[FEATURE]: Escape should cancel tool running #2893

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opened 2026-02-16 17:37:42 -05:00 by yindo · 1 comment
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Originally created by @jcubic on GitHub (Nov 16, 2025).

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Describe the enhancement you want to request

Sometimes tool is running like fetching data that looks like it hanged, and the same time you want to provide yourself information faster than the long running task.

But when you press ESC it's ignored. It will wait for the request to finish, and then it will break the processing.

It would be great if ESC always works and break the tool running and don't wait for it to finish.

Right now it happens during Better_auth_search, this is probably MCP, because I have Better Auth MCP in config.

It happens when there is a progress indicator "working..."

Originally created by @jcubic on GitHub (Nov 16, 2025). ### Feature hasn't been suggested before. - [x] I have verified this feature I'm about to request hasn't been suggested before. ### Describe the enhancement you want to request Sometimes tool is running like fetching data that looks like it hanged, and the same time you want to provide yourself information faster than the long running task. But when you press ESC it's ignored. It will wait for the request to finish, and then it will break the processing. It would be great if ESC always works and break the tool running and don't wait for it to finish. Right now it happens during `Better_auth_search`, this is probably MCP, because I have Better Auth MCP in config. It happens when there is a progress indicator "working..."
yindo added the discussion label 2026-02-16 17:37:42 -05:00
yindo closed this issue 2026-02-16 17:37:42 -05:00
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@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Nov 16, 2025):

This issue might be a duplicate of existing issues. Please check:

  • #1734: Similar issue where ESC doesn't work when agent hangs or is in "working..." state, specifically mentions ESC not stopping operations even when prompted to press ESC again
  • #4354: ESC key doesn't interrupt AI generation in VS Code extension (though this is extension-specific, the core ESC interruption functionality issue is similar)

The core problem of ESC not being able to interrupt running tools/operations appears to be a known issue. Feel free to ignore if none of these address your specific case.

@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Nov 16, 2025): This issue might be a duplicate of existing issues. Please check: - #1734: Similar issue where ESC doesn't work when agent hangs or is in "working..." state, specifically mentions ESC not stopping operations even when prompted to press ESC again - #4354: ESC key doesn't interrupt AI generation in VS Code extension (though this is extension-specific, the core ESC interruption functionality issue is similar) The core problem of ESC not being able to interrupt running tools/operations appears to be a known issue. Feel free to ignore if none of these address your specific case.
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Reference: anomalyco/opencode#2893