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Claude Code v2.1.268 ·

New env vars added to passthrough/allow list

Four more environment variables are now recognized and passed through by Claude Code

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Unclear What effect being on this passthrough list has for each variable, and what the other three variables specifically control, is not described.

What

Claude Code's internal list of recognized environment variables gained four new entries:

Why

Adding these to the recognized/passthrough list means Claude Code now acknowledges and forwards these variables where relevant, rather than treating them as unrecognized. CLAUDE_CODE_MODEL_CAPABILITIES was previously introduced to override model capability flags by model name pattern; this change means it's now included alongside the others in the same internal list.

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The writer flagged doubtWhat effect being on this passthrough list has for each variable, and what the other three variables specifically control, is not described.

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