Claude Code v2.1.228 ·
USER_TYPE joins the specially handled environment variables
The launcher now handles USER_TYPE specially when setting up the environment it passes down.
Under the hood
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Under the hoodTier: how much it should matter to you
2Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
3Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
Environment VariablesArea: what it touches
Internal ChangesKind: in v2.1.228,
Internal ChangesSection of the release
What
The launcher now treats USER_TYPE like the messaging socket and managed settings path variables when preparing the environment.
Evidence
"USER_TYPE"
Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.
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