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Claude Code v2.1.285 ·

New environment variables passed through to host apps and child processes

CLAUDE_CODE_HOST_PROMPT_SUPERSEDES_RECORD, CLAUDE_CODE_MCP_SERVE_SETTINGS and CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_WEB_FETCH are now passed along

You'll notice Improvements
JSON All of v2.1.285
You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
2Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
2Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
Environment VariablesArea: what it touches
ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.285,
ImprovementsSection of the release
What

Environment variables are settings given to a program through its shell. Claude Code passes some of them on to programs it starts or that host it. These were added to those lists:

Why

These are switches for apps and tools that build on Claude Code, and they now reach the processes Claude Code starts.

How sure we are
Something disagreesSomething we can check disagrees with this entry, or the writer said they could not settle it.
The writer flagged doubtWhat these variables do beyond being passed along is not settled.
Anthropic's release notes agreeAdded CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_WEB_FETCH environment variable to turn off the WebFetch tool

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