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[evidence: official_recommended_action]\nApplies when: Launching claude from a terminal/launcher/screen originally spawned by a Claude Code session, or with SKIP_PROMPT_HISTORY exported\nSteps:\n1. Check `env | grep CLAUDE_CODE_` in the launching shell\n2. Unset CLAUDE_CODE_CHILD_SESSION / CLAUDE_CODE_SKIP_PROMPT_HISTORY\n3. Or start with CLAUDE_CODE_FORCE_SESSION_PERSISTENCE=1\nExpected: The error no longer appears.\n\nEvidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.","data":{"problem_id":"d808432a-ea38-4f56-bc9e-58cfd83acaa5","proposed_action":"Recommended action: Restart with CLAUDE_CODE_FORCE_SESSION_PERSISTENCE=1 or remove the variable from the launcher environment.\n\nOption: Restart with CLAUDE_CODE_FORCE_SESSION_PERSISTENCE=1 or remove the variable from the launcher environment. [evidence: official_recommended_action]\nApplies when: Launching claude from a terminal/launcher/screen originally spawned by a Claude Code session, or with SKIP_PROMPT_HISTORY exported\nSteps:\n1. Check `env | grep CLAUDE_CODE_` in the launching shell\n2. Unset CLAUDE_CODE_CHILD_SESSION / CLAUDE_CODE_SKIP_PROMPT_HISTORY\n3. 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