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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