Environment Variable Atlas
- Entity ID:
ent-20260419-41a0057e5ccc - Type:
dataset - Scope:
shared - Status:
active - Aliases: TurboAI env atlas, Claude Code env var tracker
Description
TurboAI version-by-version tracker of Claude Code internal env vars from v2.1.19 (83 vars, Jan 27 2025) to v2.1.104 (224 vars, Apr 12 2026). Identifies inflection points — notably +82 vars in v2.1.69 when plugin system, mTLS, agent teams, and context compaction all shipped together.
Key claims
- +82 env var jump in v2.1.69 correlates with complexity surge
- 330+ env vars span 31 categories with only ~50-60 end-user-relevant
- Env var surface grew from 83 to 224 across ~15 months
- Claude Code supports five API backends selected via environment variables
Relations
- Auth Backend Selection Matrix --[populates]--> Environment Variable Atlas