[BUG] hasAvailableSubscription: false despite active Max subscription

Resolved 💬 8 comments Opened Mar 18, 2026 by shaun-nu-o Closed Jul 13, 2026

Preflight Checklist

  • [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
  • [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
  • [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

## Description

hasAvailableSubscription returns false despite having an active Claude Max subscription (confirmed on
claude.ai/settings/billing).

Steps to reproduce

  1. Log in with claude login (account: shaun@nu-o.com)
  2. Observe hasAvailableSubscription: false

## What I've tried

  • claude logout && claude login
  • rm ~/.claude.json && claude login
  • Verified subscription is active and renewing (screenshot attached)

## Environment

  • Claude Code version: 2.1.78
  • macOS (Darwin 25.3.0)
  • Install method: native
  • billingType in ~/.claude.json correctly shows "stripe_subscription"
  • hasExtraUsageEnabled: true

## Expected behavior

hasAvailableSubscription should be true for an active Max subscriber.

<img width="1283" height="917" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/23e1a190-aa36-4f37-81cf-5b34710232ed" />

What Should Happen?

hasAvailableSubscription returns true

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

Steps to reproduce

  1. Log in with claude login (account: shaun@nu-o.com)
  2. Observe hasAvailableSubscription: false

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.78

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

_No response_

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