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[BUG] Claude fails to launch when the working directory does not exist, displaying an error message.

Open Rokurolize opened this issue 5 months ago • 3 comments

Environment

  • Platform (select one):
    • [x] Anthropic API
    • [ ] AWS Bedrock
    • [ ] Google Vertex AI
    • [ ] Other:
  • Claude CLI version: 1.0.55 (Claude Code), although it might have been 1.0.54.
  • Operating System: WSL Ubuntu 22.04 -->
  • Terminal: bash

Bug Description

I created a worktree, launched Claude Code in that directory, and then used a command like "remove" to clean up the worktree. After that, I wanted to run commands like "claude mcp list" or "claude --version", but no matter what arguments I used, I kept getting errors.

Expected Behavior

Regardless of what the specification should be, I think "claude --version" should work regardless of whether you're in the current directory or not.

Additional Context

ubuntu@roku-pc:~/workbench/projects/claude-code-event-notifier-bugfix$ claude --continue
node:internal/bootstrap/switches/does_own_process_state:142
    cachedCwd = rawMethods.cwd();
                           ^

Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, uv_cwd
    at wrappedCwd (node:internal/bootstrap/switches/does_own_process_state:142:28)
    at NZB (file:///home/ubuntu/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:542:33710)
    at file:///home/ubuntu/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:542:34317
    at ModuleJob.run (node:internal/modules/esm/module_job:329:25)
    at async onImport.tracePromise.__proto__ (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:644:26)
    at async asyncRunEntryPointWithESMLoader (node:internal/modules/run_main:117:5) {
  errno: -2,
  code: 'ENOENT',
  syscall: 'uv_cwd'
}

Node.js v22.17.0
ubuntu@roku-pc:~/workbench/projects/claude-code-event-notifier-bugfix$ claude --continue
node:internal/bootstrap/switches/does_own_process_state:142
    cachedCwd = rawMethods.cwd();
                           ^

Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, uv_cwd
    at wrappedCwd (node:internal/bootstrap/switches/does_own_process_state:142:28)
    at NZB (file:///home/ubuntu/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:542:33710)
    at file:///home/ubuntu/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:542:34317
    at ModuleJob.run (node:internal/modules/esm/module_job:329:25)
    at async onImport.tracePromise.__proto__ (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:644:26)
    at async asyncRunEntryPointWithESMLoader (node:internal/modules/run_main:117:5) {
  errno: -2,
  code: 'ENOENT',
  syscall: 'uv_cwd'
}

Node.js v22.17.0
ubuntu@roku-pc:~/workbench/projects/claude-code-event-notifier-bugfix$ claude
node:internal/bootstrap/switches/does_own_process_state:142
    cachedCwd = rawMethods.cwd();
                           ^

Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, uv_cwd
    at wrappedCwd (node:internal/bootstrap/switches/does_own_process_state:142:28)
    at NZB (file:///home/ubuntu/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:542:33710)
    at file:///home/ubuntu/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:542:34317
    at ModuleJob.run (node:internal/modules/esm/module_job:329:25)
    at async onImport.tracePromise.__proto__ (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:644:26)
    at async asyncRunEntryPointWithESMLoader (node:internal/modules/run_main:117:5) {
  errno: -2,
  code: 'ENOENT',
  syscall: 'uv_cwd'
}

Node.js v22.17.0
ubuntu@roku-pc:~/workbench/projects/claude-code-event-notifier-bugfix$ claude --version
node:internal/bootstrap/switches/does_own_process_state:142
    cachedCwd = rawMethods.cwd();
                           ^

Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, uv_cwd
    at wrappedCwd (node:internal/bootstrap/switches/does_own_process_state:142:28)
    at NZB (file:///home/ubuntu/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:542:33710)
    at file:///home/ubuntu/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:542:34317
    at ModuleJob.run (node:internal/modules/esm/module_job:329:25)
    at async onImport.tracePromise.__proto__ (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:644:26)
    at async asyncRunEntryPointWithESMLoader (node:internal/modules/run_main:117:5) {
  errno: -2,
  code: 'ENOENT',
  syscall: 'uv_cwd'
}

Node.js v22.17.0
ubuntu@roku-pc:~/workbench/projects/claude-code-event-notifier-bugfix$ claude mcp list
node:internal/bootstrap/switches/does_own_process_state:142
    cachedCwd = rawMethods.cwd();
                           ^

Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, uv_cwd
    at wrappedCwd (node:internal/bootstrap/switches/does_own_process_state:142:28)
    at NZB (file:///home/ubuntu/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:542:33710)
    at file:///home/ubuntu/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:542:34317
    at ModuleJob.run (node:internal/modules/esm/module_job:329:25)
    at async onImport.tracePromise.__proto__ (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:644:26)
    at async asyncRunEntryPointWithESMLoader (node:internal/modules/run_main:117:5) {
  errno: -2,
  code: 'ENOENT',
  syscall: 'uv_cwd'
}

Node.js v22.17.0
ubuntu@roku-pc:~/workbench/projects/claude-code-event-notifier-bugfix$

Rokurolize avatar Jul 18 '25 07:07 Rokurolize

I also get this error (on mac):

> claude node:internal/bootstrap/switches/does_own_process_state:142 cachedCwd = rawMethods.cwd(); ^

Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, uv_cwd

warpdesign avatar Sep 29 '25 12:09 warpdesign

I am coming across the same issue, any fix for this, yet ?

baimamboukar avatar Nov 02 '25 13:11 baimamboukar

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github-actions[bot] avatar Dec 10 '25 10:12 github-actions[bot]

Issue happened from my end with the following error:

`claude node:internal/bootstrap/switches/does_own_process_state:142 cachedCwd = rawMethods.cwd(); ^

Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, uv_cwd at wrappedCwd (node:internal/bootstrap/switches/does_own_process_state:142:28) at Fo2 (file:///home/user/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:9:19669) at file:///home/user/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:9:26716 at file:///home/user/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:8:567 at file:///home/user/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:11:227 at file:///home/user/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:8:567 at file:///home/user/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:12:636 at file:///home/user/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:8:567 at file:///home/user/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:4760:3661 at ModuleJob.run (node:internal/modules/esm/module_job:271:25) { errno: -2, code: 'ENOENT', syscall: 'uv_cwd' } `

EDIT: This was fixed after closing the current wsl session and reopening a new one and running claude command

weeps1 avatar Dec 15 '25 10:12 weeps1