Feature Request: Access Claude GUI user preferences from Claude Code CLI

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Dec 23, 2025 by karlpena Closed Dec 27, 2025

Feature Request

Summary: Allow Claude Code CLI to access user preferences configured in Claude.ai GUI

The Problem:
I pay for Claude. I configure my preferences in the GUI app. When I use Claude Code CLI with the same account, those preferences do not exist. I cannot even READ them from CLI.

What I Need (pick one or both):

  1. Minimum: An API endpoint or CLI command to READ my GUI preferences from Claude Code
  • claude preferences or similar
  • Let me see what I configured in the GUI
  1. Ideal: Sync preferences between GUI and CLI automatically
  • Same account = same preferences
  • Changes in either place reflect in both

Why This Matters:

  • I should not have to configure preferences twice
  • I should not lose my preferences when switching between GUI and CLI
  • The OAuth token already has user:profile scope - use it

Current Broken State:

  • GUI preferences: locked behind Cloudflare, inaccessible via API
  • CLI preferences: separate local file (~/.claude/settings.local.json)
  • No bridge between them
  • Same paying customer, two disconnected experiences

Environment:

  • Claude Code: 2.0.76
  • macOS

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