Claude Code autodetect fails on macOS 26.2 + Homebrew Cask v2.1.62 (`installMethod: unknown`)

[lucas-sesti]

Bug Report

CodexBar Version: 0.18.0-beta.3
macOS Version: 26.2 (Build 25C56)
Claude Code Version: 2.1.62 (Homebrew Cask - latest)

What happened?

CodexBar fails to autodetect Claude Code provider despite CLI working perfectly in terminal. "Provider Autodetect" shows no Claude, diagnostics show RPCWireError or "CLI not found".

Diagnostics

Terminal:
$ which claude
/opt/homebrew/bin/claude

$ claude --version
2.1.62 (Claude Code)

$ claude /doctor
Diagnostics
└ Currently running: package-manager (2.1.62)
└ Package manager: homebrew
└ Path: /opt/homebrew/Caskroom/claude-code/2.1.62/claude
└ Config install method: unknown ← SUSPECT
└ Search: OK (bundled)

CLI Tests (ALL WORKING):
claude /usage ✓
claude /status ✓
claude /doctor ✓

PATH contains: /opt/homebrew/bin (early position)

Tried (no success)

• ✅ Keychain "Always Allow" for CodexBar
• ✅ Full Disk Access granted
• ✅ Restart app, shell, macOS login
• ✅ Force Provider Autodetect x5
• ❌ claude config set --global installMethod homebrew (error: unknown option)
• ✅ brew info --cask claude-code (up-to-date)

Shell: /bin/zsh

Suspected cause

1. Config install method: unknown confuses PTY/shell detection
2. macOS 26.2 + Homebrew Cask path (/opt/homebrew/Caskroom/...) not handled
3. Claude v2.1.62 config flags missing --global support

Minimal repro

brew install --cask claude-code # v2.1.62

CLI works ✓
CodexBar autodetect → fails

[ttimpe]

Same problem here. I even symlinked /usr/local/bin/claude to ~/.local/bin/claude. Still no success.