CLAUDE_SECURESTORAGE_CONFIG_DIR

Updated October 14, 2026 by Alex Sorokoletov

CLAUDE_SECURESTORAGE_CONFIG_DIR is a Claude Code environment variable. Added between v2.1.143 and v2.1.212 and still present in v2.1.295. 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_SECURESTORAGE_CONFIG_DIR=<value>
claude

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

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

Related variables

• CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR: Custom config directory.
• 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_CODE_PROJECT_DIR_NAME
• CLAUDE_CODE_RESTRICT_PERSONAL_CONFIG: Limits what a session's own Claude Code files may do.
• CLAUDE_JOB_DIR: Working directory for a background job, independent of the daemon's own cwd.
• CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR: Override project directory.
• GIT_CONFIG_COUNT
• CLAUDE_CODE_CONFIG_PROBE

Frequently asked questions

All variables, searchable: Claude Code environment variables.