v2.1.303
Bug fixes and reliability improvements
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Claude Code changelog
Anthropic's agentic coding tool for the terminal and IDEs, by Anthropic.
101 entries since Jun 19, 2026 · Official source: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
Sun, Oct 18, 2026
Fri, Oct 16, 2026
v2.1.302
Added CLAUDE_CODE_AUTO_MODE_MODEL to choose the model the client-side auto mode classifier uses; it does not change the model for server-side auto mode • Added an Idle compaction row to /config for turning idle compaction off or back on; the notices shown after an idle…
Read the official notes →Thu, Oct 15, 2026
v2.1.301
Added CLAUDE_CODE_RETRY_WATCHDOG_MAX_USAGE_LIMIT_WAIT_MS so unattended retry mode (CLAUDE_CODE_RETRY_WATCHDOG) ends a request at a usage limit that resets too far away instead of waiting • Added OpenTelemetry tracing guidance to the claude-api skill, including setting up trace…
Read the official notes →Wed, Oct 14, 2026
v2.1.300
Added virtualText to a mod's prompt decorations: text drawn in the prompt box that never enters the draft or the submitted prompt • Added cache_creation_5m_tokens and cache_creation_1h_tokens to the OpenTelemetry api_request event, splitting cache writes by lifetime • Added…
Read the official notes →v2.1.299
Added CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_FILE_MENTIONS environment variable: Claude gets the paths of @ file mentions to read with its file tools, not the files' contents • Added idle compaction in the terminal: a 200K+ token conversation left idle for about 54 minutes is compacted before its…
Read the official notes →Fri, Oct 9, 2026
v2.1.296
Added a code key to the Claude apps gateway's managed.policies[]: the same settings as cli, also applied in Claude Desktop's Code tab; beside desktop, it turns on Claude Desktop's gateway mode • Added autoCompactWindow to subagent frontmatter and --agents definitions, so a…
Read the official notes →Thu, Oct 8, 2026
v2.1.295
Added onFailure: "block" for command and HTTP hooks: a hook that can't start, times out, or exits with an unexpected code blocks the action instead of letting it through • Added Program Status Protocol (OSC 7501) support: terminals that implement it can show whether Claude Code…
Read the official notes →v2.1.294
Fixed prompt and agent hooks written as instructions (such as "Block commands that...") allowing what they should block • Improved how prompt hooks on Stop and SubagentStop written as instructions (such as "Carry on if the build is broken") are judged, so Claude is less likely…
Read the official notes →Wed, Oct 7, 2026
v2.1.293
Added Claude Haiku 5.5 (claude-haiku-5-5), now the default Haiku model on the Anthropic API — 1M context, $0.10/$0.50 per Mtok ($0.50/$2.50 for prompts over 100K) • Added agentType to the subagentStatusLine payload, so scripts can tell custom subagent types apart • Added…
Read the official notes →Tue, Oct 6, 2026
v2.1.292
Added --marketplace to claude plugin install: adds the marketplace if needed, under the same policy checks as claude plugin marketplace add, then installs the plugin from it • Added an effort parameter to the Agent tool, so Claude runs a sub-agent at the effort level you ask for…
Read the official notes →v2.1.291
Fixed a regression in 2.1.290 where cloud sessions could drop answers to permission prompts • Fixed a regression in 2.1.288 where the last messages of a session could be lost when quitting
Read the official notes →Mon, Oct 5, 2026
v2.1.290
Added serverToolUses to the result of a mod's turn.step hook: the tool calls the API ran itself (the advisor), each with its id, name, input, start and end • Added agentId to the tool.check event of plugin hooks, so a hook can tell a subagent's permission check from the main…
Read the official notes →Sat, Oct 3, 2026
v2.1.289
Fixed a deny or ask rule on a nested part of a compound shell command not holding over a user-installed mod's approval on managed machines • Fixed the terminal freezing on short code blocks with many unclosed
Read the official notes →Fri, Oct 2, 2026
v2.1.288
Added $.ui.selection() for mods: returns the text you last selected in fullscreen mode and, when the selection lies within one transcript row, that row • Added a built-in gh api to cloud sessions whose image has no GitHub CLI, and fixed the built-in sending control characters…
Read the official notes →Thu, Oct 1, 2026
v2.1.287
Added Claude Mods: plugins may now modify deeper behavior • Added You should know, a built-in mod where a side agent watches your back and flags things you or Claude might miss. Turn it on with /plugin enable cc-plugin-you-should-know@builtin (for first-party sessions with…
Read the official notes →Wed, Sep 30, 2026
v2.1.286
Added a count such as "2 of 5" to the permission prompt when several permission requests stack up • Added mouse support for the "N more" rows of lists in fullscreen mode: click one to jump to that end of the list, with hover and pressed states • Fixed several Claude Code…
Read the official notes →Tue, Sep 29, 2026
v2.1.285
Added CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_WEB_FETCH environment variable to turn off the WebFetch tool • Added claude --desktop to open the Claude desktop app on the current directory, or on a session with --continue / --resume • Added claude plugin configure to show a plugin's options and…
Read the official notes →Mon, Sep 28, 2026
v2.1.284
Added Claude Sonnet 5.5 (claude-sonnet-5-5), now the default Sonnet model on the Anthropic API — 1M context, $2/$10 per Mtok with $0.20/Mtok cache reads • Added a "Yes, but ask again next time" answer to auto mode's prompt before a read outside the working directories, so you…
Read the official notes →Fri, Sep 25, 2026
v2.1.283
Added x-claude-code-prompt-id to the gateway hint headers so LLM gateways can group the requests that serve one user prompt; opt in with CLAUDE_CODE_GATEWAY_HINT_HEADERS=1 • Added availableModelsMatch managed setting: with "exact", an availableModels entry allows only the model…
Read the official notes →Thu, Sep 24, 2026
v2.1.282
Added a maxProseWidth setting that caps the width of Claude's prose in wide terminals while tables and code blocks keep the full width • Added a startup notice, and /status and claude doctor entries, listing telemetry variables in a project's settings files that were ignored or…
Read the official notes →Wed, Sep 23, 2026
v2.1.281
Added Claude apps gateway support for newer Claude Desktop keys in desktop policy blocks, including blockReadsOutsideWorkingDirectories and disableBypassPermissionsMode • Added assume_role on Claude apps gateway Bedrock upstreams: the gateway calls Bedrock as an IAM role it…
Read the official notes →Tue, Sep 22, 2026
v2.1.280
Added Claude Opus 5.5 (claude-opus-5-5), now the default Opus model — 1M context, $4/$20 per Mtok with $0.20/Mtok cache reads • Added mouse support to more lists in fullscreen mode: the wheel scrolls the /skills list, and a skill's state options in /plugin can be clicked • Added…
Read the official notes →Sat, Sep 19, 2026
v2.1.278
Changed auto mode for Claude API and Enterprise users, and on Bedrock, Vertex, Foundry and gateways, to default to the server-side classifier, which does not charge for classifier overhead (CLAUDE_CODE_AUTO_MODE_SERVER=0 opts out on Bedrock, Vertex, Foundry and gateways); warns…
Read the official notes →Fri, Sep 18, 2026
v2.1.277
Added AGENTS.md support: in a project with no CLAUDE.md, Claude Code reads AGENTS.md instead; change it under "Project instructions" in /config (not yet on Bedrock, Vertex or Foundry) • Added CLAUDE_GATEWAY_PROXY_IS_EGRESS_BOUNDARY=1 for Claude apps gateways whose only egress is…
Read the official notes →v2.1.276
Fixed every request failing with 400 … Input tag 'advisor_20260301' when ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL points at a proxy or gateway (2.1.275 regression)
Read the official notes →Thu, Sep 17, 2026
v2.1.275
Added the signed-in account to Claude apps gateway sign-in: when the gateway names it, you confirm it before the credential is saved, and /status shows it • Added a send-now key (ctrl+enter, or ctrl+x ctrl+s) that interrupts the current turn and sends all queued messages at…
Read the official notes →v2.1.274
Added a visible warning when memory usage is critical, with steps to free memory or restart safely • Added CLAUDE_CODE_MCP_STARTUP_WAIT_MS to bound how long the first non-interactive turn waits for connecting MCP servers (0 = don't wait) • Added effort attribute to the…
Read the official notes →Tue, Sep 15, 2026
v2.1.273
Added x-claude-code-request-class, x-claude-code-agent-type, x-claude-code-prev-tool-durations, x-claude-code-compaction and x-claude-code-context-compacted request headers for LLM gateways; opt in with CLAUDE_CODE_GATEWAY_HINT_HEADERS=1 • Added a notification when an MCP server…
Read the official notes →v2.1.272
Bug fixes and reliability improvements
Read the official notes →Mon, Sep 14, 2026
v2.1.271
Added fast mode in Claude Code Remote sessions (cloud and self-hosted runners): the host's fast-mode setting or /fast typed in the session applies where your organization allows it • Added mouse support to the /config panel in fullscreen mode: the wheel scrolls the settings…
Read the official notes →Sat, Sep 12, 2026
v2.1.270
Fixed read-only git commands in Bash unexpectedly asking for permission after a session had been running for a while (regression in 2.1.269)
Read the official notes →Fri, Sep 11, 2026
v2.1.269
Added claude plugin eval: run a plugin's eval suite against Claude Code and get scored, reproducible results (JSON + HTML report); see claude plugin eval --help • Added /output-style [name] to list and switch output styles, including over Remote Control and in cloud and other…
Read the official notes →Thu, Sep 10, 2026
v2.1.268
Added to the Claude apps gateway: with pricing: set in gateway.yaml, signed-in Claude Code clients receive the same rates through managed settings, so /cost and telemetry match the spend meter • Added a startup warning for gateways when access_control.allow_cidrs is empty, and a…
Read the official notes →Wed, Sep 9, 2026
v2.1.267
Added maxEffortLevel setting (top-level or per model under modelSettings): caps the effort level on every provider, including Bedrock, Vertex and Foundry; users can still pick a lower level • Added --system-prompt-snapshot off to render the system prompt fresh on every request…
Read the official notes →Tue, Sep 8, 2026
v2.1.266
Fixed a 2.1.265 regression affecting LLM-gateway and proxy setups: the undocumented CLAUDE_CODE_USE_GATEWAY environment variable, previously ignored unless ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL and ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN were both set, began forcing Cloud-gateway sign-in on its own in 2.1.265, so…
Read the official notes →v2.1.265
Added user.email and user.groups to the telemetry Claude Desktop and Cowork send through a Claude apps gateway, matching terminal sessions • Added support for pointing --plugin-dir at a folder of plugins: each child folder with a manifest loads, and children added or removed…
Read the official notes →Sun, Sep 6, 2026
v2.1.263
Bug fixes and reliability improvements
Read the official notes →Fri, Sep 4, 2026
v2.1.261
Added an "Organization policy" line to /status and claude doctor that says why your organization's policy could not be loaded, such as a proxy not passing the endpoint through • Added bashOutputMaxChars and taskOutputMaxChars settings to raise how much command and…
Read the official notes →Thu, Sep 3, 2026
v2.1.260
Added a diff panel that opens beside the conversation in fullscreen mode and shows your uncommitted changes as Claude edits; toggle it with /diff • Added a likely cause for prompt-cache misses (e.g. tool definitions or system prompt changed, idle past the TTL) to /cost and the…
Read the official notes →Wed, Sep 2, 2026
v2.1.259
Added managedMcpServers managed setting: organizations can provide HTTP/SSE MCP servers to every user (same entry shape as .mcp.json); entries that name a command to run are skipped • Added --permission-prompts none for unattended headless hosts: anything that would prompt is…
Read the official notes →Tue, Sep 1, 2026
v2.1.258
Fixed Claude Code failing to launch on macOS 12 (Monterey), a regression introduced in 2.1.255 • Fixed remote and scheduled sessions failing with "user messages must have non-empty content" after a re-sent permission approval could not be applied
Read the official notes →v2.1.257
Added Claude Fable 5.1 (claude-fable-5-1), now the default Fable model — 1M context, $10/$50 per Mtok with $0.25/Mtok cache reads • Added "Time format" (timeFormat) and timeZone settings: 12-hour, 24-hour, 24-hour UTC, or a strftime pattern for the turn-end clock and…
Read the official notes →Mon, Aug 31, 2026
v2.1.252
Fixed Bash commands failing with "task output swap refused (tasks dir moved or linked)" on some Macs • Fixed "always allow" not saving in a project that has no .claude/settings.local.json yet • Fixed Remote Control sessions hosted by Claude Desktop or VS Code stalling for…
Read the official notes →Fri, Aug 28, 2026
v2.1.251
Added PreModelSwitch and PostModelSwitch hook events (block, confirm, or annotate a model switch); SessionStart resume hooks now receive session staleness and the estimated re-cache cost • Added live streaming of a foreground subagent's tool calls and results to Remote Control…
Read the official notes →v2.1.250
Bug fixes and reliability improvements
Read the official notes →Thu, Aug 27, 2026
v2.1.248
Added --restricted (or CLAUDE_CODE_RESTRICTED=1): removes the built-in tools that run commands or code and WebFetch (unless named in --tools), keeps file tools inside the working directory, refuses bypassPermissions, and ignores user, project and local settings files • Added…
Read the official notes →Wed, Aug 26, 2026
v2.1.247
Added the SendFeedback tool: when something goes wrong in a session, Claude can draft a feedback report for you to review and send from /feedback (turn off with the feedbackDrafts setting) • Added {id, text, cooldownSessions, priority} entries, tipsFile, and label to…
Read the official notes →Tue, Aug 25, 2026
v2.1.246
Added a startup warning for Bash allow rules with a wildcard before the subcommand (e.g. Bash(git * main)), since they also match options inserted before the subcommand • Added an Auto mode tab to /permissions for viewing and editing auto mode classifier rules • Added the turn's…
Read the official notes →v2.1.245
Fixed a crash on startup on Linux distributions that ship glibc 2.44 (for example Arch Linux, CachyOS and Fedora Rawhide)
Read the official notes →Sun, Aug 23, 2026
v2.1.241
Bug fixes and reliability improvements
Read the official notes →Sat, Aug 22, 2026
v2.1.240
Bug fixes and reliability improvements
Read the official notes →Fri, Aug 21, 2026
v2.1.239
Cost estimates (/cost, status line, --max-budget-usd) now include the 1.1× US-only-inference premium for data-residency workspaces • Added the one-time fullscreen renderer offer on Bedrock, Vertex, Foundry and other previously excluded setups; new installs there now start in…
Read the official notes →Thu, Aug 20, 2026
v2.1.238
Added a keybindingFlavor setting: set it to "readline" to make Ctrl+W in the prompt delete back to the previous whitespace, as in Bash; the default ("classic") is unchanged • Plugin marketplaces: headersHelper on a url marketplace or a catalog entry runs a command that mints…
Read the official notes →v2.1.237
Fixed prompt caching for sessions using an LLM gateway or custom base URL • Added a built-in "Concise" output style: Claude leads with results and skips preamble and narration, while doing the work just as thoroughly. Select it under Output style in /config.
Read the official notes →Wed, Aug 19, 2026
v2.1.236
Added ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_MODEL environment variable: sets the model new sessions start on, while a /model pick still overrides it and persists across restarts (unlike ANTHROPIC_MODEL) • Added notify_when_idle to cross-session SendMessage: ask another Claude Code session on this…
Read the official notes →Tue, Aug 18, 2026
v2.1.235
Added an optional spellcheck setting that underlines misspelled words in the prompt input as you type, using your installed aspell, hunspell, or ispell • Fixed whole-prompt-cache invalidation when a language server disconnected or reconnected mid-session • Fixed nested markdown…
Read the official notes →Mon, Aug 17, 2026
v2.1.234
Added the optional CLAUDE_CODE_PROJECT_DIR_NAME environment variable: hosts that give each session its own config directory can choose a short name for the per-project transcript directory • Added the selection:clear keybinding action, so a key can be bound to clear an in-app…
Read the official notes →Fri, Aug 14, 2026
v2.1.233
Added GitLab merge request URL support to the --worktree flag and the claude agents view (where MRs display as !N) • Added an opt-in forward_user_identity apps gateway setting on Anthropic upstreams that sends the signed-in user's identity as headers, so a proxy behind the…
Read the official notes →Thu, Aug 13, 2026
v2.1.232
Subagent forking is now on by default: a subagent_type: "fork" subagent inherits the full conversation and prompt cache, and non-teammate agent spawns in interactive sessions now run in the background by default • Type @ in the prompt to mention another Claude session by name…
Read the official notes →v2.1.231
Fixed MCP OAuth sign-in failing with a redirect URI mismatch for servers that use a pre-registered OAuth client, such as Slack
Read the official notes →Wed, Aug 12, 2026
v2.1.229
Documented claude remote-control --continue for resuming the most recent Remote Control session • Added server-supplied Claude Code hook support for self-hosted runner sessions, matching managed-environment behavior • Added SSE keepalive pings to gateway streaming responses…
Read the official notes →Tue, Aug 11, 2026
v2.1.228
Fixed interactive sessions that could stop redrawing entirely, while the process kept running, after a rare internal layout error • Fixed git / Git Bash not being found on Windows when Claude Code is launched from a parent folder of the git installation • Fixed /tui reverting…
Read the official notes →Mon, Aug 10, 2026
v2.1.227
Fixed feature flags being evaluated without the user's subscription tier when a session started with an expired login token, which could wrongly prompt Max plan users to enable usage credits for Fable • Fixed every Bash command failing under claude-code-action with…
Read the official notes →Sat, Aug 8, 2026
v2.1.226
Bug fixes and reliability improvements
Read the official notes →v2.1.225
Added gateway spend-limit support to Claude Code's usage warning; the limit-reached message now names the cap, its reset time, and the operator's message (requires the gateway on 2.1.225) • Added a workspace trust prompt to claude agents for untrusted directories, matching the…
Read the official notes →Fri, Aug 7, 2026
v2.1.224
Added self-hosted environments: claude self-hosted-runner turns your own machines or containers into a place Claude Code web, mobile, and desktop sessions can run, on Team and Enterprise plans • Added archive plugin source: install plugins from a zip over HTTPS without git or…
Read the official notes →Thu, Aug 6, 2026
v2.1.223
Added owner wildcard entries ("owner/*") to the strictKnownMarketplaces and blockedMarketplaces managed settings for allowing or blocking all marketplace repos under a GitHub org • Added a warning when workflow agents, forked skills, slash commands, or resumed background agents'…
Read the official notes →Tue, Aug 4, 2026
v2.1.222
Fixed worktree-isolated sessions and their subagents being able to run destructive git commands against the main checkout; isolation now applies to file edits and Bash in every session type • Fixed PreToolUse auto-allow hooks bypassing tool restrictions in background agent tasks…
Read the official notes →v2.1.221
[VSCode] Added Focus view: a chat-menu toggle that hides tool activity behind an expandable per-turn summary with a live running-tool indicator, toggled with Ctrl+Alt+F or the "Claude Code: Toggle Focus view" command • Added mode: "mask" for sandbox credential files on Linux and…
Read the official notes →Sat, Jul 25, 2026
v2.1.220
Bug fixes and reliability improvements
Read the official notes →Fri, Jul 24, 2026
v2.1.219
Added Claude Opus 5 (claude-opus-5), now the default Opus model — 1M context, fast mode at $10/$50 per Mtok • Added sandbox.network.strictAllowlist setting to deny non-allowlisted hosts for sandboxed commands without prompting • Added DirectoryAdded hook that fires after…
Read the official notes →Wed, Jul 22, 2026
v2.1.218
Changed /code-review to run as a background subagent, so review work no longer fills your conversation and keeps stacked slash commands as its review target • Added screen-reader announcements of deleted text for word and line deletions (Option+Delete, Ctrl+W, Cmd+Backspace…
Read the official notes →Tue, Jul 21, 2026
v2.1.217
Added emoji shortcode autocomplete in the prompt input: type :heart: to insert ❤️, or :hea for suggestions — disable with the emojiCompletionEnabled setting • Added warnings when transcript writes are failing (e.g. disk full) or when session saving is off due to an inherited…
Read the official notes →Mon, Jul 20, 2026
v2.1.216
Added sandbox.filesystem.disabled setting to skip filesystem isolation while keeping network egress control • Fixed a slowdown in long sessions where message normalization cost grew quadratically with the number of turns, causing multi-second stalls and slow resumes • Fixed auto…
Read the official notes →Sun, Jul 19, 2026
v2.1.215
Claude no longer runs the /verify and /code-review skills on its own; invoke them with /verify or /code-review when you want them
Read the official notes →Sat, Jul 18, 2026
v2.1.214
Fixed single-segment dir/* allow rules like Edit(src/*) auto-approving writes to nested dir/ directories anywhere in the tree instead of only /dir • Fixed a permission-check bypass affecting commands run in Windows PowerShell 5.1 sessions • Fixed Bash permission checks to fail…
Read the official notes →Fri, Jul 17, 2026
v2.1.212
/fork now copies your conversation into a new background session (its own row in claude agents) while you keep working; the in-session subagent it used to launch is now /subtask • Added claude auto-mode reset to restore the default auto-mode configuration, with a confirmation…
Read the official notes →Wed, Jul 15, 2026
v2.1.211
Added --forward-subagent-text flag and CLAUDE_CODE_FORWARD_SUBAGENT_TEXT environment variable to include subagent text and thinking in stream-json output • Fixed permission previews relayed to chat channels not neutralizing bidirectional-override, zero-width, and look-alike…
Read the official notes →Tue, Jul 14, 2026
v2.1.210
Added a live elapsed-time counter to the collapsed tool summary line so long-running tool calls visibly tick instead of looking stuck • Added a startup warning for Write(path), NotebookEdit(path), and Glob(path) permission rules — use Edit(path) or Read(path) instead • Fixed…
Read the official notes →v2.1.209
Fixed /model and other dialogs being blocked in claude agents background sessions (reverts an overly broad guard)
Read the official notes →v2.1.208
Added screen reader mode: opt-in plain-text rendering for screen reader users. Run claude --ax-screen-reader, set CLAUDE_AX_SCREEN_READER=1, or add "axScreenReader": true to settings. • Added vimInsertModeRemaps setting: map two-key insert-mode sequences like jj to Escape in vim…
Read the official notes →Sat, Jul 11, 2026
v2.1.207
Auto mode is now available without CLAUDE_CODE_ENABLE_AUTO_MODE opt-in on Bedrock, Vertex AI, and Foundry; disable via disableAutoMode in settings • Fixed the terminal freezing and keystrokes lagging while streaming responses containing very long lists, tables, paragraphs, or…
Read the official notes →Fri, Jul 10, 2026
v2.1.206
Added directory path suggestions to /cd, matching /add-dir behavior • Added a /doctor check that proposes trimming checked-in CLAUDE.md files by cutting content Claude could derive from the codebase • /commit-push-pr now auto-allows git push to the repo's configured push remote…
Read the official notes →Wed, Jul 8, 2026
v2.1.205
Added an auto mode rule that blocks tampering with session transcript files • Fixed --json-schema silently producing unstructured output when the schema was invalid, and schemas using the format keyword being rejected • Fixed a message sent while Claude was working being…
Read the official notes →v2.1.204
Fixed hook events not streaming during SessionStart hooks in headless sessions, which could cause remote workers to be idle-reaped mid-hook
Read the official notes →Tue, Jul 7, 2026
v2.1.203
Added a warning when your login is about to expire, so you can re-authenticate before background sessions are interrupted • Added a grey ⏸ badge to the footer when in manual permission mode, making the active mode always visible • Added the session's additional working…
Read the official notes →Mon, Jul 6, 2026
v2.1.202
Added a "Dynamic workflow size" setting in /config for controlling how large Claude generally makes dynamic workflows (small/medium/large agent counts) — an advisory guideline, not an enforced cap • Added workflow.run_id and workflow.name OpenTelemetry attributes to telemetry…
Read the official notes →Fri, Jul 3, 2026
v2.1.201
Claude Sonnet 5 sessions no longer use the mid-conversation system role for harness reminders
Read the official notes →v2.1.200
Changed AskUserQuestion dialogs to no longer auto-continue by default; opt into an idle timeout via /config • Changed the "default" permission mode to "Manual" across the CLI, --help, VS Code, and JetBrains; --permission-mode manual and "defaultMode": "manual" are accepted…
Read the official notes →Thu, Jul 2, 2026
v2.1.199
Stacked slash-skill invocations like /skill-a /skill-b do XYZ now load all leading skills (up to 5), not just the first • Fixed SSL certificate errors (TLS-inspecting proxies, missing NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS, expired certs) burning retries before showing actionable guidance — they…
Read the official notes →Wed, Jul 1, 2026
v2.1.198
Subagents now run in the background by default, so Claude keeps working while they run and is notified when they finish (previously a gradual rollout) • Claude in Chrome is now generally available • Added background agent notifications in claude agents — sessions that need input…
Read the official notes →Tue, Jun 30, 2026
v2.1.197
Introducing Claude Sonnet 5: now the default model in Claude Code, with a native 1M-token context window and promotional pricing of $2/$10 per Mtok through August 31. Update to version 2.1.197 for access.
Read the official notes →Mon, Jun 29, 2026
v2.1.196
Added support for organization default models — admins set it in the org console; it shows as "Org default" (or "Role default") in /model when you haven't picked one yourself • Added readable default names for sessions at start, making them easier to identify and message • Added…
Read the official notes →Fri, Jun 26, 2026
v2.1.195
Added CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_MOUSE_CLICKS to disable mouse click/drag/hover in fullscreen mode while keeping wheel scroll • Fixed hook matchers with hyphenated identifiers (e.g. code-reviewer, mcp__brave-search) accidentally substring-matching — they now exact-match. Use…
Read the official notes →Thu, Jun 25, 2026
v2.1.193
Added autoMode.classifyAllShell setting to route all Bash/PowerShell commands through the auto-mode classifier instead of only arbitrary-code-execution patterns • Added auto-mode denial reasons to the transcript, the denial toast, and /permissions recent denials • Added…
Read the official notes →Wed, Jun 24, 2026
v2.1.191
Added /rewind support for resuming a conversation from before /clear was run • Fixed scroll position jumping to the bottom while reading earlier output during a streaming response • Fixed background agents resurrecting after being stopped — stopping an agent from the tasks panel…
Read the official notes →v2.1.190
Bug fixes and reliability improvements
Read the official notes →Tue, Jun 23, 2026
v2.1.187
Added sandbox.credentials setting to block sandboxed commands from reading credential files and secret environment variables • Added org-configured model restrictions to the model picker, --model, /model, and ANTHROPIC_MODEL, with a "restricted by your organization's settings"…
Read the official notes →Mon, Jun 22, 2026
v2.1.186
Added claude mcp login and claude mcp logout to authenticate MCP servers from the CLI without opening the interactive /mcp menu, with --no-browser stdin redirect support for completing over SSH • Added status filtering (press f) to the /workflows agent detail view • Added a…
Read the official notes →Sat, Jun 20, 2026
v2.1.185
The stream-stall hint now reads "Waiting for API response · will retry in …" instead of "No response from API · Retrying in …", and triggers after 20s of silence instead of 10s
Read the official notes →Fri, Jun 19, 2026
v2.1.183
Improved auto mode safety: destructive git commands (git reset --hard, git checkout -- ., git clean -fd, git stash drop) are now blocked when you didn't ask to discard local work, git commit --amend is blocked when the commit wasn't made by the agent this session, and terraform…
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