Claude Code Issues — Release announcements

v2.1.251 released

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 18:19:32 GMT

v2.1.251 was published on August 28, 2026.

Issue reports attributed to this version so far: 123 (119 open, 4 resolved).

## What's changed

- 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 clients (background subagents, the default, still show status only)
- Added a Spend limit bar to `/usage` and a `rate_limits.spend_limit` status line field for developers behind a Claude apps gat

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v2.1.250 released

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:49:16 GMT

v2.1.250 was published on August 28, 2026.

Issue reports attributed to this version so far: 54 (52 open, 2 resolved).

## What's changed

- Bug fixes and reliability improvements

v2.1.248 released

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 22:12:20 GMT

v2.1.248 was published on August 27, 2026.

Issue reports attributed to this version so far: 23 (21 open, 2 resolved).

## What's changed

- 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 `experimental.cacheTtl` (`"5m"` or `"1h"`) to agent frontmatter: a per-agent prompt cache TTL used when no subagent TTL setting is configured
- Added `claude self-hosted-runner --client-label <

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v2.1.247 released

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 23:06:39 GMT

v2.1.247 was published on August 26, 2026.

Issue reports attributed to this version so far: 113 (110 open, 3 resolved).

## What's changed

- 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 `spinnerTipsOverride`, so organizations can rotate their own tips alongside the built-in ones
- Added a tip on Bash permission prompts pointing to auto mode, with a one-keystroke "Yes, and switch to

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v2.1.246 released

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 22:31:52 GMT

v2.1.246 was published on August 25, 2026.

Issue reports attributed to this version so far: 177 (174 open, 3 resolved).

## What's changed

- 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 completion time to the end-of-turn duration line, e.g. `✻ Sautéed for 23s · done 6:05 PM`
- Fixed fullscreen mode showing a blank transcript after resizing the terminal and jumping to the bottom

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v2.1.245 released

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 05:13:24 GMT

v2.1.245 was published on August 25, 2026.

Issue reports attributed to this version so far: 89 (87 open, 2 resolved).

## What's changed

- Fixed a crash on startup on Linux distributions that ship glibc 2.44 (for example Arch Linux, CachyOS and Fedora Rawhide)

v2.1.241 released

Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:52:16 GMT

v2.1.241 was published on August 23, 2026.

Issue reports attributed to this version so far: 239 (222 open, 17 resolved).

## What's changed

- Bug fixes and reliability improvements

v2.1.240 released

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 14:45:30 GMT

v2.1.240 was published on August 22, 2026.

Issue reports attributed to this version so far: 55 (50 open, 5 resolved).

## What's changed

- Bug fixes and reliability improvements

v2.1.239 released

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 19:54:23 GMT

v2.1.239 was published on August 21, 2026.

Issue reports attributed to this version so far: 79 (73 open, 6 resolved).

## What's changed

- 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 fullscreen
- Added `/claude-api upgrade` to migrate Python projects from `anthropic` 0.x to 1.x, and updated the skill's Python reference for 1.x (timeouts use `anthropic.Timeout`, not `httpx.Timeout

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v2.1.238 released

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 20:33:51 GMT

v2.1.238 was published on August 20, 2026.

Issue reports attributed to this version so far: 108 (89 open, 19 resolved).

## What's changed

- 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 HTTP headers (e.g. a short-lived token) for catalog and same-origin archive fetches
- A catalog entry's `headersHelper` runs only when you install or update that plugin, after its command is show

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v2.1.237 released

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:54:41 GMT

v2.1.237 was published on August 20, 2026.

Issue reports attributed to this version so far: 199 (164 open, 35 resolved).

## What's changed

- 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.

v2.1.236 released

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 20:02:05 GMT

v2.1.236 was published on August 19, 2026.

Issue reports attributed to this version so far: 48 (39 open, 9 resolved).

## What's changed

- 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 machine to send one notice when it next goes idle — opt-in, one-shot, no polling (macOS and Linux)
- Sandbox: on macOS, wildcard read-deny rules (e.g. `**/.env`) now take precedence inside al

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v2.1.235 released

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:38:54 GMT

v2.1.235 was published on August 18, 2026.

Issue reports attributed to this version so far: 133 (109 open, 24 resolved).

## What's changed

- 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 list items misaligning at depth 3+ and added a hanging indent to wrapped list items in the terminal UI
- Fixed prompt input highlights (slash commands, keywords, mentions) appearing shifted by

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v2.1.234 released

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 20:20:58 GMT

v2.1.234 was published on August 17, 2026.

Issue reports attributed to this version so far: 189 (148 open, 41 resolved).

## What's changed

- 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 text selection; also works in the agents view
- Added a GitLab merge request badge to the footer and statusline: repos with a GitLab remote and an authenticated glab CLI show MR !N with draft/pendin

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v2.1.233 released — elevated issue volume (322 reports)

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 22:20:57 GMT

v2.1.233 was published on August 14, 2026.

Issue reports attributed to this version so far: 322 (240 open, 82 resolved) — elevated volume versus the 160-report median across releases.

## What's changed

- 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 gateway can attribute spend per user
- Added opt-in memory cgroup support for Bash tool commands on Linux (`CLAUDE_CODE_TOOL_MEMORY_LIMIT`) so a runaway build can't stall the session
- Added `CLAUD

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v2.1.232 released

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:29:59 GMT

v2.1.232 was published on August 13, 2026.

Issue reports attributed to this version so far: 124 (80 open, 44 resolved).

## What's changed

- 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; Claude then uses `SendMessage` to reach that session directly
- `SendMessage` now delivers to a bare name that exactly matches one live session, instead of asking to confirm with a ref first
- Inte

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v2.1.231 released

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:38:50 GMT

v2.1.231 was published on August 13, 2026.

Issue reports attributed to this version so far: 107 (81 open, 26 resolved).

## What's changed

- Fixed MCP OAuth sign-in failing with a redirect URI mismatch for servers that use a pre-registered OAuth client, such as Slack

v2.1.229 released

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:56:22 GMT

v2.1.229 was published on August 12, 2026.

Issue reports attributed to this version so far: 160 (114 open, 46 resolved).

## What's changed

- 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 during long thinking pauses, preventing idle-timeout disconnects on Vertex and Bedrock upstreams
- Added plugin marketplace `command` sources: a local command (e.g. an IDE) prints the plugin directory,

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v2.1.228 released

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 19:50:59 GMT

v2.1.228 was published on August 11, 2026.

Issue reports attributed to this version so far: 156 (118 open, 38 resolved).

## What's changed

- 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 the session to an earlier model when `/model` had been changed since the last response
- Fixed cross-session messaging sometimes starting without an inbox in the first session after install or upgra

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v2.1.227 released

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 22:56:53 GMT

v2.1.227 was published on August 10, 2026.

Issue reports attributed to this version so far: 190 (133 open, 57 resolved).

## What's changed

- 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 `allowed_non_write_users` on GitHub-hosted runners
- Fixed `/tui` bringing back a conversation that had been rewound to before its first message
- Improved slash-command menu: blue now marks only the selected ro

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v2.1.226 released — elevated issue volume (325 reports)

Sat, 08 Aug 2026 02:48:05 GMT

v2.1.226 was published on August 8, 2026.

Issue reports attributed to this version so far: 325 (253 open, 72 resolved) — elevated volume versus the 160-report median across releases.

## What's changed

- Bug fixes and reliability improvements

v2.1.225 released

Sat, 08 Aug 2026 01:09:26 GMT

v2.1.225 was published on August 8, 2026.

Issue reports attributed to this version so far: 28 (26 open, 2 resolved).

## What's changed

- 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 behavior of `claude`
- Fixed a transient 401 replacing a long-lived `CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN` with a stored login's short-lived token, breaking headless sessions until restart
- Fixed MCP OAuth serve

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v2.1.224 released

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 04:00:59 GMT

v2.1.224 was published on August 7, 2026.

Issue reports attributed to this version so far: 134 (108 open, 26 resolved).

## What's changed

- 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 npm, with optional SHA-256 pinning
- Added a cancel-and-confirm step when removing an unavailable paste changes a command's text
- Added `ANTHROPIC_BEDROCK_REGION_PREFIX` env var for Bedrock to pref

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v2.1.223 released

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:52:37 GMT

v2.1.223 was published on August 6, 2026.

Issue reports attributed to this version so far: 170 (133 open, 37 resolved).

## What's changed

- 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' requested subagent model is restricted and the parent model runs instead
- Added a `/teleport` hint in cloud sessions showing how to continue locally with `claude --teleport <session id>`
- Fix

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v2.1.222 released

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 22:39:55 GMT

v2.1.222 was published on August 4, 2026.

Issue reports attributed to this version so far: 276 (220 open, 56 resolved).

## What's changed

- 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 (summaries, compaction, renames)
- Fixed `/usage-credits` on Team and Enterprise showing "you've already sent a usage credit request" for members whose earlier request was dismissed, blocking them fr

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v2.1.221 released

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:14:23 GMT

v2.1.221 was published on August 4, 2026.

Issue reports attributed to this version so far: 246 (194 open, 52 resolved).

## What's changed

- [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 WSL — sandboxed commands read a sentinel copy (the whole file, or just the spans captured by an `extract` regex) while the sandbox proxy substitutes the real value on egress; on macOS file maskin

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v2.1.220 released — elevated issue volume (1457 reports)

Sat, 25 Jul 2026 01:35:55 GMT

v2.1.220 was published on July 25, 2026.

Issue reports attributed to this version so far: 1457 (1228 open, 229 resolved) — elevated volume versus the 160-report median across releases.

## What's changed

- Bug fixes and reliability improvements

v2.1.219 released

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 17:14:23 GMT

v2.1.219 was published on July 24, 2026.

Issue reports attributed to this version so far: 244 (192 open, 52 resolved).

## What's changed

- 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 `/add-dir` or the SDK `register_repo_root` control request registers a new working directory mid-session
- Added `mcp_server_errors` to the headless stream-json init event, listing `--mcp-config` entri

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v2.1.218 released

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 21:24:56 GMT

v2.1.218 was published on July 22, 2026.

Issue reports attributed to this version so far: 299 (244 open, 55 resolved).

## What's changed

- 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`, `Ctrl+U`, `Ctrl+K`) in `--ax-screen-reader` mode
- Fixed Windows paths with `\u`-prefixed segments (like `C:\Users\unicorn`) being corrupted into CJK characters in tool inputs, which made those f

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v2.1.217 released

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:35:10 GMT

v2.1.217 was published on July 21, 2026.

Issue reports attributed to this version so far: 240 (189 open, 51 resolved).

## What's changed

- 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 environment variable, instead of losing transcripts silently
- Fixed a memory leak where truncated MCP tool outputs kept the full untruncated result in memory for the rest of the session
- Fixed Wi

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