[BUG] Cache directory names use leading hyphens causing filesystem management issues

Preflight Checklist

• [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?

• Cache directories in ~/.cache/claude-cli-nodejs/ are named with leading hyphens

(e.g., -home-michael-AI-planning-journal)

• This makes them difficult to manipulate with standard shell commands

What Should Happen?

• Suggested fix: Use an alternate separator or prefix (e.g.,

home-michael-AI-planning-journal or cache-home-michael-AI-planning-journal)

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

1. Install Claude Code CLI (claude-cli-nodejs)
2. Navigate to any directory under your home directory:

cd /home/username/some/project

1. Start a Claude Code session:

claude

1. Exit the session or let it create cache files
2. Inspect the cache directory:

ls -la ~/.cache/claude-cli-nodejs/

Claude Model

Sonnet (default)

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

Environment: - Claude Code Version: 2.0.73 - Platform: Linux - OS Version: Linux 5.15.0-164-generic - Cache Location: ~/.cache/claude-cli-nodejs/

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Ubuntu/Debian Linux

Terminal/Shell

Other

Additional Information

This is causing all kinds of hard to troubleshoot configuration problems.