Claude Code
Latest release v2.1.296 on 2026-10-09 · Actively maintained · 15 releases in 90 days
Claude Code is an agentic coding tool that lives in your terminal, understands your codebase, and helps you code faster by executing routine tasks, explaining complex code, and handling git…
| Latest release | v2.1.296 on 2026-10-09 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | Actively maintained — pushed within the last 14 days, with 3 or more releases in 90 days |
| Stars | 150,163 (+170 since yesterday) |
| Releases in 90 days | 15 |
| Last commit | 2026-10-10 |
| Repository | anthropics/claude-code |
| Open issues | 14,668 |
Claude Code release notes and changelog
v2.1.296 2026-10-09
What's new
- Added a code key to the Claude apps gateway's managed.policies[]
- Added autoCompactWindow to subagent frontmatter and --agents definitions, so a subagent can…
- Added CLAUDECODEWORKFLOWSUBAGENTMODEL to run every workflow agent on one model while other…
- Added CLAUDECODEOVERLOADEDRETRYMAXDELAYMS environment variable to set a longer maximum delay…
Fixed
- Fixed managed-settings PreToolUse hooks that deny a tool call with "continue": false, and…
- Fixed PostToolUse hooks in managed settings not applying updatedMCPToolOutput in some sessions
- Fixed headless sessions starting a folder's.mcp.json or plugin MCP server that was switched…
- Fixed a Claude apps gateway that serves allowedProviders with "gateway" locking out laptops…
Changed
- Improved fullscreen mode
- Improved transcript toggle (ctrl+o) responsiveness in code-heavy conversations by caching…
- Improved Claude Desktop's Code tab behind a Claude apps gateway
- Improved the errors for a refused cloud session
v2.1.295 2026-10-08
What's new
- Added onFailure: "block" for command and HTTP hooks
- Added Program Status Protocol (OSC 7501) support
- Added quoted text to the /copy picker, so a drafted message copies without its > markers
- Added a warning to claude plugin install, enable, disable and marketplace add when the…
Fixed
- Fixed every request failing on a [1m] model when a gateway, Bedrock, Vertex or Foundry refuses…
- Fixed claude -p text output dropping earlier responses when background work started another…
- Fixed remote MCP servers in headless and SDK sessions staying disconnected after an outage…
- Fixed remote MCP connections being dropped when a server's error reply happened to contain a…
Changed
- Improved token counts behind a Claude apps gateway on Amazon Bedrock, which /context and large…
- Improved the Claude apps gateway to log a warning every 30 seconds while its PostgreSQL…
- Improved the status shown in Remote Control, claude.ai and the desktop app for a session…
- Improved background requests behind a Claude apps gateway to use Haiku 4.5 instead of the…
v2.1.294 2026-10-08
Fixed
- Fixed prompt and agent hooks written as instructions (such as "Block commands that...")…
Changed
- Improved how prompt hooks on Stop and SubagentStop written as instructions (such as "Carry on…
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