[BUG] /doctor reports setup issue for Remote Control when CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_NONESSENTIAL_TRAFFIC is set intentionally

Status Fixed / completed
Reported on v2.1.175
Maintainer reply ✓ Yes — bcherny
Activity 3 comments · opened Jul 1, 2026 · closed Aug 20, 2026
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (bcherny, collaborator) responded on this thread — see the highlighted reply below.

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

When CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_NONESSENTIAL_TRAFFIC is set, /doctor reports a setup
issue for Remote Control even when the user does not use that feature.

## Observed behavior

The status bar shows ⚠ 1 setup issue: settings · /doctor.

The Remote Control section reports:

  • ✗ Feature-flag evaluation enabled (disabled by CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_NONESSENTIAL_TRAFFIC)
  • ✗ tengu_ccr_bridge gate (no server response this session)

The diagnostic message reads:
> Remote Control requires feature-flag evaluation, which is disabled because
> CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_NONESSENTIAL_TRAFFIC is set. Unset it (or run in a shell
> without it) to use Remote Control.

What Should Happen?

Expected behavior

If Remote Control is not in use and the user has deliberately restricted
non-essential traffic, /doctor should either:

  • Not flag this as a setup issue, or
  • Provide a way to acknowledge/suppress the check for features the user does not need

Error Messages/Logs

## Context

  `CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_NONESSENTIAL_TRAFFIC` is a documented environment variable.
  Users who set it are opting out of non-essential traffic intentionally. Treating
  its effect as a setup issue creates noise and implies a misconfiguration where
  none exists.

Steps to Reproduce

Steps to reproduce

  1. Set CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_NONESSENTIAL_TRAFFIC=1 in the environment
  2. Run /doctor

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.175 (linux-x64, native)

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Ubuntu/Debian Linux

Terminal/Shell

VS Code integrated terminal

Additional Information

_No response_

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3 Comments

github-actions[bot] · 1 month ago

Closing for now — inactive for too long. Please open a new issue if this is still relevant.

bcherny collaborator · 1 month ago

I tried to reproduce this on the current release, 2.1.233 (Linux), with CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_NONESSENTIAL_TRAFFIC=1 set and a clean config.

What I see now: claude doctor still lists the Remote Control diagnostics (including "Feature-flag evaluation disabled (disabled by CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_NONESSENTIAL_TRAFFIC)"), but they're informational only — the report ends with "No installation issues found." and nothing is flagged as a setup issue.

The "⚠ 1 setup issue" indicator you saw was removed in 2.1.183: "Removed the startup 'setup issues' line under the logo — run /doctor to see configuration issues or use --debug" (https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md). So deliberately restricting non-essential traffic no longer surfaces as a misconfiguration warning.

Closing as fixed in 2.1.183 — reply to reopen if you still see this flagged as a setup issue on a current version.

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github-actions[bot] · 2 days ago

This issue has been automatically locked since it was closed and has not had any activity for 7 days. If you're experiencing a similar issue, please file a new issue and reference this one if it's relevant.