Environment Variables for Teammates / Claude Code v2.1.16

Spawned teammates have these environment variables:

The build it came inv2.1.16

22 Jan 2026 · 19 entries, this one is #19.

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envCLAUDE_CODE_PLAN_MODE_REQUIRED
Boolean fallback for whether an agent-team teammate needs plan approval, read only when the session has neither a teammate identity nor a dynamic team context (either of those supplies planModeRequired instead). When required, ExitPlanMode fails without a plan file and sends a plan_approval_request to the team lead, and the inbox poller ignores plan approval responses from anyone but the team lead.

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