Claude Code release notes — page 4
Browse Claude Code release summaries and publication dates. Claude Code 2.1.212 through Claude Code 2.1.191. Open each official GitHub release for the complete changelog.
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Claude Code 2.1.212
/fork now copies your conversation into a new background session (its own row in claude agents) while you keep working; the in-session subagent it…
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Added --forward-subagent-text flag and CLAUDE_CODE_FORWARD_SUBAGENT_TEXT environment variable to include subagent text and thinking in stream-json output · Fixed permission previews relayed to chat channels…
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Added a live elapsed-time counter to the collapsed tool summary line so long-running tool calls visibly tick instead of looking stuck · Added a…
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Fixed /model and other dialogs being blocked in claude agents background sessions (reverts an overly broad guard)
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Added screen reader mode: opt-in plain-text rendering for screen reader users. Run claude --ax-screen-reader, set CLAUDE_AX_SCREEN_READER=1, or add "axScreenReader": true to settings. · Added…
Read the official release notesClaude Code 2.1.207
Auto mode is now available without CLAUDE_CODE_ENABLE_AUTO_MODE opt-in on Bedrock, Vertex AI, and Foundry; disable via disableAutoMode in settings · Fixed the terminal freezing…
Read the official release notesClaude Code 2.1.206
Added directory path suggestions to /cd, matching /add-dir behavior · Added a /doctor check that proposes trimming checked-in CLAUDE.md files by cutting content Claude…
Read the official release notesClaude Code 2.1.205
Added an auto mode rule that blocks tampering with session transcript files · Fixed --json-schema silently producing unstructured output when the schema was invalid,…
Read the official release notesClaude Code 2.1.204
Fixed hook events not streaming during SessionStart hooks in headless sessions, which could cause remote workers to be idle-reaped mid-hook
Read the official release notesClaude Code 2.1.203
Added a warning when your login is about to expire, so you can re-authenticate before background sessions are interrupted · Added a grey ⏸…
Read the official release notesClaude Code 2.1.202
Added a "Dynamic workflow size" setting in /config for controlling how large Claude generally makes dynamic workflows (small/medium/large agent counts) — an advisory guideline,…
Read the official release notesClaude Code 2.1.201
Claude Sonnet 5 sessions no longer use the mid-conversation system role for harness reminders
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Changed AskUserQuestion dialogs to no longer auto-continue by default; opt into an idle timeout via /config · Changed the "default" permission mode to "Manual"…
Read the official release notesClaude Code 2.1.199
Stacked slash-skill invocations like /skill-a /skill-b do XYZ now load all leading skills (up to 5), not just the first · Fixed SSL certificate…
Read the official release notesClaude Code 2.1.198
Subagents now run in the background by default, so Claude keeps working while they run and is notified when they finish (previously a gradual…
Read the official release notesClaude Code 2.1.197
Introducing Claude Sonnet 5: now the default model in Claude Code, with a native 1M-token context window and promotional pricing of $2/$10 per Mtok…
Read the official release notesClaude Code 2.1.196
Added support for organization default models — admins set it in the org console; it shows as "Org default" (or "Role default") in /model…
Read the official release notesClaude Code 2.1.195
Added CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_MOUSE_CLICKS to disable mouse click/drag/hover in fullscreen mode while keeping wheel scroll · Fixed hook matchers with hyphenated identifiers (e.g. code-reviewer, mcp__brave-search) accidentally…
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Added autoMode.classifyAllShell setting to route all Bash/PowerShell commands through the auto-mode classifier instead of only arbitrary-code-execution patterns · Added auto-mode denial reasons to the…
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Added /rewind support for resuming a conversation from before /clear was run · Fixed scroll position jumping to the bottom while reading earlier output…
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