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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April 25 · 10 min
When /config Became Real Config in Claude Code
The hosts unpack how Claude Code 2.1.119 moved /config changes into ~/.claude/settings.json, making theme, editor mode, and verbose output persist across restarts. They also break down the config hierarchy across user, project, and managed policy scopes,
April 24 · 10 min
Claude Code Hooks Now Call MCP Tools Directly
This episode explores how Claude Code 2.1.118 and 2.1.119 turn hooks into first-class automation, letting PostToolUse events call MCP tools like Slack without wrapper scripts or brittle bash glue. It also digs into duration_ms as a clean timing signal for
April 23 · 10 min
Claude’s Weird Week and Opus 4.7’s API Trapdoors
This episode digs into Anthropic’s postmortem on Claude’s silent output corruption, from misrouted traffic to TPU/compiler bugs that caused garbled or truncated responses for a significant share of users. It also covers Opus 4.7’s breaking API changes, in
April 22 · 10 min
Claude Code Fixes a 5x Context Window Bug
This episode breaks down a compaction bug that made Claude Code treat Opus 4.7 like it had a 200K-token limit instead of 1M, causing long coding sessions to summarize far too early. It also covers the new default high effort setting for Pro and Max users
April 21 · 9 min
Claude Code 2.1.116: Faster Resume, Safer rm Rules
This episode breaks down Claude Code 2.1.116’s biggest changes: a much faster /resume flow for huge sessions, plus a critical safety fix that stops broad auto-allow rules from bypassing dangerous-path checks. We also cover hook behavior in --agent mode, M
April 20 · 5 min
Claude Code Adds xhigh: The New Middle Gear for Devs
The hosts dig into Claude Code 2.1.111’s new xhigh effort tier for Opus 4.7, explaining how it fills the gap between high and max for tougher coding and reasoning tasks. They also cover the redesigned /effort control, safe fallback behavior in mixed-model
April 19 · 6 min
Cloud Code Review, Reproduced and Verified
The hosts unpack a cloud-based multi-agent code review command that runs in the background, checks either your current branch or a GitHub PR, and returns only independently reproduced findings. They also dig into why the feature feels more trustworthy tha
April 18 · 9 min
Claude Code 2.1.113: Faster Launches, Safer Bash Rules
This episode breaks down a small-looking Claude Code update that swaps in a native binary for faster cold starts and a leaner CLI, especially in CI. It also digs into important Bash rule fixes, including a simple env bypass, dangerous find -exec/find -del
April 17 · 6 min
Claude Code Routines: Cloud Jobs, GitHub Triggers, Human Review
We break down Anthropic’s Claude Code Routines research preview, where jobs run in the cloud so your laptop can sleep, and explore the three ways to trigger them: schedules, API calls, and GitHub events. We also dig into the safety model behind the featur
April 16 · 10 min
Claude Code 2.1.110: No More Flicker, Better Focus, Safer Edits
This episode digs into the latest Claude Code 2.1.110 improvements, including the new fullscreen TUI that stops terminal flicker without restarting your session and the cleaner split between /focus and Ctrl+O. It also covers practical upgrades like disabl
April 16 · 6 min
Claude Code 2.1.108: Smarter Prompt Caching and Session Recaps
This episode breaks down Claude Code 2.1.108’s new prompt-caching options, including the tradeoff between longer-lived session continuity and short-lived cache turnover for testing. It also covers the new /recap workflow and background session summaries t
April 15 · 3 min
Claude Code Changelog, Decoded
Get a plain-English take on the latest Claude Code updates, with a focus on what changed, who it helps, and whether it actually matters. We separate the useful workflow tweaks from the noise so you can decide what to try, test, or ignore.