You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
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3Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
Diskless SessionsArea: what it touches
ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.301,
ImprovementsSection of the release
Unclear It is not clear what makes Claude Code run without a user settings folder.
What
Claude Code normally keeps your personal settings in a folder in your home directory. These include your own CLAUDE.md, rules, skills and memory. Claude Code can now run without that folder. When there is none, it skips those files: loading skills from it returns nothing, and lookups that would use it are passed over.
In the same situation, a check also changes how two things work: passing through permission to write files, and remapping paths inside a worktree, a separate working copy of a project.
Why
This points to a way of running Claude Code with no personal settings folder at all. Normal use is likely unchanged.
How sure we are
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The writer flagged doubtIt is not clear what makes Claude Code run without a user settings folder.
