claude-code - 💡(How to fix) Fix [BUG] CLAUDE_CODE_ENABLE_GATEWAY_MODEL_DISCOVERY env var failing edge case

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What's Wrong?

Setting the CLAUDE_CODE_ENABLE_GATEWAY_MODEL_DISCOVERY env var to 1, we expect that Claude Code will fetch models from gateway’s /v1/models endpoint. However, if CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_NONESSENTIAL_TRAFFIC is set to any value, this model discovery doesn't work and no requests are made to the gateway. In order to make this work, the CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_NONESSENTIAL_TRAFFIC env var must be completely unset (setting to 0 does not suffice).

Moreover, setting the env var CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_NONESSENTIAL_TRAFFIC=1 is supposedly equivalent to setting DISABLE_AUTOUPDATER=1 DISABLE_FEEDBACK_COMMAND=1 DISABLE_ERROR_REPORTING=1 DISABLE_TELEMETRY=1, according to the docs, but when these are set, the request to /v1/models is actually made.

What Should Happen?

Setting the CLAUDE_CODE_ENABLE_GATEWAY_MODEL_DISCOVERY env var to 1, we expect that Claude Code will fetch models from gateway’s /v1/models endpoint.

Error Messages/Logs

N/A

Steps to Reproduce

1. Set CLAUDE_CODE_ENABLE_GATEWAY_MODEL_DISCOVERY env var to 1.
2. Set CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_NONESSENTIAL_TRAFFIC env var to 1.
3. Use an Anthropic-compatible gateway and set ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL env var.
4. Add some custom models to the /v1/models endpoint of the gateway, ensure it's an Anthropic model for it to be surfaced in Claude Code.
5. Run Claude Code, execute the /model slash command.
6. The model you added will be missing here.

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

No response

Claude Code Version

2.1.131

Platform

Other

Operating System

Ubuntu/Debian Linux

Terminal/Shell

Windows Terminal

Additional Information

I tested this by tracking the requests outgoing from Claude Code to the gateway's /v1/models endpoint to be extra sure no outgoing request was being made.