Background agents fail on Termux - hardcoded /tmp path
Resolved 💬 12 comments Opened Dec 29, 2025 by hah23255 Closed Mar 2, 2026
Bug Description
Claude Code uses hardcoded /tmp/claude for background task directories. On Termux/Android, /tmp is not accessible (permission denied).
Error
EACCES: permission denied, mkdir '/tmp/claude/-data-data-com-termux-files-home/tasks'
Expected Behavior
Should use os.tmpdir() (returns /data/data/com.termux/files/usr/tmp on Termux) or respect TMPDIR environment variable.
Environment
- Platform: Android/Termux (linux arm64)
- Claude Code version: 2.0.76
- Node.js
os.tmpdir()returns:/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/tmp
Reproduction
- Install Claude Code on Termux
- Try to spawn background agents using Task tool with
run_in_background: true - Error occurs
Workaround
Using proot wrapper to bind mount tmp:
proot -b /data/data/com.termux/files/usr/tmp:/tmp claudeThis issue has 12 comments on GitHub. Read the full discussion on GitHub ↗