Unclear Whether paths with a backslash are also rejected on Windows is not clear.
What
plansDirectory is the setting that chooses where plan mode writes plan files. Plan mode is where Claude works out a plan before making changes. The error for a bad plansDirectory now says the folder must be inside your project and, outside Windows, must not contain a backslash. A related check now looks for backslashes on every system, not only outside Windows.
Why
If your plansDirectory path contains a backslash, Claude Code may now refuse it. Use forward slashes to avoid this.
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Whether paths with a backslash are also rejected on Windows is not clear.
Anthropic's release notes agree
Fixed the plansDirectory setting's project-root check for paths that contain a backslash on macOS and Linux