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Claude Code v2.1.281 ·

Credential file/keychain change now triggers an extra refresh step

When your stored login changes in the keychain or .credentials.json, Claude Code now runs an extra refresh step

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Unclear The finding does not say what the extra refresh step does.

What

Claude Code watches where your login is stored: the system keychain and the file .credentials.json. When either one changes, it now runs an additional refresh step after clearing its cached copy. Before, it ran only one step.

It also now keeps track, in keychainHoldsItem, of whether the keychain currently holds the login item.

Why

More work now happens when your stored login changes, for example after signing in again elsewhere.

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The writer flagged doubtThe finding does not say what the extra refresh step does.

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