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Claude Code v2.1.317 ·

New environment variables for remote sessions, including a stall-check interval

Remote sessions gain new CLAUDE_CODE_* settings, such as a stall-check interval and a slow-skills watch, and CLAUDE_CODE_LAZY_ENV_GETTERS is dropped

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What

Environment variables are named values set outside Claude Code that change how it behaves. Several new ones apply when Claude Code runs as a remote session, where CLAUDE_CODE_REMOTE is set:

Why

If you run remote sessions, you can now tune how quickly a stalled session is noticed and opt into a slow-skills watch. If you set CLAUDE_CODE_LAZY_ENV_GETTERS, it no longer appears in this build.

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