Claude/Code/Q/Can the ~ tilde character be used in Claude Code's additionalDirectories setting in settings.json?

• Can the ~ tilde character be used in Claude/Code's additionalDirectories setting in settings.json?

  • My Notes

    • if we are using ghq for everything then we should be able to use relative directories pretty easily

  • AI Answer

    • AI/Response
      • Short answer: No — ~ is not expanded in additionalDirectories. Use a full absolute path instead.
      • ~ is a shell expansion feature; Node.js treats it as a relative path (path.isAbsolute('~') returns false), not as the home directory.
      • There is a known bug where using ~ causes Claude Code to create a literal ~/ directory inside the working directory.
      • Use an absolute path:
        • json

          {
            "permissions": {
              "additionalDirectories": ["/Users/yourname/other-repo"]
            }
          }

      • Session-only alternative: /add-dir in-session also requires an absolute path (shell expansion of ~ does not happen inside Claude Code).