Claude Code v2.1.215

Released Jul 19, 2026 (1 month ago).

"References this build" means the issue body mentions running 2.1.215 (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 v2.1.215

Ranked by community engagement (reactions and comments).

• [BUG] Fable 5 prompts 'usage credits required' on Max plan from 2026-07-20, the day it became standard on Max (saved model claude-fable-5[1m])
  Resolved 💬 75 👍 26 #79337
• [BUG] Fable 5 gated behind usage credits dialog on Max when authenticated via claude setup-token (inference-only scope cannot read entitlements)
  Open 💬 18 👍 41 #79360
• Any way to let Claude run /verify and /code-review on its own again?
  Open 💬 8 👍 18 #79282
• [Bug] Fable 5 incorrectly requires usage credits on Max 20x plan despite available weekly allowance
  Open 💬 10 👍 11 #79341
• Assistant text emitted before a tool call in the same turn (esp. AskUserQuestion) is intermittently never rendered to the user
  Resolved 💬 14 👍 8 #79584
• [Bug] Agent unable to invoke /code-review skill from custom skills
  Resolved 💬 7 👍 10 #79023
• [Bug] Plan mode incorrectly requests permissions for non-destructive operations like explore and Bash commands
  Open 💬 2 👍 8 #79320
• [BUG] Desktop app Browser pane: read tools blocked with "requires per-action approval" even though domain is in launchPreviewAllowedOrigins, restart does not clear it
  Resolved 💬 3 👍 5 #79110
• [FEATURE] Setting to disable automatic editor group locking in the VS Code extension
  Open 💬 3 👍 4 #80148
• `claude-api` skill dumps entire ~784KB SKILL.md into context for a simple usage-limit question, burning huge Pro-plan usage
  Resolved 💬 3 👍 4 #79457
• /copy writes the clipboard as latin-1, so non-ASCII output pastes as mojibake (still broken in 2.1.215)
  Open 💬 4 👍 3 #79482
• Desktop app: support custom themes / accent colors (parity with CLI custom theme system)
  Open 💬 1 👍 4 #79305
• [Feature Request] Official support for Claude Desktop on Arch Linux and derivatives
  Open 💬 0 👍 4 #79296
• [BUG] Model continues past end of turn, emitting a fabricated user turn and a fabricated system-reminder block inside its own assistant message
  Open 💬 9 👍 1 #79293
• Workflow tool: ~180s per-agent no-progress kill is hard-coded — ignores CLAUDE_STREAM_IDLE_TIMEOUT_MS / CLAUDE_ASYNC_AGENT_STALL_TIMEOUT_MS; please make it configurable
  Open 💬 3 👍 3 #79017
• Claude Code (VS Code extension) prompts for usage credits on Fable 5 despite Max plan showing full entitlement
  Resolved 💬 7 👍 1 #79386
• [BUG] Claude Code sessions freeze locally until another session receives input — Desktop app & VS Code only (not web)
  Open 💬 3 👍 2 #79921
• [BUG] macOS: locked login keychain silently breaks auth — /login falsely reports "Login successful", and entering the password at the keychain prompts still leaves the session logged out
  Open 💬 0 👍 3 #79407
• Cross-session message delivered to transcript but receiving session never processes it
  Resolved 💬 5 👍 1 #86319
• [Bug] Unexpected spike in token usage (25% weekly quota in minutes)
  Open 💬 2 👍 2 #80857
• [BUG] Issues are labeled as duplicates without referencing the original issue
  Open 💬 5 👍 1 #79523
• [Feature Request] Add subagent-scoped effort control (CLAUDE_CODE_SUBAGENT_EFFORT env var and settings key)
  Open 💬 2 👍 2 #79135
• [Bug] Claude Fable 5 incorrectly consumes usage credits on Claude Code 2.1.215 with 20x Max subscription
  Open 💬 1 👍 2 #79548
• Session .jsonl rewritten to metadata-only stub (zero user/assistant records) at resume time; subagent transcripts survive — 27 sessions affected, 2.1.21x
  Open 💬 4 👍 1 #79298
• [MODEL] Same-session events described as "yesterday" — relative-time references fabricated from turn count, despite correct absolute date in system prompt
  Open 💬 3 👍 1 #79731
• [BUG] VS Code extension exits with code 1 on first daily launch: org verification runs with expired OAuth token, no refresh attempt before fatal 401
  Open 💬 6 #79688
• Cowork / Claude in Chrome extension navigated a real Chrome tab to an unrelated external site (aisle.wedding) without any prompt requesting it
  Open 💬 6 #79596
• [Feature Request] Increase concurrent workflow agent limit for hosted sandboxes
  Open 💬 3 👍 1 #79561
• [Bug] claude-api skill consumes entire context window on Haiku model
  Resolved 💬 3 👍 1 #79463
• [Feature Request] Add option to disable EndConversation tool
  Open 💬 2 👍 1 #80307

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