Claude Code v2.1.85
Released Mar 26, 2026 (5 months ago).
208 issues reference this build
10 still open
198 resolved (95%)
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Top issues reported on v2.1.85
Ranked by community engagement (reactions and comments).
- [Bug] Anthropic API Error: Overloaded
- [BUG] Dispatch responses generated but never delivered to clients (desktop Cowork & mobile)
- [Bug] Anthropic API Error: 529 Overloaded
- Opus 1M context on Max plan requires extra usage despite docs saying 'included with subscription'
- API Error: 529 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"overloaded_error","message":"Overloaded.
- [Bug] Plan Mode not enforced: Claude executes actions without waiting for user approval
- Critical: Claude Code silently deletes conversation history without user consent
- 93% rate limit consumed in ~3 minutes on fresh session (Max plan, v2.1.85)
- Claude Desktop Code mode crashes immediately (exit code 1) — works fine from CLI
- [BUG] Extreme Token Burn with Claude Code CLI - Normal Work Impossible!
- [BUG] 529 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"overloaded_error","message":"Overloaded. https://docs.claude.com/en/api/errors"}
- [BUG] userConfig prompt not shown during plugin install — substitution fails with "Missing required user configuration value
- Dispatch: SendUserMessage tool not loadable — agent responds but messages never appear
- [Bug] Anthropic API: Extreme latency on Claude Code requests (15s+ to first token)
- [BUG] Session resume loads zero conversation history — silently drops all context
- [BUG] Claude Code VSCode extension webview "Not responding" on Windows 11 - terminal works, GUI does not
- [BUG] Shift+Enter regression in versions 2.1.85, 2.1.86 and 2.1.87 - worked in version 2.1.84
- [BUG] Claude Max token quotas are badly broken
- [Bug] Anthropic API Error: Rate limit reached despite low session/weekly usage; missing per-minute limit documentation
- [BUG] --output-format stream-json intermittently hangs — process stops producing output and never exits
- [BUG] Sessions stay marked unread in Desktop app after being viewed (macOS)
- [BUG] Drag and drop folders into VS Code chat panel does not work (files work with Shift)
- [BUG] JetBrains plugin: IDE diff review not working on Windows (native terminal + PyCharm)
- [Bug] Anthropic API Error: Overloaded
- [BUG] Rate limit reached immediately on new Max subscription despite 1% usage
- [Bug] Overloaded API Error Handling
- [BUG] "Copy message" copies empty string to clipboard on Windows 11 Desktop App
- headersHelper silently ignored since v2.1.85 — Claude Code skips to OAuth discovery instead
- [BUG] Server-managed settings from admin console not syncing to Claude Code CLI
- [BUG] `/web-setup` slash command not found during onboarding
Changelog
What's changed
- Added
CLAUDE_CODE_MCP_SERVER_NAMEandCLAUDE_CODE_MCP_SERVER_URLenvironment variables to MCPheadersHelperscripts, allowing one helper to serve multiple servers - Added conditional
iffield for hooks using permission rule syntax (e.g.,Bash(git *)) to filter when they run, reducing process spawning overhead - Added timestamp markers in transcripts when scheduled tasks (
/loop,CronCreate) fire - Added trailing space after
[Image #N]placeholder when pasting images - Deep link queries (
claude-cli://open?q=…) now support up to 5,000 characters, with a "scroll to review" warning for long pre-filled prompts - MCP OAuth now follows RFC 9728 Protected Resource Metadata discovery to find the authorization server
- Plugins blocked by organization policy (
managed-settings.json) can no longer be installed or enabled, and are hidden from marketplace views - PreToolUse hooks can now satisfy
AskUserQuestionby returningupdatedInputalongsidepermissionDecision: "allow", enabling headless integrations that collect answers via their own UI tool_parametersin OpenTelemetry tool_result events are now gated behindOTEL_LOG_TOOL_DETAILS=1- Fixed
/compactfailing with "context exceeded" when the conversation has grown too large for the compact request itself to fit - Fixed
/plugin enableand/plugin disablefailing when a plugin's install location differs from where it's declared in settings - Fixed
--worktreeexiting with an error in non-git repositories before theWorktreeCreatehook could run - Fixed
deniedMcpServerssetting not blocking claude.ai MCP servers - Fixed
switch_displayin the computer-use tool returning "not available in this session" on multi-monitor setups - Fixed crash when
OTEL_LOGS_EXPORTER,OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER, orOTEL_TRACES_EXPORTERis set tonone - Fixed diff syntax highlighting not working in non-native builds
- Fixed MCP step-up authorization failing when a refresh token exists — servers requesting elevated scopes via
403 insufficient_scopenow correctly trigger the re-authorization flow - Fixed memory leak in remote sessions when a streaming response is interrupted
- Fixed persistent ECONNRESET errors during edge connection churn by using a fresh TCP connection on retry
- Fixed prompts getting stuck in the queue after running certain slash commands, with up-arrow unable to retrieve them
- Fixed Python Agent SDK:
type:'sdk'MCP servers passed via--mcp-configare no longer dropped during startup - Fixed raw key sequences appearing in the prompt when running over SSH or in the VS Code integrated terminal
- Fixed Remote Control session status staying stuck on "Requires Action" after a permission is resolved
- Fixed shift+enter and meta+enter being intercepted by typeahead suggestions instead of inserting newlines
- Fixed stale content bleeding through when scrolling up during streaming
- Fixed terminal left in enhanced keyboard mode after exit in Ghostty, Kitty, WezTerm, and other terminals supporting the Kitty keyboard protocol — Ctrl+C and Ctrl+D now work correctly after quitting
- Improved @-mention file autocomplete performance on large repositories
- Improved PowerShell dangerous command detection
- Improved scroll performance with large transcripts by replacing WASM yoga-layout with a pure TypeScript implementation
- Reduced UI stutter when compaction triggers on large sessions