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Claude Code 2.1.282 ignores telemetry-export variables in project settings
Project and local settings files no longer apply OpenTelemetry variables that turn on export, set its endpoint or capture content, such as CLAUDE_CODE_ENABLE_TELEMETRY and OTEL_LOG_*.2 A repo that switched on export in .claude/settings.json now exports nothing. A new startup notice, /status and claude doctor list the ignored variables.2 Move them to user or managed settings or the environment.
Relevant to: Teams that collect Claude Code usage through OpenTelemetry configured per repository.
What the verdict meansWill break existing code: deprecation or API change.
The other telemetry-related line in the same release
With telemetry off on a direct Anthropic API connection, auto mode now uses the server-side classifier by default; CLAUDE_CODE_AUTO_MODE_SERVER=0 opts out.2 The release notes do not mention AGENTS.md.
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Originally part of the 25 September 2026 edition.