[BUG] Auto-updates disabled on macOS Tahoe 26.1 with native install

Resolved 💬 6 comments Opened Dec 9, 2025 by PaulRBerg Closed Dec 9, 2025

What went wrong?

Auto-updates are not working on macOS Tahoe 26.1 with native Claude Code installed. The /doctor diagnostics show:

Diagnostics
 └ Currently running: native (2.0.62)
 └ Path: /Users/prb/.local/bin/claude
 └ Invoked: /Users/prb/.local/share/claude/versions/2.0.62
 └ Config install method: native
 └ Auto-updates: false
 └ Search: OK (bundled)

Key issue: Auto-updates: false is reported even with DISABLE_AUTOUPDATER explicitly set to 0 in ~/.claude/settings.json env configuration.

What should happen?

Auto-updates should be enabled (Auto-updates: true) when:

  1. Using native installation
  2. DISABLE_AUTOUPDATER is not set, or explicitly set to 0/false

Steps to reproduce

  1. Install Claude Code natively on macOS Tahoe 26.1
  2. Optionally set DISABLE_AUTOUPDATER to 0 in ~/.claude/settings.json env
  3. Run /doctor or check diagnostics
  4. Observe Auto-updates: false

Environment

  • Version: 2.0.62 (native)
  • OS: macOS Tahoe 26.1 (Darwin 25.1.0)
  • Terminal: Warp

Is this a regression?

Don't know - this may be specific to macOS Tahoe 26.1 or a general native install issue.

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