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Claude Code v2.1.248 ·

Startup profiling records a fixed set of named phases

Startup profiling now names specific phases including MCP connection and remote config setup.

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What

With startup profiling enabled via CLAUDE_CODE_PROFILE_STARTUP, the timing report now names specific phases including MCP server connection stages and remote config initialization. The variable itself is not new.

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growthbook_init

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Names in the bundleCLAUDE_CODE_PROFILE_STARTUP

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