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After setting the environment variable CLAUDE_CODE_RETRY_WATCHDOG=1, Claude Code switches from bounded retries to an infinite wait mode, continuously waiting for the rate-limit window to pass until the API accepts requests again.
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Confidence
Medium-term (~90 days)
Relevance
10/12/2026
First Seen
Valid until: 1/10/2027
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