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Claude Code v2.1.309 ·

Credential file, cache cleanup and sign-in check skipped in one more mode

Reading the credential file, cleaning a settings cache and the sign-in check are now skipped in one more running mode

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Unclear It is not stated which mode now skips these steps.

What

Some steps were already skipped when Claude Code runs in certain modes. The same steps are now also skipped in another mode:

  • reading credentials from a well-known file
  • cleaning up a cached copy of remote settings
  • the OAuth sign-in check

Reading the credential file is also skipped in a couple of further cases.

Why

This looks like a mode where Claude Code does not use your stored credentials or sign-in.

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The writer flagged doubtIt is not stated which mode now skips these steps.

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