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claude-code - 💡(How to fix) Fix [BUG] workingDirectory not updated on "! cd <dir>" [1 comments, 2 participants]

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What's Wrong?

The MCP client (Claude Code) sends a stale workingDirectory in _meta when calling MCP tools. If you start a session in repo A then cd to repo B, the MCP tools still think you're in repo A. This causes auto-detection of repo and head to return values from repo A.

What Should Happen?

Claude should pass the working directory of the current repo to the MCP

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Steps to Reproduce

  1. start claude in a repo
  2. ! cd<repoB>
  3. call an MCP method and print the workingDir inside of it

Claude Model

Opus

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

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Claude Code Version

2.1.126 (Claude Code)

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Ubuntu/Debian Linux

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TL;DR

Update the workingDirectory in the _meta object to reflect the current repository before calling MCP tools.

Guidance

  • Verify that the workingDirectory is being updated correctly when the user changes repositories by adding logging or debugging statements.
  • Check the implementation of the cd command in Claude Code to ensure it updates the workingDirectory variable.
  • Review the MCP tool integration to ensure it uses the updated workingDirectory value.
  • Test the fix by following the steps to reproduce and verifying that the correct repository is detected.

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Notes

The fix may require changes to the Claude Code implementation, specifically the cd command and the MCP tool integration. Without more information about the code, it is difficult to provide a more detailed solution.

Recommendation

Apply workaround: Update the workingDirectory in the _meta object to reflect the current repository before calling MCP tools, as this is the most likely cause of the issue.

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