Unclear The condition that causes images to be dropped, and what CLAUDE_CODE_FORCE_TERMINAL_IMAGES does to it, are not stated.
What
Some terminals, such as kitty and iTerm, can show pictures directly in the window. Claude Code checks whether your terminal supports this before showing images. That check now also considers a new condition, and when the condition holds, images are not shown. The environment variable CLAUDE_CODE_FORCE_TERMINAL_IMAGES is tied to this behaviour. An environment variable is a named setting you pass to a program when it starts.
Why
If images stop appearing in a terminal that used to show them, this new condition may be the reason.
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The condition that causes images to be dropped, and what `CLAUDE_CODE_FORCE_TERMINAL_IMAGES` does to it, are not stated.