Claude Code v2.1.20

What's changed

• Added arrow key history navigation in vim normal mode when cursor cannot move further
• Added external editor shortcut (Ctrl+G) to the help menu for better discoverability
• Added PR review status indicator to the prompt footer, showing the current branch's PR state (approved, changes requested, pending, or draft) as a colored dot with a clickable link
• Added support for loading CLAUDE.md files from additional directories specified via --add-dir flag (requires setting CLAUDE_CODE_ADDITIONAL_DIRECTORIES_CLAUDE_MD=1)
• Added ability to delete tasks via the TaskUpdate tool
• Fixed session compaction issues that could cause resume to load full history instead of the compact summary
• Fixed agents sometimes ignoring user messages sent while actively working on a task
• Fixed wide character (emoji, CJK) rendering artifacts where trailing columns were not cleared when replaced by narrower characters
• Fixed JSON parsing errors when MCP tool responses contain special Unicode characters
• Fixed up/down arrow keys in multi-line and wrapped text input to prioritize cursor movement over history navigation
• Fixed draft prompt being lost when pressing UP arrow to navigate command history
• Fixed ghost text flickering when typing slash commands mid-input
• Fixed marketplace source removal not properly deleting settings
• Fixed duplicate output in some commands like /context
• Fixed task list sometimes showing outside the main conversation view
• Fixed syntax highlighting for diffs occurring within multiline constructs like Python docstrings
• Fixed crashes when cancelling tool use
• Improved /sandbox command UI to show dependency status with installation instructions when dependencies are missing
• Improved thinking status text with a subtle shimmer animation
• Improved task list to dynamically adjust visible items based on terminal height
• Improved fork conversation hint to show how to resume the original session
• Changed collapsed read/search groups to show present tense ("Reading", "Searching for") while in progress, and past tense ("Read", "Searched for") when complete
• Changed teammate messages to render with rich Markdown formatting (bold, code blocks, lists, etc.) instead of plain text
• Changed ToolSearch results to appear as a brief notification instead of inline in the conversation
• Changed the /commit-push-pr skill to automatically post PR URLs to Slack channels when configured via MCP tools
• Changed the /copy command to be available to all users
• Changed background agents to prompt for tool permissions before launching
• Changed permission rules like Bash(*) to be accepted and treated as equivalent to Bash
• Changed config backups to be timestamped and rotated (keeping 5 most recent) to prevent data loss