Under the hoodTier: how much it should matter to you
1Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
0Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
ConfigurationArea: what it touches
Internal ChangesKind: in v2.1.304,
Internal ChangesSection of the release
Unclear It is not clear whether file uploads are now blocked under different conditions than before.
What
When CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_NONESSENTIAL_TRAFFIC is set, Claude Code can show the message "Uploading files to Anthropic is turned off by CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_NONESSENTIAL_TRAFFIC." The check that used to produce that error now answers yes or no.
It looks for a saved reply that matches a fingerprint of your current sign-in token. The reply counts if it is a named one or a recent one.
Why
This affects when Claude Code refuses to upload files to Anthropic. It matters if you set CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_NONESSENTIAL_TRAFFIC.