`rtk init -g` does not respect CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR

[jbodah-valon]

CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR is an optional env var which tells Claude Code to read configs from another directory. I use this to isolate my personal configs from shared company configs. I also use it as a way to test my integrations against company defaults.

It would be nice if rtk init either respected CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR or supported another way to direct where the installation should happen.

$ rtk init -g

RTK hook installed/updated (global).

  Hook:      /Users/joshua/.claude/hooks/rtk-rewrite.sh
  RTK.md:    /Users/joshua/.claude/RTK.md (10 lines)
  CLAUDE.md: @RTK.md reference added

Patch existing /Users/joshua/.claude/settings.json? [y/N]
y

  settings.json: hook added
  Backup: /Users/joshua/.claude/settings.json.bak
  Restart Claude Code. Test with: git status
  filters:   /Users/joshua/Library/Application Support/rtk/filters.toml (template, edit to add user-global filters)

$ echo $CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR
/Users/joshua/myclaude

[TechWizard9999]

I’m taking this issue. I’ll make
RTK hook already up to date (global).

Hook: /Users/stack/.claude/hooks/rtk-rewrite.sh
RTK.md: /Users/stack/.claude/RTK.md (10 lines)
CLAUDE.md: @RTK.md reference added

settings.json: hook already present
Restart Claude Code. Test with: git status resolve Claude paths from when it is set, with tests, in a focused PR against .

[TechWizard9999]

I’m taking this issue. I’ll make rtk init -g resolve Claude paths from CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR when it is set, with tests, in a focused PR against develop.

[TechWizard9999]

I’ve submitted a PR to address this issue: #674

Changes include:

• honoring CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR for global Claude path resolution in rtk init -g
• validating empty CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR
• showing the resolved settings.json path in manual patch instructions
• adding regression tests for resolver behavior

Validation run:

• cargo fmt --all --check
• rtk cargo clippy --all-targets
• rtk cargo test

Please review when you get a chance.

[pszymkowiak]

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✨ Category	feature
🟡 Priority	medium
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Summary

Request for rtk init -g to respect CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR env var when determining global config paths; PR #674 already in progress.

This looks like a simple fix. Only repo maintainers can trigger auto-fix.

♻️ Possible duplicate of #1103

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