{"version":"2.1.240","anchor":"claude-code-thinking-display-updates-environment-variable","canonical_anchor":"claude-code-thinking-display-updates-environment-variable","heading":"CLAUDE_CODE_THINKING_DISPLAY_UPDATES environment variable","tier":"use","area":"Thinking Display","scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.240\/e\/claude-code-thinking-display-updates-environment-variable","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.240","markdown":"### CLAUDE_CODE_THINKING_DISPLAY_UPDATES environment variable\n\nSet CLAUDE_CODE_THINKING_DISPLAY_UPDATES to force the new thinking display on or off yourself.\n\n**What**\n\nA new three-state environment variable in the settings schema. Set it true to force the new thinking display on, false to force it off; leave it unset and the remote gate decides, which is off by default.\n\n**Evidence**\n\n`CLAUDE_CODE_THINKING_DISPLAY_UPDATES`\n\n- Area: Thinking Display\n- Names: `CLAUDE_CODE_THINKING_DISPLAY_UPDATES`\n- Tier: Use it now\n- Useful: 4\/5\n- Signal: 4\/5"}