CLAUDE_CODE_STREAM_EVENT_HOLD_MS

Updated November 3, 2026 by Alex Sorokoletov

CLAUDE_CODE_STREAM_EVENT_HOLD_MS is a Claude Code environment variable. Removed in v2.1.318, so current releases ignore it. 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_STREAM_EVENT_HOLD_MS=<value>
claude

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

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

Related variables

• CLAUDE_CODE_STREAM_EVENT_MAX_LINE_BYTES
• CLAUDE_BYTE_STREAM_IDLE_TIMEOUT_MS
• CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_MEMORY_STREAM_LIST: Turns off the incremental metadata-streaming path inside multi-store memory sync.
• CLAUDE_CODE_HOME_SEED_HOLD_TIMEOUT_MS: Maximum time in milliseconds to hold for the home settings seed; capped at the built-in default, so it can only shorten the wait.
• CLAUDE_CODE_STREAM_TIMER_SLACK_MS: Sets the stream timer slack in milliseconds as an integer from 0 to 1000; values outside that range become 0, and when unset the default comes from a server-side setting.
• CLAUDE_ENABLE_STREAM_WATCHDOG: Enable stream health monitoring.
• CLAUDE_STREAM_FIRST_BYTE_TIMEOUT_MS: Overrides the first-byte deadline for a dispatched API request.
• CLAUDE_STREAM_IDLE_TIMEOUT_MS: Configures the streaming idle watchdog threshold — the maximum time Claude Code waits for data on an open SSE connection before treating it as stalled.

Frequently asked questions

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