CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_HTTPS_AGENT_KEEPING

Updated November 3, 2026 by Alex Sorokoletov

CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_HTTPS_AGENT_KEEPING is a Claude Code environment variable. Added in v2.1.315 and still present in v2.1.318. 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_DISABLE_HTTPS_AGENT_KEEPING=<value>
claude

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

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

Related variables

• CLAUDE_AGENT_SDK_DISABLE_BUILTIN_AGENTS: Disable built-in agent types.
• CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_AGENT_PROGRESS_SUMMARIES: Set to 1 to turn off agent progress summaries; when set, the summary timer returns early and the subagent's progress summary is dropped.
• CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_AGENT_VIEW: Disables Agent View.
• CLAUDE_AGENT_SDK_DISABLE_MCP_MANIFESTS
• CLAUDE_AGENT: Short-form identifier for the current agent, used in inter-agent messaging and log attribution.
• CLAUDE_AGENT_SDK_CLIENT_APP: Client application name.
• CLAUDE_AGENT_SDK_MCP_NO_PREFIX: Don't prefix MCP tool names with server name.
• CLAUDE_AGENT_SDK_VERSION: Agent SDK version sent in User-Agent header.

Frequently asked questions

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