Claude Code v2.1.318 ·
Startup handles a corrupt or missing config file more carefully
Claude Code now tracks a backup made when its config file cannot be read at startup, and whether it left an unreadable file alone
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1Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
ConfigurationArea: what it touches
ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.318,
ImprovementsSection of the release
What
Your config file is where Claude Code stores its settings and what it knows about your projects. At startup, Claude Code now keeps track of:
- Where it saved a backup when the config file could not be read.
- Whether it left an unreadable config file untouched.
A check on project trust or settings also now requires that no entry for the project exists when an earlier read found no config file at all.
Why
This is likely meant to stop Claude Code from overwriting or misreading a damaged config file when it starts.
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