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Self-deleting script auto-migrates Claude Code model before shutdown

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from DEV Community ·

A developer created a launchd job that automatically updates Claude Code's settings.json to switch from the Fable 5 model to Opus before Fable 5 shuts down on July 7, 2026. The script includes a date guard, jq-based model replacement, a notification, and self-destructs by unloading its own plist after execution. This ensures a one-time migration without leaving behind a recurring no-op job.

Meridian48 take
Clever automation for a niche problem, but the self-destruct pattern is a neat trick worth noting for any one-shot maintenance task.
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Auto-Migrating Claude Code with a Throwaway launchd Job — a Script That Deletes Itself When Its Work Is Done →
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