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Claude Code v2.1.248 ·

Sudo npm install notice reads the env var live

The sudo npm install notice reads DISABLE_INSTALLATION_CHECKS live, so any set value hides it.

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The notice shown when Claude Code was installed with sudo npm now reads DISABLE_INSTALLATION_CHECKS straight from the environment through a truthiness helper, so any set value suppresses it.

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sudo_npm_install_notice

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

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Names in the bundleDISABLE_INSTALLATION_CHECKS

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