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Claude Code v2.1.228 ·

Environment variables read through one shared accessor

Environment reads go through one shared accessor; same variables, same behaviour.

Under the hood Internal Changes
JSON All of v2.1.228
Under the hoodTier: how much it should matter to you
1Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
1Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
Environment VariablesArea: what it touches
Internal ChangesKind: in v2.1.228,
Internal ChangesSection of the release
What

Many direct process environment reads now go through the shared environment object instead. Same variables, same behaviour, read through a single coercing accessor.

Details
  • Covers alt-screen full repaint, bench live counts, TMUX/STY/WT_SESSION detection, ConEmu and TERM_PROGRAM progress reporting, VISUAL/EDITOR, and the custom API key settings row.
Evidence

CLAUDE_CODE_ALT_SCREEN_FULL_REPAINT

Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.

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