22 May 2026 01:04:08 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix: split submit key and prompt pasting

---
 src/claude_code_api/pty.py | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/claude_code_api/pty.py b/src/claude_code_api/pty.py
index fcd820f..a4969f4 100644
--- a/src/claude_code_api/pty.py
+++ b/src/claude_code_api/pty.py
@@ -43,6 +43,13 @@ _VALID_PERMISSION_MODES: frozenset[str] = frozenset(
 _DEFAULT_DRAIN_CHUNK = 65536
 _DEFAULT_OUTPUT_BUFFER_CAP = 1_000_000
 
+# Gap between the bracketed-paste closing marker and the Enter keystroke
+# in `PtyClaudeProcess.write()`. Claude's Ink-based TUI reads stdin in
+# chunks; if `\r` is glued to `ESC [ 201 ~` it gets absorbed by the
+# paste-event handler and Submit never fires. 50ms is enough on a slow
+# Pi for the TUI to surface the paste event before the Enter arrives.
+_SUBMIT_KEY_DELAY = 0.05
+
 
 @dataclass(frozen=True)
 class PtyProcessOptions:
@@ -358,16 +365,21 @@ class PtyClaudeProcess:
     async def write(self, data: str | bytes, *, newline: bool = True) -> int:
         r"""Write bytes to the child's stdin.
 
-        Strings are UTF-8 encoded. When `newline=True` (the default) the
-        payload is wrapped in xterm bracketed-paste markers (`ESC [ 200 ~`
-        ... `ESC [ 201 ~`) and followed by a carriage return — that is the
-        Enter-key keycode interactive `claude` expects.
+        Strings are UTF-8 encoded. When `newline=True` (the default):
 
-        Without the bracketed-paste framing, the TUI heuristically treats
-        bursts longer than ~63 bytes as a paste and *buffers* them in the
-        input box without submitting; the trailing `\r` is then absorbed
-        as a newline inside the box rather than acting as Submit.
-        Bracketed paste makes the framing explicit for any length payload.
+        1. The payload is wrapped in xterm bracketed-paste markers
+           (`ESC [ 200 ~` ... `ESC [ 201 ~`) and written first. Without
+           that framing, the TUI heuristically treats bursts longer than
+           ~63 bytes as a paste and *buffers* them in the input box
+           without submitting.
+        2. A short pause (`_SUBMIT_KEY_DELAY`) gives the TUI's stdin
+           reader a chance to surface the paste as a discrete event.
+           Claude's TUI (Ink-based) reads stdin in chunks; if a `\r`
+           is glued to the closing `ESC [ 201 ~`, the paste-event handler
+           consumes the whole chunk and the Enter is dropped — the
+           message lands in the input box but never submits.
+        3. A separate write sends the `\r` as a fresh keystroke that
+           triggers Submit.
 
         Callers that need raw byte streaming (e.g. arrow keys, individual
         keypresses) pass `newline=False` and write the framing themselves.
@@ -376,12 +388,16 @@ class PtyClaudeProcess:
             msg = "PtyClaudeProcess not started"
             raise RuntimeError(msg)
         payload = data.encode("utf-8") if isinstance(data, str) else bytes(data)
-        if newline:
-            if payload.endswith(b"\r"):
-                payload = payload[:-1]
-            payload = b"\x1b[200~" + payload + b"\x1b[201~\r"
         pty = self._pty
-        return await asyncio.to_thread(pty.write, payload)
+        if not newline:
+            return await asyncio.to_thread(pty.write, payload)
+        if payload.endswith(b"\r"):
+            payload = payload[:-1]
+        paste_chunk = b"\x1b[200~" + payload + b"\x1b[201~"
+        n1 = await asyncio.to_thread(pty.write, paste_chunk)
+        await asyncio.sleep(_SUBMIT_KEY_DELAY)
+        n2 = await asyncio.to_thread(pty.write, b"\r")
+        return n1 + n2
 
     async def send_control(self, char: str) -> None:
         """Send a control character (e.g. 'c' for Ctrl-C, 'd' for Ctrl-D)."""