diff --git a/public/claude-ide/terminal.js b/public/claude-ide/terminal.js
index 2b8ff915..808ba9d9 100644
--- a/public/claude-ide/terminal.js
+++ b/public/claude-ide/terminal.js
@@ -282,10 +282,9 @@ class TerminalManager {
       // Handle terminal type specific initialization
       if (selectedTerminalType === 'claude-cli') {
         this.debugLog('CMD', `Claude Code CLI terminal selected, launching command...`);
-        // Launch Claude CLI with skip permissions flag
-        // Note: Keep mode as 'mixed' since we're not attaching to a session
-        // connectTerminal now waits for 'ready' message, so PTY is definitely ready
-        await this.launchCommand(terminalId, 'claude --dangerously-skip-permissions\n');
+        // TEMPORARY: Test with simple echo command first
+        // TODO: Change back to 'claude --dangerously-skip-permissions\n' after testing
+        await this.launchCommand(terminalId, 'echo "WebSocket test"\n');
 
         if (!silent) {
           showToast('Claude Code CLI terminal created', 'success');