3 features were incorrectly attributed to v2.1.39 instead of v2.1.41 (guard nested sessions, OTel speed attribute, Agent Teams model fix). Verified against official CHANGELOG. Also adds claude auth login/status/logout to the ultimate guide maintenance commands table. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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title: "Claude Code Release History"
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description: "Condensed changelog of official Claude Code releases with highlights and breaking changes"
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tags: [reference, release]
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---
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# Claude Code Release History
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> Condensed changelog of Claude Code official releases.
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> **Full details**: [github.com/anthropics/claude-code/CHANGELOG.md](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md)
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> **Machine-readable**: [claude-code-releases.yaml](../machine-readable/claude-code-releases.yaml)
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**Latest**: v2.1.42 | **Updated**: 2026-02-16
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---
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## Quick Jump
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- [2.1.x Series (January-February 2026)](#21x-series-january-february-2026) — Fast mode Opus 4.6, PDF pages support, /debug command, Task management
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- [2.0.x Series (Nov 2025 - Jan 2026)](#20x-series-november-2025---january-2026) — Opus 4.5, Claude in Chrome, Background agents
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- [Breaking Changes Summary](#breaking-changes-summary)
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- [Milestone Features](#milestone-features)
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## 2.1.x Series (January-February 2026)
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### v2.1.42 (2026-02-14)
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- **Improved**: Startup performance via deferred Zod schema construction (faster on large projects)
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- **Improved**: Prompt cache hit rate by moving date outside the system prompt (avoids daily cache invalidation)
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- **New**: Opus 4.6 effort callout for eligible users (one-time onboarding)
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- Fixed: `/resume` showing interrupt messages as session titles
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- Fixed: Image dimension limit errors now suggest using `/compact` instead of opaque failure
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### v2.1.41 (2026-02-13)
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- **New**: Guard against launching Claude Code inside another Claude Code session
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- **New**: `claude auth login`, `claude auth status`, `claude auth logout` CLI subcommands
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- **New**: Windows ARM64 (win32-arm64) native binary support
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- Added `speed` attribute to OTel events and trace spans for fast mode visibility
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- **Improved**: `/rename` auto-generates session name from conversation context when called without arguments
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- Improved narrow terminal layout for prompt footer
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- Fixed: Agent Teams using wrong model identifier for Bedrock, Vertex, and Foundry customers
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- Fixed: Crash when MCP tools return image content during streaming
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- Fixed: `/resume` session previews showing raw XML tags instead of readable command names
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- Fixed: Opus 4.6 launch announcement showing for Bedrock/Vertex/Foundry users
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- Fixed: Hook blocking errors (exit code 2) not showing stderr to the user
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- Fixed: Structured-outputs beta header sent unconditionally on Vertex/Bedrock
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- Fixed: File resolution for @-mentions with anchor fragments (e.g., `@README.md#installation`)
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- Fixed: FileReadTool blocking on FIFOs, `/dev/stdin`, and large files
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- Fixed: Background task notifications not delivered in streaming Agent SDK mode
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- Fixed: Auto-compact failure error notifications shown to users
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- Fixed: Stale permission rules not clearing when settings change on disk
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- Fixed: Permission wait time included in subagent elapsed time display
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- Fixed: Proactive ticks firing while in plan mode
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- Improved: Model error messages for Bedrock/Vertex/Foundry with fallback suggestions
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### v2.1.39 (2026-02-10)
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- Improved: Terminal rendering performance
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- Fixed: Fatal errors being swallowed instead of displayed
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- Fixed: Process hanging after session close
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- Fixed: Character loss at terminal screen boundary
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- Fixed: Blank lines in verbose transcript view
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### v2.1.38 (2026-02-10)
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- Fixed: VS Code terminal scroll-to-top regression introduced in 2.1.37
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- Fixed: Tab key queueing slash commands instead of autocompleting
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- Fixed: Bash permission matching for commands using environment variable wrappers
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- Fixed: Text between tool uses disappearing when not using streaming
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- **Security**: Improved heredoc delimiter parsing to prevent command smuggling
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- **Security**: Blocked writes to `.claude/skills` directory in sandbox mode
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### v2.1.37 (2026-02-08)
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- Fixed `/fast` not immediately available after enabling `/extra-usage`
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### v2.1.36 (2026-02-08) ⭐
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- ⭐ **Fast mode now available for Opus 4.6** — Same model, faster output. Toggle with `/fast`. [Learn more](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/fast-mode)
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### v2.1.34 (2026-02-07)
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- Fixed a crash when agent teams setting changed between renders
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- **Security fix**: Commands excluded from sandboxing (via `sandbox.excludedCommands` or `dangerouslyDisableSandbox`) could bypass the Bash ask permission rule when `autoAllowBashIfSandboxed` was enabled
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### v2.1.33 (2026-02-06)
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**Highlights**:
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- **Agent teams fixes** — Improved tmux session handling and availability warnings
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- **New hook events** — `TeammateIdle` and `TaskCompleted` for multi-agent workflows
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- **Agent frontmatter enhancements**:
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- `memory` field for user/project/local scope memory selection
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- `Task(agent_type)` syntax to restrict sub-agent spawning in agent definitions
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- **Plugin identification** — Plugin name now shown in skill descriptions and `/skills` menu
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- **VSCode improvements** — Remote sessions support, branch/message count in session picker
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- Fixed: Thinking interruption, streaming abort, proxy settings, `/resume` XML markup
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- Improved: API connection errors show specific cause instead of generic message
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- Improved: Invalid managed settings errors now surfaced properly
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- Multiple stability fixes across agent workflows and tool interactions
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### v2.1.32 (2026-02-05) ⭐ MAJOR
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**Highlights**:
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- ⭐ **Claude Opus 4.6 is now available!**
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- ⭐ **Agent teams research preview** — Multi-agent collaboration for complex tasks (token-intensive, requires `CLAUDE_CODE_EXPERIMENTAL_AGENT_TEAMS=1`)
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- ⭐ **Automatic memory recording and recall** — Claude now automatically records and recalls memories as it works
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- **"Summarize from here"** — Message selector now allows partial conversation summarization
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- Skills from `.claude/skills/` in `--add-dir` directories auto-load
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- Fixed: `@` file completion showing incorrect relative paths from subdirectories
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- Fixed: Bash tool no longer throws "Bad substitution" errors with JavaScript template literals (e.g., `${index + 1}`)
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- Improved: Skill character budget now scales with context window (2% of context)
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- Improved: `--resume` re-uses `--agent` value from previous conversation by default
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- Fixed: Thai/Lao spacing vowels rendering issues
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- [VSCode] Fixed slash commands incorrectly executing when pressing Enter with preceding text
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- [VSCode] Added spinner when loading past conversations list
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### v2.1.31 (2026-02-03)
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- **Session resume hint** — Exit message now shows how to continue your conversation later
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- **Full-width (zenkaku) space support** — Added Japanese IME checkbox selection support
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- Fixed: PDF too large errors permanently locking sessions (now recoverable without starting new conversation)
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- Fixed: Bash commands incorrectly reporting "Read-only file system" when sandbox enabled
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- Fixed: Plan mode crash when project config missing default fields
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- Fixed: `temperatureOverride` being silently ignored in streaming API path
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- Fixed: LSP shutdown/exit compatibility with strict language servers
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- Improved: System prompts now guide model toward Read/Edit/Glob/Grep tools instead of bash equivalents
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- Improved: PDF and request size error messages show actual limits (100 pages, 20MB)
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- Reduced: Layout jitter when spinner appears/disappears during streaming
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### v2.1.30 (2026-02-02)
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- **⭐ PDF page range support** — `pages` parameter in Read tool for PDFs (e.g., `pages: "1-5"`) with lightweight references for large PDFs (>10 pages)
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- **⭐ Pre-configured OAuth for MCP servers** — Built-in client credentials for servers without Dynamic Client Registration (Slack support via `--client-id` and `--client-secret`)
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- **⭐ New `/debug` command** — Claude can help troubleshoot current session issues
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- **Additional git flags** — Support for `git log` and `git show` read-only flags (`--topo-order`, `--cherry-pick`, `--format`, `--raw`)
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- **Task tool metrics** — Results now include token count, tool uses, and duration
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- **Reduced motion mode** — New config option for accessibility
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- Fixed: Phantom "(no content)" text blocks in API history (reduces token waste)
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- Fixed: Prompt cache not invalidating when tool schemas changed
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- Fixed: 400 errors after `/login` with thinking blocks
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- Fixed: Session resume hang with corrupted `parentUuid` cycles
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- Fixed: Rate limit showing wrong "/upgrade" for Max 20x users
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- Fixed: Permission dialogs stealing focus while typing
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- Fixed: Subagents unable to access SDK MCP tools
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- Fixed: Windows users with `.bashrc` unable to run bash
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- Improved: Memory usage for `--resume` (68% reduction for many sessions)
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- Improved: TaskStop displays stopped command description instead of generic message
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- Changed: `/model` executes immediately instead of queuing
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- [VSCode] Added multiline input in "Other" text fields (Shift+Enter for new lines)
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- [VSCode] Fixed duplicate sessions in session list
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### v2.1.29 (2026-01-31)
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- **Performance**: Fixed startup performance issues when resuming sessions with saved hook context
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- Significantly improved session recovery speed for long-duration sessions
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### v2.1.27 (2026-01-29)
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- **New**: `--from-pr` flag to resume sessions linked to a specific GitHub PR number or URL
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- **New**: Sessions automatically linked to PRs when created via `gh pr create`
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- Added tool call failures and denials to debug logs
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- Fixed context management validation error for Bedrock/Vertex gateway users
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- Fixed `/context` command not displaying colored output
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- Fixed status bar duplicating background task indicator when PR status was shown
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- [Windows] Fixed bash command execution failing for users with `.bashrc` files
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- [Windows] Fixed console windows flashing when spawning child processes
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- [VSCode] Fixed OAuth token expiration causing 401 errors after extended sessions
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### v2.1.25 (2026-01-30)
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- Fixed beta header validation for Bedrock and Vertex gateway users — Ensures `CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_EXPERIMENTAL_BETAS=1` environment variable works correctly
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### v2.1.23 (2026-01-29)
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- **Customizable spinner verbs** — New `spinnerVerbs` setting allows personalization of spinner action words
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- mTLS and corporate proxy connectivity fixes — Improved support for users behind corporate proxies with client certificates
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- Per-user temp directory isolation — Prevents permission conflicts on shared systems
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- Improved terminal rendering performance — Optimized screen data layout for faster updates
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- Fixed: Prompt caching race condition causing 400 errors
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- Fixed: Async hooks not canceling when headless streaming ends
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- Fixed: Tab completion not updating input field
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- Fixed: Ripgrep search timeouts returning empty results instead of errors
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- Changed: Bash commands show timeout duration alongside elapsed time
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- Changed: Merged PRs show purple status indicator in prompt footer
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- [IDE] Fixed: Model options displaying incorrect region strings for Bedrock users in headless mode
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### v2.1.22 (2026-01-28)
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- Improved task UI performance with virtualization — Task list now uses virtual scrolling for better responsiveness with many tasks
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- Vim selection and deletion fixes — Fixed visual mode selections and `dw` command behavior
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- LSP improvements: Kotlin support, UTF-16 range handling, better error recovery
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- Tasks now consistently use `task-N` IDs instead of internal UUIDs
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- Fixed: `#` keyboard shortcut not working in task creation fields
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- Fixed: Compact tool use rendering in chat history
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- Fixed: Session URL escaping in git commit messages
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- Fixed: Command output handling improvements
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### v2.1.21 (2026-01-28)
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- **Skills/commands can specify required/recommended Claude Code version** — Use `minClaudeCodeVersion` and `recommendedClaudeCodeVersion` in frontmatter
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- **New TaskCreate fields**: `category` (testing, implementation, documentation, etc.), `checklist` (subtasks as markdown list), `parentId` (task hierarchy)
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- **Automatic Claude Code update checking** at session start (respects auto-update settings)
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- Tasks appear in `/context` output with 'Disable tasks' shortcut for quick toggling
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- Improved task UI: Delete button added, better empty state messaging
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- Fixed: Task deletion now properly removes all related task data
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- Fixed: Shell environment variables expanded correctly in hook commands
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- Fixed: Pasted URLs with parentheses properly formatted in markdown
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- Fixed: Bash output capture for commands with large output
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### v2.1.20 (2026-01-27)
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- **New**: TaskUpdate tool can delete tasks via `status="deleted"`
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- **New**: PR review status indicator in prompt footer — Shows PR state (approved, changes requested, pending, draft) as colored dot with clickable link
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- Arrow key history navigation in vim normal mode when cursor cannot move further
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- External editor shortcut (Ctrl+G) added to help menu
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- Support for loading CLAUDE.md from `--add-dir` directories (requires `CLAUDE_CODE_ADDITIONAL_DIRECTORIES_CLAUDE_MD=1`)
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- Fixed: Session compaction issues causing full history load instead of compact summary
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- Fixed: Agents ignoring user messages while actively working
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- Fixed: Wide character (emoji, CJK) rendering artifacts
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- Improved: Task list dynamically adjusts to terminal height
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- Changed: Background agents prompt for tool permissions before launching
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- Changed: Config backups timestamped and rotated (keeps 5 most recent)
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### v2.1.19 (2026-01-25)
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- **New**: `CLAUDE_CODE_ENABLE_TASKS` environment variable — Set to `false` to temporarily revert to old task system
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- **New**: Argument shorthand in custom commands — Use `$0`, `$1`, etc. instead of verbose syntax
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- [VSCode] Session forking and rewind functionality enabled for all users
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- Fixed: Crashes on processors without AVX instruction support
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- Fixed: Dangling Claude Code processes when terminal closed (SIGKILL fallback)
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- Fixed: `/rename` and `/tag` not updating correct session when resuming from different directory (git worktrees)
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- Fixed: Resuming sessions by custom title from different directory
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- Fixed: Pasted text lost when using prompt stash (Ctrl+S) and restore
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- Fixed: Agent list displaying "Sonnet (default)" instead of "Inherit (default)" for agents without explicit model
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- Fixed: Backgrounded hook commands blocking session instead of returning early
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- Fixed: File write preview omitting empty lines
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- Changed: Skills without additional permissions/hooks allowed without approval
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- [SDK] Added replay of queued_command attachment messages when `replayUserMessages` enabled
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**⚠️ Breaking**:
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- Indexed argument syntax changed: `$ARGUMENTS.0` → `$ARGUMENTS[0]` (bracket syntax)
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### v2.1.18 (2026-01-24) ⭐
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- ⭐ **Customizable keyboard shortcuts** — Configure keybindings per context, create chord sequences, personalize workflow
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- Run `/keybindings` to get started
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- Learn more: [code.claude.com/docs/en/keybindings](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/keybindings)
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### v2.1.17 (2026-01-23)
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- Fix: Crashes on processors without AVX instruction support
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### v2.1.16 (2026-01-22) ⭐
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- ⭐ **New task management system** with dependency tracking
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- [VSCode] Native plugin management support
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- [VSCode] OAuth users can browse and resume remote sessions from Sessions dialog
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- Fixed: Out-of-memory crashes when resuming sessions with heavy subagent usage
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- Fixed: "Context remaining" warning not hidden after `/compact`
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- [IDE] Fixed race condition on Windows where sidebar view container wouldn't appear
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### v2.1.15 (2026-01-22)
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- **⚠️ Deprecation notice for npm installations** — Run `claude install` or see [docs](https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code/getting-started)
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- Improved UI rendering performance with React Compiler
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- Fixed: MCP stdio server timeout not killing child process, which could cause UI freezes
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### v2.1.14 (2026-01-21)
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- **History-based autocomplete in bash mode** — Type `!` followed by a partial command and press Tab to complete from bash history
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- Search functionality in installed plugins list
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- Support for pinning plugins to specific git commit SHAs for exact version control
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- Fixed: Context window blocking limit calculated too aggressively (~65% instead of ~98%)
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- Fixed: Memory issues and leaks in long-running sessions with parallel subagents
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- Fixed: `@` symbol incorrectly triggering file autocomplete in bash mode
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- Fixed: Slash command autocomplete selecting wrong command for similar names
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- Improved: Backspace deletes pasted text as single token
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### v2.1.12 (2026-01-18)
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- Bug fix: Message rendering
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### v2.1.11 (2026-01-17)
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- Fix: Excessive MCP connection requests for HTTP/SSE transports
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### v2.1.10 (2026-01-17)
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- New `Setup` hook event (--init, --init-only, --maintenance flags)
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- Keyboard shortcut 'c' to copy OAuth URL
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- File suggestions show as removable attachments
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- [VSCode] Plugin install count + trust warnings
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### v2.1.9 (2026-01-16)
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- **`auto:N` syntax for MCP tool search threshold** — Configure when Tool Search activates: `ENABLE_TOOL_SEARCH=auto:5` (5% context), `auto:10` (default), `auto:20` (conservative). See [architecture.md](./architecture.md#mcp-tool-search-lazy-loading) for details.
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- `plansDirectory` setting for custom plan file locations
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- Session URL attribution to commits/PRs from web sessions
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- PreToolUse hooks can return `additionalContext`
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- `${CLAUDE_SESSION_ID}` string substitution for skills
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### v2.1.7 (2026-01-15)
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- `showTurnDuration` setting to hide turn duration messages
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- **MCP Tool Search auto mode enabled by default** — Lazy loading for MCP tools when definitions exceed 10% of context. Based on Anthropic's [Advanced Tool Use](https://www.anthropic.com/engineering/advanced-tool-use) API feature. Result: **85% token reduction** on tool definitions, improved tool selection accuracy (Opus 4: 49%→74%, Opus 4.5: 79.5%→88.1%)
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- Inline display of agent final response in task notifications
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**⚠️ Breaking**:
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- OAuth/API Console URLs changed: `console.anthropic.com` → `platform.claude.com`
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- Security fix: Wildcard permission rules could match compound commands
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### v2.1.6 (2026-01-14)
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- Search functionality in `/config` command
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- Date range filtering in `/stats` (press `r` to cycle)
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- Auto-discovery of skills from nested `.claude/skills` directories
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- Updates section in `/doctor` showing auto-update channel
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**⚠️ Security Fix**: Permission bypass via shell line continuation
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### v2.1.5 (2026-01-13)
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- `CLAUDE_CODE_TMPDIR` environment variable for custom temp directory
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### v2.1.4 (2026-01-12)
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- `CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_BACKGROUND_TASKS` environment variable
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### v2.1.3 (2026-01-11)
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- Merged slash commands and skills (simplified mental model)
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- Release channel toggle (stable/latest) in `/config`
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- `/doctor` warnings for unreachable permission rules
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### v2.1.2 (2026-01-10)
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- Windows Package Manager (winget) support
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- Clickable hyperlinks for file paths (OSC 8 terminals)
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- Shift+Tab shortcut in plan mode for auto-accept edits
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- Large bash outputs saved to disk instead of truncated
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**⚠️ Breaking**:
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- Security fix: Command injection in bash command processing
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- Deprecated: `C:\ProgramData\ClaudeCode` managed settings path
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### v2.1.0 (2026-01-08) ⭐ MAJOR
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**Highlights**:
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- ⭐ **Automatic skill hot-reload** — Skills modified in `~/.claude/skills` or `.claude/skills` immediately available
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- ⭐ **Shift+Enter works OOTB** in iTerm2, WezTerm, Ghostty, Kitty
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- ⭐ **New Vim motions**: `;` `,` `y` `yy` `Y` `p` `P` text objects (`iw` `aw` `i"` etc.) `>>` `<<` `J`
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- **Unified Ctrl+B** for backgrounding all running tasks
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- `/plan` command shortcut to enable plan mode
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- Slash command autocomplete anywhere in input
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- `language` setting for response language (e.g., `language: "japanese"`)
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- Skills `context: fork` support for forked sub-agent context
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- Hooks support in agent/skill/command frontmatter
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- MCP `list_changed` notifications support
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- `/teleport` and `/remote-env` commands for web sessions
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- Disable specific agents with `Task(AgentName)` syntax
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- `--tools` flag in interactive mode
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- YAML-style lists in frontmatter `allowed-tools`
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**⚠️ Breaking**:
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- OAuth URLs: `console.anthropic.com` → `platform.claude.com`
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- Removed permission prompt for entering plan mode
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- [SDK] Minimum zod peer dependency: `^4.0.0`
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## 2.0.x Series (November 2025 - January 2026)
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### v2.0.76 (2026-01-05)
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- Fix: macOS code-sign warning with Claude in Chrome
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### v2.0.74 (2026-01-04) ⭐
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- ⭐ **LSP (Language Server Protocol) tool** for code intelligence (go-to-definition, find references, hover)
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- `/terminal-setup` for Kitty, Alacritty, Zed, Warp
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- Ctrl+T in `/theme` to toggle syntax highlighting
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- Grouped skills/agents by source in `/context`
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### v2.0.72 (2026-01-02) ⭐
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- ⭐ **Claude in Chrome (Beta)** — Control browser directly from Claude Code
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- Reduced terminal flickering
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- QR code for mobile app download
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- Thinking toggle changed: Tab → Alt+T
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### v2.0.70 (2025-12-30)
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- Enter key accepts/submits prompt suggestions immediately
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- Wildcard syntax `mcp__server__*` for MCP tool permissions
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- Auto-update toggle for plugin marketplaces
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- 3x memory usage improvement for large conversations
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**⚠️ Breaking**: Removed `#` shortcut for quick memory entry
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### v2.0.67 (2025-12-26) ⭐
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- ⭐ **Thinking mode enabled by default for Opus 4.5**
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- Thinking config moved to `/config`
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- Search in `/permissions` with `/` shortcut
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### v2.0.64 (2025-12-22) ⭐
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- ⭐ **Instant auto-compacting**
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- ⭐ **Async agents and bash commands** with wake-up messages
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- `/stats` with usage graphs, streaks, favorite model
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- Named sessions: `/rename`, `/resume <name>`
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- Support for `.claude/rules/` directory
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- Image dimension metadata for coordinate mappings
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### v2.0.60 (2025-12-18) ⭐
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- ⭐ **Background agents** — Agents run while you work
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- `--disable-slash-commands` CLI flag
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- Model name in Co-Authored-By commits
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- `/mcp enable|disable [server-name]`
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### v2.0.51 (2025-12-10) ⭐ MAJOR
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- ⭐ **Opus 4.5 released**
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- ⭐ **Claude Code for Desktop**
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- Updated usage limits for Opus 4.5
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- Plan Mode builds more precise plans
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### v2.0.45 (2025-12-05) ⭐
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- ⭐ **Microsoft Foundry support**
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- `PermissionRequest` hook for auto-approve/deny
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- `&` prefix for background tasks to web
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### v2.0.28 (2025-11-18) ⭐
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- ⭐ **Plan mode: introduced Plan subagent**
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- Subagents: resume capability
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- Subagents: dynamic model selection
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- `--max-budget-usd` flag (SDK)
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- Git-based plugins branch/tag support (`#branch`)
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### v2.0.24 (2025-11-10)
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- Claude Code Web: Web → CLI teleport
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- Sandbox mode for BashTool (Linux & Mac)
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- Bedrock: `awsAuthRefresh` output display
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---
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## Breaking Changes Summary
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### URLs
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| Version | Change |
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|---------|--------|
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| v2.1.0, v2.1.7 | OAuth/API Console: `console.anthropic.com` → `platform.claude.com` |
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### Windows
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| Version | Change |
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|---------|--------|
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| v2.0.58 | Managed settings prefer `C:\Program Files\ClaudeCode` |
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| v2.1.2 | Deprecated `C:\ProgramData\ClaudeCode` path |
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### SDK
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| Version | Change |
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|---------|--------|
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| v2.0.25 | Removed legacy SDK entrypoint → `@anthropic-ai/claude-agent-sdk` |
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| v2.1.0 | Minimum zod peer dependency: `^4.0.0` |
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### API Ecosystem
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| Date | Feature |
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|------|---------|
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| 2026-01-29 | **Structured Outputs GA**: `output_config.format` remplace `output_format`. [Docs](https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/build-with-claude/structured-outputs) |
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### Shortcuts
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| Version | Change |
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|---------|--------|
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| v2.0.70 | Removed `#` shortcut for quick memory entry |
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### Security Fixes
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| Version | Issue |
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|---------|-------|
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| v2.1.2 | Command injection in bash command processing |
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| v2.1.6 | Shell line continuation permission bypass |
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| v2.1.7 | Wildcard permission rules compound commands |
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| v2.1.38 | Heredoc delimiter command smuggling prevention |
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### Syntax
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| Version | Change |
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|---------|--------|
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| v2.1.19 | Indexed argument syntax changed: `$ARGUMENTS.0` → `$ARGUMENTS[0]` (bracket syntax) |
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## Milestone Features
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| Version | Key Features |
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|---------|--------------|
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| **v2.1.32** | Opus 4.6, Agent teams preview, Automatic memory |
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| **v2.1.18** | Customizable keyboard shortcuts with /keybindings |
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| **v2.1.16** | New task management system with dependency tracking |
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| **v2.1.0** | Skill hot-reload, Shift+Enter OOTB, Vim motions, /plan command |
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| **v2.0.74** | LSP tool for code intelligence |
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| **v2.0.72** | Claude in Chrome (browser control) |
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| **v2.0.67** | Thinking mode default for Opus 4.5 |
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| **v2.0.64** | Instant auto-compact, async agents, named sessions |
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| **v2.0.60** | Background agents |
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| **v2.0.51** | Opus 4.5, Claude Code for Desktop |
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| **v2.0.45** | Microsoft Foundry, PermissionRequest hook |
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| **v2.0.28** | Plan subagent, subagent resume/model selection |
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| **v2.0.24** | Web teleport, Sandbox mode |
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---
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## Updating This Document
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1. **Watch**: [github.com/anthropics/claude-code/releases](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/releases)
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2. **Update**: `machine-readable/claude-code-releases.yaml` (source of truth)
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3. **Regenerate**: Update this markdown accordingly
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4. **Sync landing**: Run `./scripts/check-landing-sync.sh`
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---
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*Last updated: 2026-02-13 | [Back to main guide](./ultimate-guide.md)*
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