The Claude Code Changelog

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It feels like every day there's a new Claude Code update. This unofficial podcast, hosted by Lachlan and James (& powered by Jellypod AI), helps us stay up to date with everything Anthropic ships to Claude, from product updates, new workflows, and more. Each episode highlights what changed, how to use it, and why it matters.

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#133
Today · length unknown
Claude Code 2.1.277: Safer Subagents and Better CLI Diagnostics
Claude Code 2.1.277 tackles prompt injection in multi-agent workflows with structural subagent result framing, making it harder for untrusted text to hijack orchestration. The episode also covers better headless error handling, invisible prompt sanitizati
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#132
Yesterday · length unknown
Claude Code’s Cheaper Auto Mode and the Proxy Trap
Anthropic’s latest Claude Code update moves safety classification checks to the server, cutting token costs for auto mode unless a proxy strips the required headers and forces a fallback. The episode also covers how to diagnose eligibility with /status, d
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#131
Friday · length unknown
Claude Code Gets a Send Now Key
Anthropic’s latest Claude Code updates make agent steering much smoother, adding a send now shortcut that interrupts a running turn without losing context. The episode also covers account-wide skill and plugin syncing, marketplace install improvements, an
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#130
Thursday · length unknown
Claude Code 2.1.274 Fixes Death Loops and Goal Loss
We break down Claude Code 2.1.274’s biggest workflow fixes, including automatic repair for desynced tool calls, cleaner failure handling with slash rewind, and better goal persistence through context compaction. Plus, a look at the new default Model Conte
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#129
Wednesday · length unknown
Claude Code 2.1.273: Gateway Hints for Smarter Routing
We break down Anthropic’s latest Claude Code update, including opt-in gateway hint headers that let proxies route traffic without inspecting private prompt bodies. Plus, we cover cleaner MCP reconnect notifications, remote session forking, and the return
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#128
Tuesday · length unknown
Claude Code 2.1.271: Leaner Subagents and Tighter Sandboxes
We break down Anthropic’s Claude Code 2.1.271 update, including the new omitClaudeMd setting that keeps subagents focused by skipping local context files while preserving managed policies. The episode also covers tighter command-level sandboxing, SHA-256
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#127
Monday · length unknown
Claude Code’s WebFetch Timeout Fix
We break down the Claude Code 2.1.268 fix for WebFetch hangs, including the new 300-second deadline and the CLAUDE_CODE_WEBFETCH_DEADLINE_MS setting for tuning timeouts in CI. The episode also covers session cleanup for self-hosted runners, JSON output fo
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#126
September 13 · length unknown
Claude Code 2.1.270: Inline Diffs and Key Fixes
We break down how Claude Code 2.1.270’s bashEditDiffEnabled surfaces inline diffs for shell edits, helping the agent see file changes instantly without extra git diff calls. The episode also covers a tee-related security fix, a read-only git permission re
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#125
September 12 · length unknown
Claude Code 2.1.269: Plugin Evals and 256-Agent Workflows
Claude Code 2.1.269 brings a dedicated plugin eval CLI for reproducible benchmarking, with scored JSON output and an HTML report to catch regressions before shipping. The episode also covers higher workflow concurrency via CLAUDE_CODE_WORKFLOW_MAX_CONCURR
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#124
September 11 · length unknown
Claude Code SessionEnd Hooks Fixed: No More 1.5s Teardown Cuts
We break down a Claude Code bug that caused SessionEnd hooks to be killed after just 1.5 seconds, even when a global timeout was set, leading to truncated teardowns, missing uploads, and corrupted logs. The episode also covers the fix, best practices for
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#123
September 10 · length unknown
Claude Code 2.1.267: Hard-Cap AI Thinking Costs
We break down how Claude Code 2.1.267 helps teams control AI spending with a hard cap on extended thinking across cloud providers, while still letting subagents and custom prompts use lower effort levels when appropriate. The episode also covers the new s
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#122
September 9 · length unknown
Claude Code Adds Hot-Reloaded Local Plugin Bundles
Claude Code 2.1.265 brings hot-reloading for local plugins, letting you point plugin dir at a parent folder and load or unload multiple tools live without restarting your session. The episode also covers symlink safety checks, clearer truncation notices f
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#121
September 8 · length unknown
Locking Down AI Auto Mode and Read Access
We break down new safeguards for AI coding agents in auto mode, including out-of-bounds read protection, stricter cloud metadata containment, and safer behavior in headless CI runs. The episode also covers terminal usability upgrades and clearer diagnosti
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#120
September 7 · length unknown
Claude Code’s Inline Output Buffers Slash Tool Round Trips
Claude Code gets a major workflow upgrade with larger inline output buffers that keep long test failures and stack traces in context, cutting out extra file-read tool calls. The episode also covers the token tradeoffs, smarter test filtering, and a handfu
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#119
September 6 · length unknown
Claude Code 2.1.260: Uncapped Subagents and Safer Worktrees
This episode covers Claude Code 2.1.260’s biggest workflow upgrade: removing the one-hour limit on subagent background tasks, plus new ways to monitor long-running jobs with attach, logs, and stop. It also highlights the new text-based advisor command and
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#118
September 5 · length unknown
Claude Code Skill Doctor Cuts Hidden Token Bloat
Claude Code 2.1.261 adds skill doctor to reveal unused loaded skills and their context costs, helping you prune token-heavy workspace setups. The episode also covers larger inline output limits, subagent prompt loading from files, and stronger rm safety c
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#117
September 4 · length unknown
Claude Code Gets Live Diff Views and Smarter Cache Debugging
Anthropic’s latest Claude Code release brings a live split-screen diff panel right into the terminal, making it easier to watch code changes as they happen. The hosts also dig into improved prompt cache miss diagnostics, headless session upgrades, and a s
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#116
September 3 · length unknown
Claude Code 2.1.259 Fixes CI Prompt Hangups
We break down Claude Code 2.1.259’s new unattended-host workflow, including --permission-prompts none, how denied prompts keep CI jobs moving, and what to watch for with preapproved tools. The episode also covers the parallel-session state fix, plus quali
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#115
September 2 · length unknown
Hard-Locking Claude Subagents to Stop Surprise Bills
This episode breaks down new Claude Code workflow updates, including how subagent model precedence now works and why the new FORCE environment variable can hard-lock every subagent to a chosen model. It also covers session-level effort controls and new co
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#114
September 1 · length unknown
Claude Code Gets Unix-Style Background Session Commands
This episode breaks down the new direct CLI controls for Claude Code background sessions, including attach, logs, stop, respawn, and rm, plus how they streamline scripting and terminal workflows. It also covers key fixes in versions 2.1.251 and 2.1.252, f
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