[BUG] Ignores disabling auto updates

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• [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
• [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
• [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

Claude ignores disabling auto-updates.

❯ grep -A 6 env ~/.config/claude/settings.json
  "env": {
    "DISABLE_AUTOUPDATER": 1,
    "DISABLE_BUG_COMMAND": 1,
    "DISABLE_ERROR_REPORTING": 1,
    "DISABLE_TELEMETRY": 1
  },
  "autoUpdates": false,

Searched for similiar issues but came up on any actual solutions that work

https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/10764 -> recommends "DISABLE_AUTOUPDATER": 1 -> doesn't work as seen above

https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/5969 -> recommends "claude config set -g autoUpdates false" doesn't work

https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/5753 -> mentions "claude config set -g autoUpdates disabled" doesnt work

https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/3479 -> mentions claude config set -g autoUpdates false , claude config get -g autoUpdates, claude config get autoUpdates and again DISABLE_AUTOUPDATER none work.

Docs at https://code.claude.com/docs/en/settings mention DISABLE_AUTOUPDATER": 1 -> doesn't work

What Should Happen?

• Don't auto-update

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

❯ npm i -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code

❯ greadlink -f (which claude)
/opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js

Disable auto updates via settings file

❯ grep -A 6 env ~/.config/claude/settings.json
  "env": {
    "DISABLE_AUTOUPDATER": 1,
    "DISABLE_BUG_COMMAND": 1,
    "DISABLE_ERROR_REPORTING": 1,
    "DISABLE_TELEMETRY": 1
  },
  "autoUpdates": false,

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.0.36

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Other

Additional Information

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