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Does Claude Code read .env files? What each fix actually stops.

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Short answer: yes. Claude Code can read your .env like any other file, and .gitignore doesn't stop it. A Read deny rule in .claude/settings.json stops the obvious ways in. Nothing that matches on the filename stops a command that never says the filename. Most guides stop at "add a deny rule". So I…

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  1. 2026-10-09 12:25 · DEV Community — AI
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