Claude Code v2.1.179

Released Jun 16, 2026 (2 months ago).

"References this build" means the issue body mentions running 2.1.179 (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 v2.1.179

Ranked by community engagement (reactions and comments).

• [BUG] VS Code extension blocks Fable 5 with "requires usage credits" while account has 20% of weekly Fable allowance remaining (Max plan)
  Open 💬 18 👍 12 #79441
• /workflows slash command not recognized in VS Code extension
  Open 💬 3 👍 7 #74585
• Vim mode: pressing Escape in INSERT mode on agent screen clears the entire prompt
  Open 💬 4 👍 6 #69181
• [BUG] Local-scoped plugin fails to load on Windows with `plugin-cache-miss` due to case-sensitive `projectPath` comparison
  Open 💬 4 👍 4 #74912
• [Bug] OTEL Export functionality disabled or non-functional
  Resolved 💬 4 👍 4 #71312
• [Bug] Subagent results route to root teammate instead of spawning teammate
  Resolved 💬 4 👍 4 #69212
• /workflows slash command not recognized in VS Code extension
  Resolved 💬 6 👍 3 #72292
• False "Context limit reached" at 21% context after loading claude-api skill
  Open 💬 3 👍 4 #69179
• [BUG] "User declined to answer questions" in response to "Chat about this"
  Open 💬 6 👍 3 #69074
• [BUG] mouse wheel scroll in IntelliJ on mac does not scroll conversation
  Resolved 💬 5 👍 3 #69111
• [BUG] Windows: worktree creation leaves a junk dev/null/ directory of git-lfs hooks
  Open 💬 3 👍 3 #69453
• MCP elicitation form dialog clipped & not scrollable in fullscreen TUI - action buttons below viewport
  Open 💬 4 👍 2 #69087
• [BUG] [BUG] HTTP MCP connector to Atlassian /v1/mcp/authv2 fails with "Invalid context provided" while /v1/sse works with the same account
  Resolved 💬 4 👍 2 #69035
• [Claude in Chrome] Tab groups not cleaned up after session ends
  Open 💬 3 👍 2 #75901
• [BUG] Edit/Write fail with "ENOENT: fchmod" on VM shared-folder drives when the target file already exists
  Open 💬 8 #73386
• [BUG] SendMessage-resumed background subagent never appears in the background tasks UI
  Open 💬 4 👍 1 #73095
• [BUG] Model discovery incompatible with hybrid claude.ai/gateway authentication
  Resolved 💬 1 👍 2 #69116
• [FEATURE] Opt-in context inheritance for Agent-spawned subagents (inherit_context flag)
  Resolved 💬 6 #69283
• [BUG] Editing ordinary repo files inside .claude/worktrees/<branch>/ triggers the "editing Claude settings" permission guard
  Resolved 💬 3 👍 1 #69210
• Background-agent completion notifications silently dropped on 2.1.179 (sequential dispatch; agents complete cleanly, no task-notification fires)
  Resolved 💬 3 👍 1 #68997
• [BUG] Read tool fails on Opus 4.7 / 4.8 but works on Haiku 4.5 in the same session
  Resolved 💬 5 #70734
• [BUG] anthropic.claude-code@2.1.179 VS code extension polutes the process environment of other extensions with `NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath=1`
  Resolved 💬 5 #69227
• [BUG] statusLine command receives "high" instead of "xhigh" for effort level
  Resolved 💬 5 #69178
• [BUG] Claude native install message persists after removal and using homebrew (or other) binary install
  Resolved 💬 2 👍 1 #69099
• [Bug] Severely downgraded and throttled Opus 4.8
  Resolved 💬 2 👍 1 #69065
• [Bug] Agent fabricates tool result confirmations for failed Edit calls
  Resolved 💬 2 👍 1 #68990
• My Claude developed Arachnophobia. help. I tell him to check my spoderman repo, it insta blocks the chat.
  Open 💬 4 #77902
• [BUG] Chat auto-scrolls to bottom on message send, losing scroll position (Cursor/VS Code extension)
  Open 💬 1 👍 1 #76350
• [BUG] Ultra workflow auto-scales agents (up to ~130) and triggers Rate Limit / IP Block without user-specified count
  Resolved 💬 4 #69635
• [BUG] Skill effort: frontmatter is documented but has no runtime effect
  Open 💬 1 👍 1 #69267

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