Claude Code v2.1.248 · 27 Aug 2026
CLAUDE_CODE_REMOTE_TOOLS_POLICY picks between parity (the default) and interim remote-tool behaviour.
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A new environment variable picks between two remote-tool policies. Unset, or set to parity, gives parity mode; any other value gives interim mode. So the default is parity.
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Read through a small helper, so the value is resolved per process from the environment. Usage
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