Claude Code v2.1.272

Released Sep 15, 2026 (1 month ago).

"References this build" means the issue body mentions running 2.1.272 (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 v2.1.272

Ranked by community engagement (reactions and comments).

• [Bug] Claude repetitively outputs "privately" and "what I need next" messages
  Open 💬 0 👍 5 #94825
• [Bug] File-change attribution asymmetry between concurrent sessions
  Open 💬 3 👍 2 #94571
• Worktree isolation refuses git-free Bash on 2.1.272/2.1.273: literal-assigned variables, $(…) args, loops, heredocs after && (75 refusals in 3 days)
  Open 💬 4 👍 1 #95122
• VS Code: after an extension host restart, Claude panels never re-attach, so every session in the window looks frozen until Reload Window
  Open 💬 3 👍 1 #94743
• [Feature Request] Collapse diffs by default in terminal output
  Open 💬 0 👍 2 #94504
• [Bug] Error handling for long string values in input parameters
  Open 💬 2 👍 1 #95193
• [Bug] Auto-compact triggers at 12% context threshold causing infinite loop and rate limit exhaustion
  Open 💬 2 👍 1 #94481
• Claude in Chrome form_input denied by the auto-mode classifier in bypassPermissions (2.1.272): the "add a Bash permission rule" hint is still wrong, and a documented autoMode.allow rule is labelled [Auto-Mode Bypass]
  Open 💬 4 #95842
• [BUG] docx/pptx/xlsx skills: soffice.py raises "module 'socket' has no attribute 'AF_UNIX'" on Windows (re-filing #78841, closed as stale)
  Open 💬 1 👍 1 #94619
• [FEATURE] Fullscreen TUI: show a scroll-position indicator (scrollbar) while paging with PgUp/PgDn — keyboard-only, no mouse drag
  Open 💬 1 👍 1 #94555
• Session .jsonl transcript silently deleted while session folder remains — deletion pattern doesn't match simple age-based retention
  Open 💬 3 #95403
• [BUG] Windows: `.oauth_refresh.lock` directory survives a mid-refresh exit and is never reclaimed despite `stale: 60000` — every `claude -p` call fails until it is deleted by hand
  Open 💬 3 #95236
• [BUG] In strict sandbox mode, non-literal paths force permission prompts even in Auto mode
  Open 💬 0 👍 1 #94560
• VS Code extension: new sessions ignore claudeCode.preferredLocation: "sidebar" since 2.1.268
  Open 💬 0 👍 1 #94499
• [QUESTION] Does stats-cache.json rebuild lose history for transcripts already cleaned up by cleanupPeriodDays or `project purge`?
  Open 💬 3 #94479
• CLAUDE.md loads twice on the nested_traversal path when two paths reach the same file
  Open 💬 3 #94463
• [Feature Request] Improve agent task orchestration and workflow management efficiency
  Open 💬 1 #95304
• [BUG] `claude upgrade` reports success but leaves `bin/claude.exe` as the fallback stub — native binary not linked
  Open 💬 1 #95297
• Desktop app: idle worktree reaper silently deletes a session's working folder; session then shows 'Working folder no longer exists' with no explanation
  Resolved 💬 1 #95245
• [Bug] Zap scan blocks incorrectly during execution
  Resolved 💬 1 #95183
• [Bug] Unauthorized model switching during authentication server development
  Resolved 💬 1 #95176
• effortLevel setting cannot persist the "Max" effort tier the UI offers
  Resolved 💬 1 #94893
• Dangerous-rm approval dialog displays a target resolved against the session cwd, not the cd target
  Open 💬 1 #94704
• [Bug] Agent generates contradictory or confusing responses affecting user workflow
  Resolved 💬 1 #94590
• [Bug] MCP tool approval in planning mode not persisting between iterations
  Resolved 💬 1 #94576
• [Bug] Unclear error when attempting to build SNN model
  Resolved 💬 1 #94568
• [Feature Request] Add token usage tracking and refund mechanism for API errors
  Open 💬 1 #94567
• [BUG] Plugin update leaves a truncated version dir in the plugin cache (81 of 108 skills missing) when the same plugin@version is installed at user scope and project scope
  Open 💬 1 #94547
• iOS Simulator panel helper (claude-ios-sim) keeps encoding forever after the simulator is shut down — unbounded VTEncoderXPCService growth, only a manual kill stops it
  Resolved 💬 1 #94520
• Environment "Network access: Full" setting not applied to session containers — outbound HTTPS still blocked (403 at gateway)
  Resolved 💬 1 #94506

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