Claude Fix env: node: No such file or directory

[Lyten02]

Claude helped me to fix env: node: No such file or directory, I didn't write this so sorry if there are any errors.

[MrYanMYN]

can you post the code?

[ricklei2777]

Today, after I packed up my app and installed the MCP, I also encountered this problem.

This seems like the problem is the project itself, and not that I don't have a problem with the deployment itself. Okay, then it seems like using

[advix13]

I have Node.js installed system-wide and it works perfectly in my terminal (node --version shows v24.1.0), but Claudia keeps showing "env: node: No such file or directory" on all projects. I've tried adding both the PATH environment variable and the direct node location in Claudia's settings, restarted the app multiple times, but the issue persists. Currently can't work on any project through Claudia. Any suggestions to fix this?

[shivanathd]

only thing that works for now : /Applications/Claudia.app/Contents/MacOS/claudia

[NerdSnipe]

Find working fix here: #65

[advix13]

Find working fix here: #65

This fix does resolve the "env: node: No such file or directory" error, but it creates a new problem: I can only send one command/prompt successfully. After the first message executes properly, any follow-up commands get stuck in an infinite spinning loop and no more messages can be sent.

[shivanathd]

same here logged an issue : #71

[MrYanMYN]

I solved the issue on linux by reinstalling node outside of nvm using:
sudo apt install nodejs npm

[Lyten02]

I was able to fix the infinite load and env node issues: https://github.com/Lyten02/claudia
Here's the complete guide for fixing all three issues:

Issue 1: Chat becomes inactive after the first message

File: /src/components/FloatingPromptInput.tsx

@@ -373,6 +373,12 @@
setPrompt("");
setImages([]);
setIsExpanded(false);
+

•  // Restore focus to the appropriate textarea after sending
  

•  setTimeout(() => {
  

•    const targetTextarea = isExpanded ? expandedTextareaRef.current : textareaRef.current;
  

•    targetTextarea?.focus();
  

•  }, 100);
  

  }
  };

Issue 2: "env: node: No such file or directory"

File: /src-tauri/src/commands/claude.rs

@@ -221,6 +221,29 @@
}

/// Helper function to create a command for Claude binary
+fn create_claude_command(claude_path: &str) -> Command {

• let mut cmd = Command::new(claude_path);
• // Add PATH environment variable with Node.js locations
• let current_path = std::env::var("PATH").unwrap_or_default();
• let node_paths = vec![

•    "/opt/homebrew/opt/node@18/bin",
  

•    "/opt/homebrew/opt/node@20/bin",
  

•    "/opt/homebrew/opt/node@22/bin",
  

•    "/opt/homebrew/bin",
  

•    "/usr/local/bin",
  

• ];
• let mut extended_path = current_path.clone();
• for path in &node_paths {

•    if !current_path.contains(path) && std::path::Path::new(path).exists() {
  

•        extended_path = format!("{}:{}", path, extended_path);
  

•    }
  

• }
• cmd.env("PATH", extended_path);
• log::info!("Creating Claude command: {}", claude_path);
• cmd
  +}

File: /src-tauri/src/claude_binary.rs

@@ -146,7 +146,9 @@
fn try_which_command() -> Option {
debug!("Trying 'which claude' to find binary...");

• match std::process::Command::new("which").arg("claude").output() {

• // Use create_command_with_env to ensure we have the extended PATH
• let mut cmd = create_command_with_env("which");
• cmd.arg("claude");
• match cmd.output() {
  Ok(output) if output.status.success() => {

@@ -360,6 +360,33 @@
Ok(())
}

+/// Create a command with extended PATH for Node.js
+pub fn create_command_with_env(program: &str) -> std::process::Command {

• let mut cmd = std::process::Command::new(program);
• // Add common Node.js paths to PATH
• let current_path = std::env::var("PATH").unwrap_or_default();
• let node_paths = vec![

•    "/opt/homebrew/opt/node@18/bin",
  

•    "/opt/homebrew/opt/node@20/bin",
  

•    "/opt/homebrew/opt/node@22/bin",
  

•    "/opt/homebrew/bin",
  

•    "/usr/local/bin",
  

•    "/Users/konstantin/.nvm/versions/node/v18.18.0/bin",
  

•    "/Users/konstantin/.nvm/versions/node/v20.10.0/bin",
  

• ];
• let mut extended_path = current_path.clone();
• for path in &node_paths {

•    if !current_path.contains(path) && std::path::Path::new(path).exists() {
  

•        extended_path = format!("{}:{}", path, extended_path);
  

•    }
  

• }
• cmd.env("PATH", extended_path);
• cmd
  +}

Issue 3: Claude creates a new session for each message (doesn't preserve conversation history)

File: /src/components/ClaudeCodeSession.tsx

@@ -286,20 +286,47 @@
// Set up event listeners before executing
console.log('[ClaudeCodeSession] Setting up event listeners...');

•  const unlisten1 = await listen<string>('claude-output', async (event) => {
  

•  // We'll store the session ID we receive and use it for future listeners
  

•  let currentSessionId = claudeSessionId;
  

•  // Handler function to avoid duplication
  

•  const handleOutput = async (event: { payload: string }) => {
     try {
       console.log('[ClaudeCodeSession] Received claude-output:', event.payload);
  

•      // Store raw JSONL
  

•      setRawJsonlOutput(prev => [...prev, event.payload]);
  

•      // Parse and display
       const message = JSON.parse(event.payload) as ClaudeStreamMessage;
       console.log('[ClaudeCodeSession] Parsed message:', message);
  

•      setMessages(prev => {
         console.log('[ClaudeCodeSession] Adding message to state. Previous count:', prev.length);
         return [...prev, message];
       });
  

•      // Extract session info from system init message
  

•      if (message.type === "system" && message.subtype === "init" && message.session_id) {
  

•        console.log('[ClaudeCodeSession] Extracting session info from init message');
  

•        // Extract project ID from the project path
  

•        const projectId = projectPath.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/g, '-');
  

•        // Set both claudeSessionId and extractedSessionInfo
  

•        if (!claudeSessionId && !currentSessionId) {
  

•          currentSessionId = message.session_id;
  

•          setClaudeSessionId(message.session_id);
  

•          console.log('[ClaudeCodeSession] Setting claudeSessionId:', message.session_id);
  

•        }
  

•        if (!extractedSessionInfo) {
  

•          setExtractedSessionInfo({
  

•            sessionId: message.session_id,
  

•            projectId: projectId
  

•          });
  

•        }
  

•      }
     } catch (err) {
       console.error("Failed to parse message:", err, event.payload);
     }
  

•  });
  

•  };
  

•  const unlisten2 = await listen<string>('claude-error', (event) => {
  

•  const handleError = (event: { payload: string }) => {
     console.error("Claude error:", event.payload);
     setError(event.payload);
  

•  });
  

•  };
  

@@ -337,9 +364,23 @@
}
};

•  unlistenRefs.current = [unlisten1, unlisten2, unlisten3];
  

•  // Listen to both generic and session-specific events
  

•  const listeners: UnlistenFn[] = [];
  

•  // Always listen to generic events
  

•  listeners.push(await listen<string>('claude-output', handleOutput));
  

•  listeners.push(await listen<string>('claude-error', handleError));
  

•  listeners.push(await listen<boolean>('claude-complete', handleComplete));
  

•  // If we have a session ID, also listen to session-specific events
  

•  if (currentSessionId) {
  

•    listeners.push(await listen<string>(`claude-output:${currentSessionId}`, handleOutput));
  

•    listeners.push(await listen<string>(`claude-error:${currentSessionId}`, handleError));
  

•    listeners.push(await listen<boolean>(`claude-complete:${currentSessionId}`, handleComplete));
  

•  }
  

•  unlistenRefs.current = listeners;
  

•  // Add the user message immediately to the UI
  

•  // Add the user message immediately to the UI (after setting up listeners)
   const userMessage: ClaudeStreamMessage = {
     type: "user",
     message: {
  

@@ -398,17 +439,11 @@
setMessages(prev => [...prev, userMessage]);

     // Execute the appropriate command

•  // Use claudeSessionId if available (from previous messages)
  

•  if (claudeSessionId) {
  

•    console.log('[ClaudeCodeSession] Resuming session with Claude session ID:', claudeSessionId);
  

•    await api.resumeClaudeCode(projectPath, claudeSessionId, prompt, model);
  

•  } else if (effectiveSession && !isFirstPrompt) {
  

•    console.log('[ClaudeCodeSession] Resuming session:', effectiveSession.id);
  

•    await api.resumeClaudeCode(projectPath, effectiveSession.id, prompt, model);
  

•  // For subsequent messages in the same project, use continue instead of resume
  

•  if (claudeSessionId || (effectiveSession && !isFirstPrompt)) {
  

•    console.log('[ClaudeCodeSession] Continuing conversation in project:', projectPath);
  

•    await api.continueClaudeCode(projectPath, prompt, model);
   } else {
     console.log('[ClaudeCodeSession] Starting new session');
     setIsFirstPrompt(false);
     await api.executeClaudeCode(projectPath, prompt, model);
   }
  

File: /src-tauri/src/commands/claude.rs (optional logging)

@@ -919,6 +919,10 @@
create_claude_command(&claude_path)
};

• // Log the full command for debugging
• log::info!("Executing Claude resume command with session_id: {}, model: {}, in directory: {}",

•    &session_id, &model, &project_path);
  

• cmd.arg("--resume")
  .arg(&session_id)
  .arg("-p")

Summary of fixes:

1. Inactive chat issue: Added automatic focus restoration to the input field after sending a message
2. "node: No such file or directory" issue: Extended PATH with Node.js paths when creating commands for Claude
3. Message history issue: Replaced the resume mechanism with continue, which works better for continuing conversations in the same project

All these changes need to be applied to fully fix all three issues.

[Lyten02]

My result: # Claude Code Session

Project: /Users/konstantin/Desktop/Code/GitHub/ConverterApp
Date: 2025-06-30T20:07:34.060Z

---

User

привет

System Initialization

• Session ID: 486187c3-703d-4dc3-aa36-80baf08ee97b
• Model: claude-sonnet-4-20250514
• Working Directory: /Users/konstantin/Desktop/Code/GitHub/ConverterApp
• Tools: Task, Bash, Glob, Grep, LS, exit_plan_mode, Read, Edit, MultiEdit, Write, NotebookRead, NotebookEdit, WebFetch, TodoRead, TodoWrite, WebSearch

Assistant

Привет! Как дела? Чем могу помочь с вашим проектом ConverterApp?

Tokens: 4 in, 32 out

Execution Result

Привет! Как дела? Чем могу помочь с вашим проектом ConverterApp?

User

какое было предыдущее мое сообщение?

System Initialization

• Session ID: dad36aa0-68ff-4638-8334-5452b5fe7ee5
• Model: claude-sonnet-4-20250514
• Working Directory: /Users/konstantin/Desktop/Code/GitHub/ConverterApp
• Tools: Task, Bash, Glob, Grep, LS, exit_plan_mode, Read, Edit, MultiEdit, Write, NotebookRead, NotebookEdit, WebFetch, TodoRead, TodoWrite, WebSearch

Assistant

Ваше предыдущее сообщение было "привет". Это было первое сообщение в нашем разговоре.

Tokens: 4 in, 39 out

Execution Result

Ваше предыдущее сообщение было "привет". Это было первое сообщение в нашем разговоре.

User

дай историю этого чата

System Initialization

• Session ID: ca0adbf4-6020-4d18-9d90-add35f8394e6
• Model: claude-sonnet-4-20250514
• Working Directory: /Users/konstantin/Desktop/Code/GitHub/ConverterApp
• Tools: Task, Bash, Glob, Grep, LS, exit_plan_mode, Read, Edit, MultiEdit, Write, NotebookRead, NotebookEdit, WebFetch, TodoRead, TodoWrite, WebSearch

Assistant

Это начало нашего разговора. Вот полная история:

1. Вы написали: "привет"
2. Я ответил: "Привет! Как дела? Чем могу помочь с вашим проектом ConverterApp?"
3. Вы спросили: "какое было предыдущее мое сообщение?"
4. Я ответил о вашем предыдущем сообщении
5. Сейчас вы спрашиваете об истории чата

Больше сообщений в этом чате не было.

Tokens: 4 in, 157 out

Execution Result

Это начало нашего разговора. Вот полная история:

1. Вы написали: "привет"
2. Я ответил: "Привет! Как дела? Чем могу помочь с вашим проектом ConverterApp?"
3. Вы спросили: "какое было предыдущее мое сообщение?"
4. Я ответил о вашем предыдущем сообщении
5. Сейчас вы спрашиваете об истории чата

Больше сообщений в этом чате не было.

[NerdSnipe]

This was resolved here #69 a few files changes - easy to implement.

[Lyten02]

This was resolved here #69 a few files changes - easy to implement.

I fixed not only 1 problem but 3 at once with history, node and infinite loading in chat. If this has already been solved, I apologize, I saw that people have not fixed the problem so I thought I should fix it.