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Claude Code v2.1.281 ·

CLAUDE_CODE_SUBAGENT_MODEL_FORCE added to a propagated env list

CLAUDE_CODE_SUBAGENT_MODEL_FORCE joins a list of passed-on env vars, and RUNNER_ENVIRONMENT is added next to GITHUB_ACTIONS

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The environment variable CLAUDE_CODE_SUBAGENT_MODEL_FORCE has been added to a list of variables that also includes CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR and AWS and GCP cloud settings. Environment variables are named settings passed to a program when it is launched. A subagent is a helper that Claude Code starts to handle part of a task.

Separately, RUNNER_ENVIRONMENT, a variable set by GitHub Actions, was added next to GITHUB_ACTIONS in another list of environment variables.

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CLAUDE_CODE_SUBAGENT_MODEL_FORCE is now handled alongside other configuration variables such as CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR.

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