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RELEASE (2026-10-16, npm publish 16:48 UTC): **Claude Code 2.1.302** -- new CLAUDE_CODE_AUTO_MODE_MODEL env var (chooses the client-side auto-mode classifier model; does not change server-side auto mode); an Idle compaction row in /config to turn idle compaction off or on, with post-compaction notices explaining how; a notice in /design-sync and /design-login that standalone Claude Design (claude.ai/design) closes by December 14, 2026. Notable fixes: Windows file writes refused or prompted on exFAT/FAT32 drives; prompt suggestions spending usage credits on credit-billed models; MCP servers negotiating protocol 2026-07-28 without resultType/ttlMs/cacheScope showing no tools; cloud session cost/usage resetting after resume; Read refusing image sources over 128 MB; worktree isolation under git 2.56+. Server-side auto mode now compacts conversations too long for the safety check instead of denying every checked tool call.
2026-10-17•github.com/anthropics/claude-code CHANGELOG.md, npm view @anthropic-ai/claude-code time
RELEASES 2.1.299-2.1.301 -- IDLE COMPACTION BEFORE THE CACHE EXPIRES, ADVISOR ON AWS, SAFER UNATTENDED RETRIES (2026-10-14 to 2026-10-15; npm publish times 2.1.299 10/14 00:23Z, 2.1.300 10/14 14:27Z, 2.1.301 10/15 14:34Z; there are no 2.1.297 or 2.1.298 releases): **2.1.299** (about 190 changelog lines): 'idle compaction in the terminal: a 200K+ token conversation left idle for about 54 minutes is compacted before its one-hour prompt cache expires, so your next message doesn't reprocess it all' -- tunable with CLAUDE_CODE_IDLE_COMPACT_MIN_TOKENS or off with idleCompaction set to false in settings.json; CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_FILE_MENTIONS (pass @-mention paths, not contents); /effort and /fast in agent view set defaults for new sessions; /usage warnings for max effort, workflows, always-on context and large tool results; a safe-mode line for --safe-mode background sessions; --disallow-tools for claude plugin eval; attribution-header control for Claude Desktop's Code tab behind a Claude apps gateway; self-hosted runner --shutdown-drain-sec. **2.1.300:** /advisor on Claude Platform on AWS (off until you pick an advisor model); OpenTelemetry GenAI semantic-convention attributes on spans and 5-minute versus 1-hour cache-write token counts; mod hooks can rewrite a workflow agent's prompt and model. **2.1.301:** CLAUDE_CODE_RETRY_WATCHDOG_MAX_USAGE_LIMIT_WAIT_MS ends an unattended request when a usage limit resets too far away; the fable / best alias now retries once on the previous Fable model when the newest is not available to your organization; auto-mode classifier verdicts in OpenTelemetry tool_decision events; fixes for repeated compaction behind LLM gateways that report a different model, and for switching to a smaller-context model spending credits on a summary without asking.
2026-10-15•Claude Code CHANGELOG.md (raw.githubusercontent.com/anthropics/claude-code/main/CHANGELOG.md, sections 2.1.299-2.1.301) + npm registry publish times (npm view @anthropic-ai/claude-code time) -- fetched 2026-10-15
RELEASES 2.1.293-2.1.296 -- HAIKU 5.5 DEFAULT, HOOK FAIL-CLOSED, GATEWAY MODEL ROUTING (2026-10-07 to 2026-10-09; npm publish times 2.1.293 10/07 17:18Z, 2.1.294 10/08 03:42Z, 2.1.295 10/08 18:22Z, 2.1.296 10/09 16:58Z): **2.1.293** -- 'Added Claude Haiku 5.5 (`claude-haiku-5-5`), now the default Haiku model on the Anthropic API -- 1M context, $0.10/$0.50 per Mtok ($0.50/$2.50 for prompts over 100K)'; `agentType` in the subagent status-line payload; `isDeferred` for mod-registered tools. **2.1.294** -- a two-line fix release. **2.1.295 (143 changes)** -- `onFailure: 'block'` for command and HTTP hooks (a hook that cannot start, times out or exits unexpectedly now blocks the action rather than letting it through), Program Status Protocol (OSC 7501) so supporting terminals show working / waiting / done, an optional per-upstream `models` list and `upstream_ttfb_ms` timeout on the Claude apps gateway, background requests behind a gateway moved to Haiku 4.5, tool-search MCP descriptions cut at 16,384 characters instead of 2,048, subagents preloading at most 32 skills, claude.ai connectors negotiating MCP protocol 2026-07-28 by default, and `$.ui.notify` for mods. **2.1.296** -- a `code` key for the gateway's managed policies (applies to Claude Desktop's Code tab), `autoCompactWindow` in subagent frontmatter, `CLAUDE_CODE_WORKFLOW_SUBAGENT_MODEL`, an `allow_large` option on the Read tool, a fix for Haiku 5.5 token counting behind some gateways, and a fix that makes Bash prompt for commands that assign `BASH_ARGV0` and then use it (previously some were auto-approved). No plan or price change.
2026-10-09•Claude Code CHANGELOG.md (raw.githubusercontent.com/anthropics/claude-code/main/CHANGELOG.md, sections 2.1.293-2.1.296) + npm registry publish times (npm view @anthropic-ai/claude-code time) -- fetched 2026-10-12
2.1.290, 2.1.291 AND 2.1.292 -- A FEATURE DROP, A TWO-LINE REGRESSION FIX AND A 92-BULLET RELEASE INSIDE 48 HOURS (2026-10-05 to 2026-10-06, vendor changelog + npm registry): **2.1.290 (published 2026-10-05 18:12 UTC):** `claude attach <name>` and `claude logs <name>` accept part of a session name; `/claude-api managed-agents-onboard <url|quickstart>` sets up the Managed Agents pattern as `ant apply` files or builds a Console quickstart such as `deep-researcher`; the mods API gains `serverToolUses` on `turn.step`, `agentId` and `ceiling` on `tool.check`, and `ThemeKey` / `Color` typings; `claude plugin validate` lists gating hooks and whether each has a `.catch`; a Deny button on the apps-gateway sign-in page; warnings when managed settings are symlinked outside their folder or override sandbox allowRead paths. Fixes: proxies rejecting beta headers, sessions with hundreds of images stuck on 'unprocessable' errors, output-filter stops now retried once, resumed subagents losing thinking and prompt cache, **WebFetch no longer silently drops text past 100,000 characters and takes an offset**, scheduled tasks lost after compaction or a /background hand-off, `--json-schema` exit codes, plan mode and the auto-mode classifier, symlinked CLAUDE.md files escaping read restrictions, several image and @-mention path-traversal-via-symlink cases, and Windows CRLF `!` shell blocks. **2.1.291 (2026-10-06 03:32 UTC):** two regressions only -- cloud sessions dropping answers to permission prompts (from 2.1.290) and the last messages of a session being lost on quit (from 2.1.288). **2.1.292 (2026-10-06 17:10 UTC, 92 bullets):** `claude plugin install --marketplace <source>`; an `effort` parameter on the Agent tool; `CLAUDE_CODE_OVERLOADED_RETRY_BASE_DELAY_MS` for 529 backoff; a `prompt.autocomplete` mod event and prompt caching in `$.model.complete`; workflow agents visible to `agent.spawn` hooks; local stdio MCP servers now negotiate protocol version 2026-07-28 by default (`MCP_PROTOCOL_NEGOTIATION=legacy` opts out); the Artifact listing shows up to 200 artifacts; faster rendering of long lists; `claude -p` and SDK runs now wait for background commands and scheduled wakeups instead of stopping them 5 seconds after the result. **Security line items in 2.1.292:** PreToolUse approvals and auto mode no longer bypass the prompt for UNC-path reads; sandboxed commands can no longer read staged `/ultrareview` uploads; notebook and PDF reads can no longer follow a link swapped mid-read; a tampered settings cache can no longer unseat the policy plugin; `rm -rf` on an 8.3 short name of the home folder is treated as removing it. Changed: agent names capped at 256 characters; routine runs publish private artifacts without an approval prompt. **No model, default or pricing change in any of the three.**
2026-10-06•Claude Code CHANGELOG.md (raw.githubusercontent.com/anthropics/claude-code/main/CHANGELOG.md, headings 2.1.290, 2.1.291, 2.1.292) + npm registry publish times for @anthropic-ai/claude-code (2.1.290 2026-10-05T18:12Z, 2.1.291 2026-10-06T03:32Z, 2.1.292 2026-10-06T17:10Z) -- fetched 2026-10-06
2.1.289 (2026-10-03, vendor changelog): one Saturday release, 2.1.289 on 10/03, is almost all fixes for the mods and plugin system that 2.1.287 opened up, plus a few sandbox and permissions corrections. **Permissions and sandbox:** a deny or ask rule on a nested part of a compound shell command now holds over a user-installed mod's approval on managed machines; Bash deny/ask rules no longer miss a command hidden behind an environment-variable prefix with an expanded value (the changelog's example is TZ=$HOME rm -rf build) or behind a bare variable assignment when the sandbox auto-allows commands; Read deny rules now apply to files @-mentioned, changed or selected in the IDE through a symlink; a user-installed plugin can no longer rewrite the descriptions of an organization-managed MCP server's sign-in tools. **VS Code:** the 2.1.288 change to claude auth status that 'may have made sign-outs more frequent' was reverted. **Mods and plugins:** installed mods now load in the first session after an upgrade; plugin list / eval / update stop showing a stale copy of a plugin installed from a local folder marketplace and hot reload works for a symlinked --plugin-dir; a failing mod band, pane or Client region now fails alone and raises ui.fault instead of ending the session; claude plugin validate no longer fails an Anthropic marketplace's own plugin; and **agent.spawn for teammates, one agent id across plugin hook events, and idle and waiting states in $.agent.list()** were added to the mods API. Terminal rendering fixes cover short code blocks with many unclosed script tags (which could also freeze a published artifact page), tabs with CRLF endings and C1 control characters. No model, pricing or default changes.
2026-10-03•Claude Code changelog (code.claude.com/docs/en/changelog.md, Update label 2.1.289 'October 3, 2026'; raw.githubusercontent.com/anthropics/claude-code/main/CHANGELOG.md) -- fetched 2026-10-05 via curl
CLAUDE MODS, A 'YOU SHOULD KNOW' SIDE AGENT, --DESKTOP HAND-OFF AND PROVIDER LOCKDOWN -- FOUR RELEASES IN FOUR DAYS, 2.1.285 TO 2.1.288 (2026-09-29 to 2026-10-02, vendor changelog): **2.1.285 (9/29):** `CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_WEB_FETCH` turns the WebFetch tool off; **`claude --desktop`** opens the Claude desktop app on the current directory or on a session with `--continue` / `--resume <id>`; `claude plugin configure <plugin>` shows and sets plugin options (values from stdin), and `--config <server>.<key>=<value>` configures a bundled .mcpb MCP server at install time; **`allowedProviders` managed setting** limits which API providers a machine may use (Anthropic API, custom endpoint, Bedrock, Mantle, Vertex AI, Foundry, Claude Platform on AWS, Cloud gateway); `CLAUDE_CODE_NONSTREAMING_TIMEOUT_RETRIES` caps re-sends of a timed-out non-streaming fallback; fixes for forked subagents in `claude -p`, SSH plugin installs and unreadable managed-settings files. **2.1.286 (9/30):** a '2 of 5' counter on stacked permission prompts; mouse support on 'N more' list rows in fullscreen; fixes for resume losing turns after parallel tool calls, API 400s after non-text hook returns, cloud sessions with huge histories never waking, **the apps-gateway spend meter pricing 1-hour cache writes at the cheaper 5-minute rate** and under-counting input on streamed turns with server-side tools, a once-per-session fallback to the previous model of the same tier when the API refuses the configured model, Remote Control honouring an org policy that turns it off, and fallback-model retries running at standard speed when fast mode is unavailable. **2.1.287 (10/01):** **Claude Mods -- 'plugins may now modify deeper behavior'**, with a built-in **'You should know'** mod 'where a side agent watches your back and flags things you or Claude might miss' (`/plugin enable cc-plugin-you-should-know@builtin`, first-party sessions with telemetry on); an `n:<text>` filter in the agents view; `prompt_text` on the OpenTelemetry user_prompt event; URL prompts (e.g. sign-in) from MCP servers on the 2025-11-25 protocol with a `bareElicitationCapability` escape hatch; a Windows warning when denying Bash also removes PowerShell; a built-in REST-only `gh api` for self-hosted runner sessions without the GitHub CLI; fixes for fast mode in agent-owned remote sessions, Remote Control reconnects, runaway `asyncRewake` hooks and SDK heartbeats. **2.1.288 (10/02):** `$.ui.selection()` for mods; a built-in `gh api` in cloud sessions; Up-arrow recovery of a Ctrl+C-cleared prompt including pasted images; re-authentication prompts when an MCP server asks for more OAuth scope mid-call; **`--max-findings <n>|all` on /code-review** (sticky until `--max-findings default`); Ctrl+F session search and Alt+Up/Down group jumps in the agents view, rebindable; a screen-reader announcement of the new permission mode on plan approval; and **'mid-response API timeouts' no longer fail the turn -- non-interactive sessions and subagents continue from the partial response and thinking-only responses are retried**, plus fixes for 'Prompt is too long' instead of auto-compact, `--resume` dropping compaction-restored context, unsaved last responses and lost earlier thinking on resume from 2.1.286 or earlier.
2026-10-02•Claude Code changelog (code.claude.com/docs/en/changelog.md, Update labels 2.1.285 'September 29, 2026', 2.1.286 'September 30, 2026', 2.1.287 'October 1, 2026', 2.1.288 'October 2, 2026') -- fetched 2026-10-02 via curl

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About Claude Code

Tier B (7.8/10). **2.1.302 (2026-10-16) added CLAUDE_CODE_AUTO_MODE_MODEL to choose the model behind the client-side auto-mode classifier, an Idle compaction on/off row in /config, and a notice in /design-sync and /design-login that standalone Claude Design (claude.ai/design) closes by 2026-12-14; it also fixed file writes on exFAT/FAT32 drives on Windows and stopped prompt suggestions spending credits.** **2.1.299 (2026-10-14) added idle compaction -- a 200K+ token conversation left idle about 54 minutes is compacted before its one-hour prompt cache expires -- plus /effort and /fast defaults in agent view and /usage warnings for max effort and large tool results; 2.1.300 (10/14) brought /advisor to Claude Platform on AWS; 2.1.301 (10/15) lets unattended retry mode give up on far-off usage-limit resets and makes the fable alias fall back to the previous Fable model.** **Claude Haiku 5.5 became the default Haiku in 2.1.293 (2026-10-07) at $0.10 / $0.50 per 1M below 100K tokens; 2.1.295 (10/08) added onFailure block for hooks, OSC 7501 terminal status, per-upstream model lists on the Claude apps gateway and a 16,384-character limit on tool-search MCP descriptions, and 2.1.296 (10/09) added an allow_large Read option, per-subagent autoCompactWindow and a code policy key for Claude Desktop's Code tab.** **Three releases in two days -- 2.1.290 (2026-10-05), 2.1.291 and 2.1.292 (both 10/06): claude attach and claude logs by session name, a /claude-api managed-agents-onboard command, an effort parameter on the Agent tool, --marketplace on claude plugin install, a configurable 529 retry delay, WebFetch continuation past 100,000 characters, local MCP servers defaulting to protocol 2026-07-28, and a long run of security fixes for symlink and UNC-path reads; no model or pricing changes.** Anthropic's terminal-based coding agent that reads your whole repo and makes real changes -- not just suggestions. **Claude Opus 5.5 became the default Opus model in 2.1.280 (2026-09-22) and Claude Sonnet 5.5 the default Sonnet in 2.1.284 (2026-09-28)**: Opus 5.5 at $4/$20 with $0.20 cache reads and fast mode at $8/$40 for up to 2.5x speed, Sonnet 5.5 at an unchanged $2/$10 with far fewer tokens per task. Both are 1M context. Fable 5.1 (2026-09-01) remains the top model and still defaults to High effort in Claude Code specifically. **Four more releases 9/29-10/02 (2.1.285-2.1.288) added Claude Mods (plugins that modify deeper behaviour) with a built-in 'You should know' side agent, `claude --desktop` to hand a session to the desktop app, an `allowedProviders` managed setting, a WebFetch kill switch, `--max-findings` on /code-review, and continuation from partial responses when the API times out mid-turn.** Also since 9/22: `/doctor prompt-audit`, `deniedModels`, dollar amounts on spend limits and `attribution: false`.

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