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616616| [`awsAuthRefresh`](#awsauthrefresh) | Refresh expired [Bedrock credentials](/docs/en/amazon-bedrock#advanced-credential-configuration) in `.aws` with your own command | Authentication and providers | Any file |

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783784| [`syncClaudeAiSkills`](#syncclaudeaiskills) | Stop downloading the [skills enabled on your claude.ai account](/docs/en/skills#how-synced-skills-behave) and hide the ones already synced | Plugins and skills | User, local, or managed |

785787| [`teammateDefaultModel`](#teammatedefaultmodel) | Removed in v2.1.234; see [Specify teammates and models](/docs/en/agent-teams#specify-teammates-and-models) for how Claude Code picks a teammate's model | Global config settings | Global config |

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2638### `bashOutputMaxChars`

2639

2640Set how many characters of a successful Bash or PowerShell command's [output Claude receives inline](/docs/en/tools-reference#output-limits). When output passes the limit, Claude Code saves it to a file and Claude receives a short preview plus the file's path. Raise the limit when command output, such as a verbose build or a full test-suite log, routinely overflows the default and you want Claude to read it without opening the file. Requires Claude Code v2.1.261 or later.

2641

2642* **Scope**: [`Any file`](#scopes)

2643* **Type**: number of characters, a positive integer. Claude Code clamps the value into the range `4000` to `128000`

2644* **Default**: unset, so Claude receives up to 30,000 characters inline

2645

2646```json settings.json theme={null}

2647{

2648 "bashOutputMaxChars": 100000

2649}

2650```

2651

2652When you set this key, Claude Code ignores the [`BASH_MAX_OUTPUT_LENGTH`](/docs/en/env-vars) environment variable.

2653

26362654### `claudeMd`

26372655

26382656Inject CLAUDE.md-style instructions as organization-managed memory without deploying a separate file. Claude Code loads the text as a managed memory entry ahead of user and project CLAUDE.md files.

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27822800Raise it to keep long descriptions intact at the cost of more context per turn; lower it to fit more skills under [`skillListingBudgetFraction`](#skilllistingbudgetfraction).

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2802### `taskOutputMaxChars`

2803

2804Set how many characters of a [background task's](/docs/en/tools-reference#background-commands) output Claude receives inline when Claude reads the task with the `TaskOutput` tool. When a finished task's output is longer, Claude receives the most recent characters. Raise the limit when your background tasks routinely produce more output than the default. Requires Claude Code v2.1.261 or later.

2805

2806* **Scope**: [`Any file`](#scopes)

2807* **Type**: number of characters, a positive integer. Claude Code clamps the value into the range `4000` to `128000`

2808* **Default**: unset, so Claude receives up to 32,000 characters inline

2809

2810```json settings.json theme={null}

2811{

2812 "taskOutputMaxChars": 100000

2813}

2814```

2815

2816When you set this key, Claude Code ignores the [`TASK_MAX_OUTPUT_LENGTH`](/docs/en/env-vars) environment variable.

2817

27842818## Interface and terminal

27852819

27862820Change how Claude Code looks and behaves in your terminal: theme, editor mode, status line, spinner, notifications inside the session, and accessibility. See [Terminal configuration](/docs/en/terminal-config).

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32723306### `statusLine`

32733307

3274Run your own command to render a [status line](/docs/en/statusline) below the prompt with context such as the model, cost, or git branch. Optional fields adjust spacing, add periodic re-runs, and hide the built-in vim mode indicator when your script renders `vim.mode` itself.

3275

3276* **Scope**: [`Any file`](#scopes). When [`allowManagedHooksOnly`](#allowmanagedhooksonly) is on, or [`disableAllHooks`](#disableallhooks) is set outside managed settings, only the managed settings value runs.

3277* **Type**: object with `type` set to `"command"` and a `command` string, plus optional `padding` as a number of characters, `refreshInterval` as a number of seconds, minimum `1`, and `hideVimModeIndicator` as a Boolean

3278* **Default**: unset, so no status line

3279

3280This example prints the model name and context usage, and adds two characters of horizontal spacing:

3281

3282```json settings.json theme={null}

3283{

3284 "statusLine": {

3285 "type": "command",

3286 "command": "jq -r '\"[\\(.model.display_name)] \\(.context_window.used_percentage // 0)% context\"'",

3287 "padding": 2

3288 }

3289}

3290```

3291

3292The example needs [`jq`](https://jqlang.org/) installed and runs in a shell. For PowerShell and Git Bash equivalents, see [Windows configuration](/docs/en/statusline#windows-configuration); for the full setup, see [Manually configure a status line](/docs/en/statusline#manually-configure-a-status-line).

3293

3294### `subagentStatusLine`

3295

3296When Claude runs [subagents](/docs/en/sub-agents), Claude Code lists them in a task display below the prompt, one row per subagent showing `name · description · token count`. This key lets you run your own command to rewrite those rows, for example to show each subagent's context usage as a percentage. On each refresh, Claude Code sends the visible rows as one JSON object on stdin, with a `tasks` array carrying each subagent's `id`, `name`, `status`, `model`, `tokenCount`, and more, and replaces the row for each `id` you write back as a `{"id", "content"}` line. Rows you don't write back keep the default rendering.

3297

3298* **Scope**: [`Any file`](#scopes). When [`allowManagedHooksOnly`](#allowmanagedhooksonly) is on, or [`disableAllHooks`](#disableallhooks) is set outside managed settings, only the managed settings value runs.

3299* **Type**: object with `type` set to `"command"` and a `command` string

3300* **Default**: unset, so Claude Code renders the default rows

3301

3302```json settings.json theme={null}

3303{

3304 "subagentStatusLine": {

3305 "type": "command",

3306 "command": "jq -c '.tasks[] | {id, content: \"\\(.name): \\(.tokenCount) tokens\"}'"

3307 }

3308}

3309```

3310

3311See [Subagent status lines](/docs/en/statusline#subagent-status-lines).

3312

3313### `syntaxHighlightingDisabled`

3314

3315Claude Code colors code by language in the diffs, code blocks, and file

3308Run your own command to render a [status line](/docs/en/statusline) below the prompt with context such as the model, cost, or git branch. Optional fields adjust spacing, add perio

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