Claude Code release notes — page 3

Claude Code 2.1.234

Added the optional CLAUDE_CODE_PROJECT_DIR_NAME environment variable: hosts that give each session its own config directory can choose a short name for the per-project transcript…

Claude Code 2.1.233

Added GitLab merge request URL support to the --worktree flag and the claude agents view (where MRs display as !N) · Added an opt-in…

Claude Code 2.1.232

Subagent forking is now on by default: a subagent_type: "fork" subagent inherits the full conversation and prompt cache, and non-teammate agent spawns in interactive…

Claude Code 2.1.231

Fixed MCP OAuth sign-in failing with a redirect URI mismatch for servers that use a pre-registered OAuth client, such as Slack

Claude Code 2.1.229

Documented claude remote-control --continue for resuming the most recent Remote Control session · Added server-supplied Claude Code hook support for self-hosted runner sessions, matching…

Claude Code 2.1.228

Fixed interactive sessions that could stop redrawing entirely, while the process kept running, after a rare internal layout error · Fixed git / Git…

Claude Code 2.1.227

Fixed feature flags being evaluated without the user's subscription tier when a session started with an expired login token, which could wrongly prompt Max…

Claude Code 2.1.226

Claude Code 2.1.225

Added gateway spend-limit support to Claude Code's usage warning; the limit-reached message now names the cap, its reset time, and the operator's message (requires…

Claude Code 2.1.224

Added self-hosted environments: claude self-hosted-runner turns your own machines or containers into a place Claude Code web, mobile, and desktop sessions can run, on…

Claude Code 2.1.223

Added owner wildcard entries ("owner/") to the strictKnownMarketplaces and blockedMarketplaces managed settings for allowing or blocking all marketplace repos under a GitHub org ·…

Claude Code 2.1.222

Fixed worktree-isolated sessions and their subagents being able to run destructive git commands against the main checkout; isolation now applies to file edits and…

Claude Code 2.1.221

[VSCode] Added Focus view: a chat-menu toggle that hides tool activity behind an expandable per-turn summary with a live running-tool indicator, toggled with Ctrl+Alt+F…

Claude Code 2.1.220

Claude Code 2.1.219

Added Claude Opus 5 (claude-opus-5), now the default Opus model — 1M context, fast mode at $10/$50 per Mtok · Added sandbox.network.strictAllowlist setting to…

Claude Code 2.1.218

Changed /code-review to run as a background subagent, so review work no longer fills your conversation and keeps stacked slash commands as its review…

Claude Code 2.1.217

Added emoji shortcode autocomplete in the prompt input: type :heart: to insert ❤️, or :hea for suggestions — disable with the emojiCompletionEnabled setting ·…

Claude Code 2.1.216

Added sandbox.filesystem.disabled setting to skip filesystem isolation while keeping network egress control · Fixed a slowdown in long sessions where message normalization cost grew…

Claude Code 2.1.215

Claude no longer runs the /verify and /code-review skills on its own; invoke them with /verify or /code-review when you want them

Claude Code 2.1.214

Fixed single-segment dir/ allow rules like Edit(src/) auto-approving writes to nested dir/ directories anywhere in the tree instead of only /dir · Fixed a…