[BUG] "companion": false in ~/.claude/settings.json doesn't suppress the Snitch companion after restart.

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What's Wrong?

Bug: "companion": false in settings.json does not disable the Snitch penguin companion

Steps to reproduce:

1. Add "companion": false to ~/.claude/settings.json
2. Restart Claude Code

Expected: Snitch companion is hidden.

Actual: Snitch companion still appears beside the input box.

Environment: macOS 25.2.0, Claude Code (claude-sonnet-4-6)

Notes: The setting is already present in the user-scoped settings file and was there before restart. No project-level settings override it. There is also no UI toggle to disable the companion independently.

What Should Happen?

Expected: Snitch companion is hidden.

Error Messages/Logs

Actual: Snitch companion still appears beside the input box.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Add "companion": false to ~/.claude/settings.json
2. Restart Claude Code

Claude Model

Sonnet (default)

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.96 (Claude Code)

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

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