Support ~/.config/claude for CLAUDE.md and settings
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Dec 29, 2025 by wrp Closed Jan 2, 2026
Feature Request
Claude Code should check ~/.config/claude/ in addition to ~/.claude/ for user configuration files (CLAUDE.md, settings, etc.).
Rationale
The ~/.config/ directory follows the XDG Base Directory Specification, which is the modern standard for user configuration on Linux and increasingly adopted on macOS.
Many users prefer to keep their home directory clean and organize configs under ~/.config/.
Suggested Behavior
- Check both
~/.claude/and~/.config/claude/ - Respect
$XDG_CONFIG_HOMEif set (defaults to~/.config) - Document the precedence if both locations exist
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