Claude Code v2.1.288 · 2 Oct 2026
/login in bare mode explains why it won't sign you inIn bare mode, /login
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Improvements Kind: in v2.1.288, 02 Oct 26
Improvements Section of the release
What
In bare mode, running /login /login
It tells you to set or change one of them and restart Claude Code.
Why
Before, /login in bare mode went through a sign-in that had no effect. You now get a clear reason and are told what to set instead.
How sure we are
One source agrees One thing we can check says the same as this entry.
Anthropic's release notes agree Fixed /login reporting "Login successful" when credentials could not be saved to secure storage; it now shows the failure, and offers a…
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Names in this entry
slash /login Sign in to your Anthropic account
env ANTHROPIC_API_KEY API key sent as X-Api-Key header. When set, this key is used instead of your Claude Pro, Max, Team, or Enterprise subscription even if you are logged in. In non-interactive mode (-p), the key is always used when present. In interactive mode, you are prompted to approve the key once before it overrides your subscription. To use your subscription instead, run unset ANTHROPIC_API_KEY
setting apiKeyHelper Generate the API credential with your own command
cli --settings Path to a settings JSON file or an inline JSON string. Values you set here override the same keys in your settings.json files for this session. Keys you omit keep their file-based values. The file must be a regular file no larger than 2 MiB. See settings precedence
Anthropic's notes
Upstream's own release notes for v2.1.288 name something this entry names, so the two are probably about the same change. Probably: the pairing is made on a shared name rather than on the words around it.
Fixed /login
Fixed /login --bare
GitHub issues this fixes
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Text selections are tracked across full-screen terminal views
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Three small behaviour changes, including Ctrl+C copy
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