--no-session-persistence
A Claude Code CLI flag, read out of the shipped bundle. It has been in the build since v2.1.138, including the newest one read.
What it is
Disable session persistence so sessions are not saved to disk and cannot be resumed. Print mode only. The [CLAUDE_CODE_SKIP_PROMPT_HISTORY](/docs/en/env-vars) environment variable does the same in any mode
Anthropic's own wording. Read off CLI reference, captured 2026-08-28.
Presence across releases
| Releases | Reading | Declared type | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1.245 – 2.1.250 5 releases | never mined | — | — |
| 2.1.138 – 2.1.243 95 releases | in the build | — | — |
A row reading never mined is a release with no archived bundle behind it. Nothing was read out of it, so nothing here says whether the name was in it. A declared type or a default is only ever what that release's own bundle stated.
Changelog entries naming it
No changelog entry here has ever named it. That is a statement about what has been written, not about the name: it has been in the build since v2.1.138 without anybody writing a line about it.
Documentation pages
- CLI reference reference table Claude Code CLI
- Best practices for Claude Code mentions it Claude Code CLI
- Explore the .claude directory mentions it Claude Code CLI
- Glossary mentions it Claude Code CLI
- Manage sessions mentions it Claude Code CLI
A reference table page is one whose own table defines this name, and it is where the description above came from. A page that mentions it carries the name somewhere in its text and may say nothing about it at all. Every page carrying it.
Names beside it
Every CLI flag in the inventory starting --no, up to twelve of them.
--no-browserNo description from anybody. 2.1.186
--no-check-expirydecode-token prints a session token's claims, verifying signature and expiry by default. never mined
--no-chromeDisable [Chrome browser integration](/docs/en/chrome) for this session 2.1.138
--no-ext-diffDiffs now ignore your repo's custom diff drivers, so Claude sees the real file contents. never mined
--no-home-settingsYou now decide separately whether cloud sessions may use your plugins and your local settings. never mined
--no-postUltra review adds --post and --no-post, so findings go to the PR as a comment from you. 2.1.227
--no-publishPlugin eval now writes report.html and publishes it to claude.ai unless you pass --no-publish. 2.1.224
--no-scaffoldNo description from anybody. 2.1.198
--no-textconvDiffs now ignore your repo's custom diff drivers, so Claude sees the real file contents. never mined
--no-verifydecode-token prints a session token's claims, verifying signature and expiry by default. never mined
Read out of the published npm bundle release by release, and out of Anthropic's own documentation as this site captured it. Nothing on this page is a description anybody here wrote about what the CLI flag does. All CLI flags.