You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
1Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
2Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
InternalsArea: what it touches
ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.290,
ImprovementsSection of the release
Unclear It is not clear which setting the override belongs to.
What
Claude Code now reads its credential stores (where your sign-in details are saved) in a strict way. When no credential is held, an override of its remotely controlled settings, whether from disk or from a downloaded copy, is ignored.
Why
Overrides stop applying on machines where no credentials are stored.
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 doubtIt is not clear which setting the override belongs to.