{"version":"2.1.299","anchor":"headless-config-read-fails-closed-in-diskless-claude-code-h","canonical_anchor":"headless-config-read-fails-closed-in-diskless-claude-code-h","heading":"Diskless sessions no longer fall back to reading config from local disk","tier":"use","area":"Diskless Sessions","scope":"individual","heads_up":false,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.299\/e\/headless-config-read-fails-closed-in-diskless-claude-code-h","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.299","markdown":"### Diskless sessions no longer fall back to reading config from local disk\n\nWith `CLAUDE_CODE_HOVER_REST` on, a diskless session loads config only from its storage service, uses defaults if that fails, and skips backups\n\n**What**\n\nWhen `CLAUDE_CODE_HOVER_REST` is on, a diskless session (one that keeps its data in a storage service rather than on the local disk) now handles its configuration differently:\n\n- it can only load its config through a storage service, and stops with an error if none was given\n\n- if reading from that storage fails, it uses the default settings instead of reading the config file\n\n- it skips looking for backup copies of the config file\n\nBefore, it fell back to reading the config file directly.\n\n**Why**\n\nSessions running with `CLAUDE_CODE_HOVER_REST` no longer touch the local disk for config. If storage cannot be read, expect default settings rather than your file's settings.\n\n- Area: Diskless Sessions\n- Names: `CLAUDE_CODE_HOVER_REST`\n- Tier: Use it now\n- Useful: 3\/5\n- Signal: 4\/5\n- Scope: individual\n- Heads-up: no"}