Claude.ai outage blocked file handling and code execution
Claude.ai chat continued to work, but features that depend on containers suffered a . failed, including basic text output, and users could not install skills or download files. Uploads, downloads, document creation, , , Claude Code, and remote coding work were also affected.
Claude's status page began investigating at 21:31 UTC on July 14, 2026. A fix was applied by 21:58 UTC, and the service was being monitored.
Key points
- Chat worked while and file operations failed.
- Skill installation and file downloads did not work.
- Document creation, , , and Claude Code were affected.
- Claude applied a fix and began monitoring the results.