Claude Code v2.1.285 · 29 Sep 2026
Some endpoint environment variables are now treated differently by Claude Code
A check on environment variable names now excludes ANTHROPIC_UNIX_SOCKET and AWS_ENDPOINT_URL names, and includes CLAUDE_CODE_API_BASE_URL only for files
Under the hood Tier: how much it should matter to you
1 Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
1 Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
Environment Variables Area: what it touches
Internal Changes Kind: in v2.1.285, 29 Sep 26
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What
Claude Code has a check that sorts environment variables by name. It now works like this:
Why
These variables point Claude Code or AWS tools at a different server address. If you set any of them, how Claude Code passes them on or handles them may have changed.
How sure we are
Something disagrees Something we can check disagrees with this entry, or the writer said they could not settle it.
The writer flagged doubt What this check controls, for example whether it decides which variables are passed on or hidden, is not clear.
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Names in this entry
env ANTHROPIC_UNIX_SOCKET Environment variables your org policy blocks can no longer sneak through by changing their capitalization.
env AWS_ENDPOINT_URL AWS and Google custom endpoint variables are now forwarded and scrubbed deliberately.
env CLAUDE_CODE_API_BASE_URL Remote settings can now supply many more environment variables, including auth tokens and home directory paths.
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