Spurious ~/.local/bin PATH warning on Windows

Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Apr 29, 2026 by greinhorn Closed May 31, 2026

Bug description

On Windows, Claude Code displays the warning:

Native installation exists but C:\Users\<user>\.local\bin is not in your PATH.

The directory ~/.local/bin does not exist and nothing was installed there. The actual installation is at ~/.config/devai/bin/claude.exe. The warning appears to be checking for a Linux/Unix-convention path that is not relevant on Windows.

Expected behavior

This warning should not appear on Windows, or at minimum should only fire if the directory actually exists and contains a Claude binary.

Environment

  • OS: Windows 11 Enterprise 10.0.26100
  • Shell: Git Bash
  • Actual install location: C:\Users\<user>\.config\devai\bin\claude.exe
  • Warned path: C:\Users\<user>\.local\bin (does not exist)

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