{"version":"2.1.275","anchor":"env-var-passthrough-allowlist-grows-awkpath-awklibpath-de","canonical_anchor":"env-var-passthrough-allowlist-grows-awkpath-awklibpath-de","heading":"Env var passthrough allowlist grows: AWKPATH, AWKLIBPATH, DEVELOPER_DIR","tier":"internal","area":"Env Vars","scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.275\/e\/env-var-passthrough-allowlist-grows-awkpath-awklibpath-de","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.275","markdown":"### Env var passthrough allowlist grows: AWKPATH, AWKLIBPATH, DEVELOPER_DIR\n\nEnvironment variable passthrough list adds AWKPATH, AWKLIBPATH, and DEVELOPER_DIR\n\n**What**\n\nThe list of environment variables Claude Code considers safe to pass through (alongside existing ones like `GNUMAKEFLAGS`, `MFLAGS`, and `MAKEFILES`) now also includes `AWKPATH`, `AWKLIBPATH`, and `DEVELOPER_DIR`.\n\n**Why**\n\nThis lets commands run by Claude Code correctly inherit these variables, which matter for tools like `awk` (which uses `AWKPATH`\/`AWKLIBPATH` to find its scripts) and Apple's developer toolchain (which uses `DEVELOPER_DIR`), instead of having them stripped from the environment.\n\n- Area: Env Vars\n- Tier: Under the hood\n- Useful: 1\/5\n- Signal: 1\/5"}