Claude Code v2.1.25

Released Jan 29, 2026 (7 months ago).

"References this build" means the issue body mentions running 2.1.25 (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 v2.1.25

Ranked by community engagement (reactions and comments).

• [FEATURE] Add settings to hide token counter and version display in status line
  Resolved 💬 11 👍 31 #21867
• [BUG] 2.1.27 session resume logic is loosing context
  Open 💬 19 👍 22 #22107
• [BUG] Command line tool becomes slower and slower as session progresses, slowness seen in keyboard response when typing and pressing enter on the prompt submission
  Open 💬 3 👍 14 #22265
• [BUG] Claude.ai MCPs not showing up on Claude code
  Resolved 💬 11 👍 11 #21874
• [BUG] Claude Code v2.1.24+ broken on macOS - cache_control.ephemeral.scope error
  Resolved 💬 14 👍 6 #23220
• [BUG] Severe file picker performance regression (VS Code Extension)
  Resolved 💬 10 👍 5 #22434
• The /ide command cannot detect VS Code on Windows despite extension running
  Resolved 💬 7 👍 6 #21976
• [BUG] Personal/global skills at ~/.claude/skills/ not recognized
  Resolved 💬 8 👍 5 #22171
• [Bug] v2.1.25 Main Thread Busy-Wait: 75% of sessions spin at 60-70% CPU (WCHAN = -)
  Resolved 💬 8 👍 5 #21889
• [BUG] paths: frontmatter in user-level rules (~/.claude/rules/) is ignored
  Resolved 💬 6 👍 5 #21858
• [BUG] Streaming output tokens are incomplete in session.jsonl compared to /cost
  Resolved 💬 7 👍 4 #21971
• [BUG] Bash tool produces no output on Windows - commands run but output files remain empty
  Resolved 💬 7 👍 4 #21915
• [BUG] Chrome extension MCP shows connected but "Browser extension is not connected" error
  Resolved 💬 4 👍 4 #27880
• Diagnostics shows false PATH warning even when ~/.local/bin is properly configured
  Resolved 💬 7 👍 3 #22110
• [BUG] settings.json Proxy Configuration Doesn't Work for Claude (But CLI Does)
  Resolved 💬 13 👍 1 #22004
• [BUG] Hooks related info disappeared from transcript
  Resolved 💬 6 👍 3 #23524
• [Bug] Compaction fails with "Conversation too long" error when context limit reached
  Resolved 💬 3 👍 4 #21961
• Chrome extension connection fails: Native messaging host crashes with Bun assertion failure on Windows
  Resolved 💬 3 👍 4 #21838
• [Bug] MCP/Connector configurations disappeared from Claude Code
  Resolved 💬 5 👍 3 #21817
• Native binary auto-updater serves 2.1.25 instead of 2.1.34 on "latest" channel
  Resolved 💬 4 👍 3 #23749
• [DESIGN FLAW] Context compaction destroys workflow — no CLAUDE.md reload, no pause, auto-continues and breaks own work
  Resolved 💬 9 👍 1 #21925
• [BUG] Chrome native host crashes with Bun panic on Windows 11 (v2.1.25)
  Resolved 💬 9 👍 1 #21811
• [BUG] Stderr not in transript (Ctrl + O) when SessionStart hook fails with non-blocking status code
  Resolved 💬 4 👍 2 #23491
• [Bug] Chrome Native Host crashes on Windows with Bun 1.3.5 named pipe initialization
  Resolved 💬 4 👍 2 #21935
• claude install reports installing v2.1.25 but actually keeps v2.1.23
  Resolved 💬 4 👍 2 #21870
• [Bug] Context window limit reached consistently at ~84% of session usage
  Resolved 💬 3 👍 2 #22001
• "Accept all edits during this session" doesn't persist - keeps asking for permission
  Resolved 💬 3 👍 2 #21985
• Bug Report: Chrome Extension Not Connecting in Claude Code (Terminal) but Works in Claude Desktop
  Resolved 💬 3 👍 2 #21977
• [BUG] Claude Code proposes edits inline in terminal instead of opening VS Code diff editor on Windows 11
  Resolved 💬 6 👍 1 #21908
• [BUG] Sandbox CWD tracking uses CLAUDE_CODE_TMPDIR which is not in sandbox allow list
  Resolved 💬 3 👍 2 #21842

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