CLAUDE_CODE_PERSONAL_CONFIG_FIX

Updated October 23, 2026 by Alex Sorokoletov

CLAUDE_CODE_PERSONAL_CONFIG_FIX is a Claude Code environment variable. Added in v2.1.304 and still present in v2.1.310. It is not in the official reference.

How to set it

For one session, export it in the shell that starts Claude Code:

export CLAUDE_CODE_PERSONAL_CONFIG_FIX=<value>
claude

To apply it to every session, add it to the env object of a settings file:

// ~/.claude/settings.json
{
  "env": {
    "CLAUDE_CODE_PERSONAL_CONFIG_FIX": "<value>"
  }
}

Related variables

• CLAUDE_CODE_RESTRICT_PERSONAL_CONFIG: Limits what a session's own Claude Code files may do.
• CLAUDE_CODE_MANAGED_CONFIG_PREFETCH: Turns on a hedged prefetch of the organization's managed settings during startup, so the first managed-settings fetch runs earlier in the launch sequence.
• CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR: Custom config directory.
• GIT_CONFIG_COUNT
• CLAUDE_CODE_CONFIG_PROBE
• CLAUDE_CODE_CONFIG_WATCH_EVENTS
• CLAUDE_SECURESTORAGE_CONFIG_DIR
• ANTHROPIC_BETAS: Comma-separated beta feature headers.

Frequently asked questions

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