Add a "Streamer/Privacy" mode to hide name, email, and org from the startup banner
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- [x] This is a single feature request (not multiple features)
Problem Statement
When launching claude, the startup UI shows personal information: a greeting with the account holder's real name ("Welcome back Jon!") and an organization line containing the account email ("jon.doe@…'s Organization"). For anyone who streams, records tutorials, screen-shares, or presents Claude Code publicly, this leaks PII the moment the tool starts.
Proposed Solution
A supported way to suppress or mask this info, e.g. any of:
- A privacyMode / streamerMode flag in settings.json, or a --privacy launch flag
- An env var (e.g. CLAUDE_HIDE_ACCOUNT_INFO=1) to omit the greeting and org lines
- Optional display-name / org-name overrides in settings so shown values aren't the real name/email
Alternative Solutions
Launch off stream on a second montior and press Ctrl+L to clear the banner before moving to the shared screen. This works, but easy to forget and adds extra steps.
Priority
Medium - Would be very helpful
Feature Category
CLI commands and flags
Use Case Example
I would enable it by default so it never shows PII in the banner, then I would not have to remember and worry about accidently leaking PII when streaming.
This affects a growing group of content creators, educators, and conference speakers demoing Claude Code. A one-line toggle would remove a real, recurring privacy footgun.
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Dupe and found a comment in https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/63024 to add
"env": {"IS_DEMO": 1}
to settings.json. I did this and it works great, although I think this should be documented better, when I asked claude itself it was unable to provide this solution and said there was no supported way to hide the PII in the banner.
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