chrome reconnect opens system default browser instead of Chrome

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Jan 27, 2026 by jwcloud365 Closed Jan 31, 2026

Description

\/chrome reconnect\ opens Firefox (system default) instead of Chrome, even with \CHROME_PATH\ environment variable set.

Steps to reproduce

  1. Set Firefox as system default browser
  2. Set \CHROME_PATH\ to Chrome executable
  3. Run \claude --chrome\
  4. Close the Chrome tab or disconnect
  5. Run \/chrome reconnect\

Expected

Chrome opens

Actual

Firefox opens

Environment

  • Windows 11
  • Claude Code version: (run \claude --version\)

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