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Read-Only Config Directory Startup Fix

What Changed

Fixed silent startup hang when config directory is read-only or unwritable — now starts with in-memory config and surfaces errors

Operator Implication

Improves robustness in restricted environments (sandboxed, read-only mounts, containers); startup now succeeds and surfaces errors instead of hanging

Receipt

Bug Fixes: Fixed silent startup hang when config directory is read-only or unwritable — now starts with in-memory config and surfaces errors

Finding metadata

Confidence: high
Actionability: observe
Accessibility impact: medium

Run: 2026-06-03-weekly-digest-2026-05-28_2026-06-03-frontier-v0

Finding ID: 2026-06-03-claude-code-config-startup-hang

Source links

Primary links, including exact changelog lines when available.

Claude Code
release noteBug Fixes: Fixed silent startup hang when config directory is read-only or unwritable — now starts with in-memory config and surfaces errorscode.claude.com/docs/en/changelog

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