Claude Code v2.1.6 ·
Git Token Injection for Private Repository Cloning
EntryKind: in v2.1.6,
ChangesSection of the release
What
Claude Code now automatically injects authentication tokens when cloning HTTPS repositories, supporting GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket.
Usage: Set the appropriate environment variable and clone private repositories seamlessly:
export GITHUB_TOKEN=your_token
# Or: GH_TOKEN, GITLAB_TOKEN, GL_TOKEN, BITBUCKET_TOKEN
Details
- Automatically detects authentication failures and retries with token injection
- Supports
GITHUB_TOKEN/GH_TOKEN for github.com - Supports
GITLAB_TOKEN/GL_TOKEN for gitlab.com and GitLab self-hosted instances - Supports
BITBUCKET_TOKEN for bitbucket.org - Tokens in error messages are automatically redacted for security
- Preserves
SSH_AUTH_SOCK for SSH key agent forwarding
Evidence
K55() at line 299739 (token injection logic, contains "Injecting GitHub token into clone URL")
Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.
See this entry in the whole of v2.1.6 →
