Claude Code v1.0.33

Enhanced Installation Diagnostics

• Added comprehensive installation diagnostic system that provides detailed information about your Claude installation
• Run diagnostics to see:
• Current installation type (npm-local, npm-global, native, development)
• Installation path and invoked binary location
• Auto-update capability status
• Configuration settings
• Multiple installation detection
• Specific warnings and recommended fixes

Improved Auto-Update Configuration

• Replaced the legacy autoUpdaterStatus configuration with clearer installMethod and autoUpdates settings
• The system now explicitly tracks:
• installMethod: How Claude is installed (local, global, native, unknown)
• autoUpdates: Whether auto-updates are enabled (true/false)

Shell Alias Detection

• New functionality to detect existing Claude aliases in shell configuration files
• Automatically checks common shell configs (.bashrc, .zshrc, etc.) for Claude aliases
• Provides smart recommendations when PATH conflicts are detected

Better Installation Type Detection

• More robust detection of installation methods:
• npm-local: Installed in ~/.claude/local
• npm-global: Installed via global npm
• native: Platform-specific installation
• development: Running from development build

Enhanced Permission Checking

• Improved detection of npm permission issues for global installations
• Better recommendations for fixing permission problems
• Clearer messaging about when to use claude migrate-installer

Smarter Configuration Migration

• Automatic migration from old autoUpdaterStatus to new installMethod/autoUpdates format
• Handles legacy configurations gracefully:
• "migrated" → installMethod: "local"
• "installed" → installMethod: "native"
• "disabled" → autoUpdates: false

Input History Buffer with Debouncing

• Added new Xk2 function that provides an input history buffer with debouncing
• Prevents excessive history entries when typing quickly
• Configurable buffer size and debounce delay

Check Installation Status

The diagnostic system automatically runs when needed and provides actionable recommendations:

Claude CLI Diagnostic

Currently running: npm-local (1.0.33)
Path: /home/user/.claude/local/node_modules/.bin/claude
Auto-updates: Yes
Config install method: local
Config auto-updates: true

Fixing Common Issues

Issue: Multiple installations detected

Warning: Multiple installations found
- npm-local at /home/user/.claude/local
- npm-global at /usr/local/bin/claude

Fix: Create alias to override: alias claude="~/.claude/local/node_modules/.bin/claude"

Issue: Permission problems with global installation

Warning: Insufficient permissions for auto-updates
Fix: Run: sudo chown -R $USER:$(id -gn) $(npm -g config get prefix)
or use `claude migrate-installer` to migrate to local installation

• The configuration system has been updated. Old configurations will be automatically migrated
• If you have custom scripts that check autoUpdaterStatus, update them to use installMethod and autoUpdates instead
• The /migrate-installer command is now the recommended way to switch from global to local installation