Startup falsely warns ~/.local/bin not in PATH when it is already in .bashrc

Description

On every launch, Claude Code warns that ~/.local/bin is not in $PATH and suggests appending export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH" to ~/.bashrc. However, the line is already present in ~/.bashrc and works correctly in interactive shells.

Environment

• OS: CachyOS (Arch Linux)
• Shell: bash
• Terminal: Ghostty
• Claude Code version: latest (as of 2026-02-24)

Shell config chain

• ~/.bash_profile sources ~/.bashrc ([[ -f ~/.bashrc ]] && . ~/.bashrc)
• ~/.bashrc line 6: export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
• Interactive shells correctly have ~/.local/bin in PATH

Problem

The startup PATH check appears to run in a non-interactive shell context that doesn't source .bashrc, so it doesn't see the PATH entry. It then prompts the user to add the line — which is already there. Following the suggestion repeatedly results in duplicate entries in .bashrc.

Expected behavior

The startup check should either:

1. Source the user's shell config (.bash_profile → .bashrc) before checking PATH, or
2. Check whether the PATH export already exists in .bashrc/.bash_profile/.profile before suggesting to add it, or
3. Not warn at all if the line is already present in shell config files