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Claude Code v2.1.277 ·

set_cwd (/cd) can now re-anchor a fresh session's start-of-session state

Changing directory before any turn has run now fully re-derives session start state instead of just appending a notice

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Unclear The gate tengu_cd_command has not been read for this release, so nothing can be said about whether this path is switched on for any account.

What

  • The directory-move implementation behind /cd and the headless set_cwd control request now takes freshSession/confirmFresh options; when a session is fresh (no turns have run yet) and confirmed, changing directory fully re-derives start-of-session state — session_start hooks, memory, hook caches, and more — instead of just injecting a "directory changed" notice into context.
  • The set_cwd tool's description was expanded to explain this: before any turn has run, the move re-anchors the whole session as if it had started in the new directory, with no move notice shown; after a turn has run, prior context is preserved and the move is appended as a notice instead.
  • The control-request handler for set_cwd now computes whether the session is fresh (no messages dequeued, no assistant message in history) and threads that through as freshSession/confirmFresh. A new fresh_session telemetry field is recorded on the tengu_cd_command event.

Why

Previously, moving directories early in a session could leave stale start-of-session state, such as hooks or memory loaded from the old directory. Now Claude Code recognizes when nothing has happened yet and fully re-initializes as if the session had started in the new directory.

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The entry above is what we published on the day. These lines were added later, as Anthropic's own pages caught up, and they sit beside the original rather than replacing it.

Added since A small documentation edit on Configure permissions touched a line naming /cd after this was published. To move the session to a different primary working directory, rather than [adding a directory](#working-directories) alongside the current one, run `/cd <path>`. Claude Code keeps the conversation, loads the new directory's `CLAUDE.md`, an… permissions see the edit
Confirmed since Anthropic's documentation has since written up /cd, on Manage sessions. You can run `claude --resume <session-id>` from any directory, so you can resume a session that started elsewhere or moved with [`/cd`](/docs/en/commands). Claude Code looks for the ID in this order: sessions see the edit
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The writer flagged doubtThe gate `tengu_cd_command` has not been read for this release, so nothing can be said about whether this path is switched on for any…
Anthropic's documentation agreesAnthropic's documentation has since written up /cd, on Manage sessions.

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