fix: use system claude binary instead of SDK-bundled cli.js

JustYannicc · claude · JustYannicc · commit 12685fbd8c36 · 2026-03-18T10:42:10.000+01:00
The claude-agent-sdk bundles its own cli.js inside node_modules. In the
packaged Electron app this file lives inside the asar archive, where
child_process.spawn cannot execute it — causing the Claude Code process
to exit with code 1 immediately after session start.

Default pathToClaudeCodeExecutable to "claude" (resolved via PATH) so
the adapter uses the system-installed binary, matching how the Codex
adapter already defaults to "codex".

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) &lt;noreply@anthropic.com&gt;
diff --git a/apps/server/src/provider/Layers/ClaudeAdapter.ts b/apps/server/src/provider/Layers/ClaudeAdapter.ts
@@ -2237,9 +2237,7 @@ function makeClaudeAdapter(options?: ClaudeAdapterLiveOptions) {
         const queryOptions: ClaudeQueryOptions = {
           ...(input.cwd ? { cwd: input.cwd } : {}),
           ...(input.model ? { model: input.model } : {}),
-          ...(providerOptions?.binaryPath
-            ? { pathToClaudeCodeExecutable: providerOptions.binaryPath }
-            : {}),
+          pathToClaudeCodeExecutable: providerOptions?.binaryPath ?? "claude",
           ...(effectiveEffort ? { effort: effectiveEffort } : {}),
           ...(permissionMode ? { permissionMode } : {}),
           ...(permissionMode === "bypassPermissions"
