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2026-10-13-gemini-cli-ctrl-c-reaches-cancellation-during-active-operations-in-v0-64

Ctrl+C reaches cancellation during active operations in v0.64.0. During generation the input prompt lets Ctrl+C propagate to the cancellation handler instead of treating it as input clearing. The mouse-escape parser also emits the Ctrl+C keypress when it arrives during an incomplete escape sequence. These fixes address swallowed emergency cancellation paths, not a measured guarantee about every running subprocess.

Channel: tagged-release. Half: capability. Date: 2026-10-13.

Operator consequence: Use 0.64.0 and test the stop action with your terminal/session setup. Cancelling active work is an operator control; an input buffer that clears while the work continues is not an adequate substitute. Rapid-exit recording repair remains a separate preview change (section 16).

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Run: 2026-10-13-profile-refresh-2026-09-21_2026-10-13-frontier-v0

Finding ID: 2026-10-13-gemini-cli-ctrl-c-reaches-cancellation-during-active-operations-in-v0-64

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  1. Gemini CLI
    commit2026-10-13-gemini-cli-ctrl-c-reaches-cancellation-during-active-operations-in-v0-64github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/commit/5b71659d58eab63f5f249524f157c195be420427github release2026-10-13-gemini-cli-ctrl-c-reaches-cancellation-during-active-operations-in-v0-64google-gemini/gemini-cli / v0.64.0

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