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Claude Code repeatedly wipes user config, including API keys

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A user reported that Claude Code repeatedly deleted its own configuration directory, including sensitive API keys. Over three weeks, the tool wiped its configuration four times, resulting in the loss of thousands of transcripts, skills, plugins, and hooks. The most severe incident involved the deletion of 19 live API keys, forcing the user to regenerate them. The user suspects an internal configuration repair mechanism is clearing the directory instead of merging updates, a behavior previously noted in other GitHub issues. AI

IMPACT Potential data loss and security risks for users of AI coding assistants.

RANK_REASON User-reported bug in a specific AI tool's functionality.

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Claude Code repeatedly wipes user config, including API keys

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  1. dev.to — Claude Code tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Ramdai Bista ·

    Claude Code Wiped Its Own Config Directory Four Times in Three Weeks — Including 19 Live API Keys

    <p>The fourth wipe happened mid-session, while the user was actively working. The chat window went blank and the folder was gone.</p> <h2> What the source says </h2> <p><a href="https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/93791" rel="noopener noreferrer">GitHub issue #93791<…

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