What probably matters to youSection of the release
What
The bridge command now reads the --settings option and applies it before it continues. --settings takes a path to a settings JSON file, or a JSON string typed directly. Its values override the same keys in your settings.json files. Before, the bridge command ignored this option.
Why
Settings you pass to the bridge command now take effect.
The entry above is what we published on the day. These lines were added later, as Anthropic's own pages caught up, and they sit beside the original rather than replacing it.
Confirmed sinceAnthropic's documentation has since written up --settings, on Speed up responses with fast mode.* **In non-interactive mode**: pass Fable 5.2 as [`--model`](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/cli-reference#cli-flags) and fast mode in [`--settings`](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/cli-reference#cli-flags), for example `claude -p "Summari…fast-modesee the edit
How sure we are
Two sources agreeTwo things we can check say the same as this entry.
Anthropic's documentation agreesAnthropic's documentation has since written up --settings, on Speed up responses with fast mode.
Anthropic's release notes agreeAdded --settings <file> to claude remote-control, which applies a settings file to every session it starts; if the file changes, no new…
