Claude Code v2.1.138

Released May 9, 2026 (3 months ago).

"References this build" means the issue body mentions running 2.1.138 (from the bug-report template). It reflects report volume, not a proven defect count — an issue may mention a version without being caused by it. First-party data from the anthropics/claude-code tracker.

Top issues reported on v2.1.138

Ranked by community engagement (reactions and comments).

• [BUG] Xcode authentication fails to recognize Premium Nonprofit seat despite valid assignment
  Open 💬 15 👍 11 #57923
• [BUG] Mac desktop app: 'Your previous message wasn't sent' toast fires after successful response, caused by postMessage origin mismatch to claudeusercontent.com
  Resolved 💬 17 👍 9 #58623
• [BUG] Session history empty in VSCode extension when working directory is on a mapped Windows drive
  Open 💬 9 👍 8 #63527
• [BUG] Chat scroll is constrained to most recent assistant turn while AskUserQuestion card is showing
  Resolved 💬 6 👍 9 #57691
• [Bug] Intermittent OAuthError on Claude Code session start on macOS
  Resolved 💬 8 👍 4 #57653
• [BUG] Routine push to main returns HTTP 403 from git proxy despite "Allow unrestricted branch pushes" being enabled
  Resolved 💬 7 👍 4 #58141
• Regression: /effort writes to global settings.json mid-session, breaking previously-isolated parallel sessions
  Resolved 💬 4 👍 5 #57618
• Desktop app should support a configurable default startup directory
  Resolved 💬 4 👍 5 #57607
• Weekly limit depletes disproportionately to 5h-session limit on Max 20x — quantified telemetry shows ~5x drift vs historical baseline
  Resolved 💬 15 👍 1 #57699
• Misleading 'CI checks unavailable' when CC session cwd is not a git repo
  Open 💬 5 👍 4 #59182
• Claude Desktop (Windows): ~25% CPU + ~5 MB/s sustained disk writes when idle -- TanStack Query persistQueryClient rewrites entire conversation cache (~45 MB) under one IndexedDB blob on every mutation
  Resolved 💬 8 👍 3 #58799
• Windows: app window is always-on-top with no way to disable it
  Open 💬 7 👍 3 #89467
• [Feature Request] User-configurable autocompact threshold for context fill percentage
  Resolved 💬 4 👍 4 #57773
• opus Skill rewrites: ignored own /verify skill, made unverified claims, regressed to prose summaries
  Resolved 💬 13 👍 1 #57661
• [Bug] Anthropic API Error: 500 Internal Server Error
  Resolved 💬 3 👍 4 #61364
• [BUG] Weekly Sonnet limit non-functional — blocked despite 78% Sonnet quota remaining
  Resolved 💬 2 👍 4 #57875
• [BUG] Agent tool `model` parameter silently overridden by CLAUDE_CODE_SUBAGENT_MODEL — no signal in tool_result or transcript
  Resolved 💬 2 👍 4 #57718
• Desktop rewind fails on conversation-only sessions: not on active chain (chain size 2/N)
  Resolved 💬 7 👍 2 #59697
• [BUG] Claude Desktop "Code" tab: pre-existing CLI/VS Code sessions invisible — local_*.json index entries never created for them (reopen of #29331 with reverse-engineered schema + DIY fix proof)
  Resolved 💬 4 👍 3 #58670
• [Bug] Opus 4.7 xHigh performance degradation post-Colossus-1 rollout
  Resolved 💬 4 👍 3 #57692
• [BUG] Claude on terminal doesn´t work. Ask me for accept Consumer Terms and Privacy Policy
  Resolved 💬 13 #57569
• [BUG] Safety classifier repeatedly blocks legitimate constructed language (conlang) development
  Resolved 💬 3 👍 3 #61650
• [BUG] "Session history shows in sidebar but content is empty — desktop app (Windows)"
  Resolved 💬 9 👍 1 #60172
• [BUG] Long-running session degradation since v2.1.139, compounded by silent fast-mode model swap in v2.1.142 — no changelog, breaks pinned-model workflows, quantified waste
  Resolved 💬 4 👍 2 #59860
• [BUG] New claude code version breaks Warp plugin integration (and other plugins) by blocking plugin terminal access
  Resolved 💬 4 👍 2 #58419
• [BUG] PowerShell tool fails Exit 1, empty stdout/stderr on Windows 10 DE-locale (v2.1.142, all environmental causes ruled out)
  Resolved 💬 6 👍 1 #59833
• Claude Code commits and pushes without permission, ignoring explicit CLAUDE.md prohibitions
  Resolved 💬 3 👍 2 #58079
• [BUG] /schedule references https://claude.ai/code/routines but the URL 404s
  Resolved 💬 3 👍 2 #57864
• [Bug] Remote Control session creation fails with unhelpful debug log path
  Resolved 💬 3 👍 2 #57712
• [BUG] Claude Code falls to timeout or answering very slow on simple prompts
  Resolved 💬 3 👍 2 #57686

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