Claude Code 2.1.71 release notes

Version

2.1.71

Released

7 March 2026

Status

Stable release

What's new in Claude Code 2.1.71

The official notes for Claude Code 2.1.71 list 28 changes: 4 new features, 18 fixes, 1 performance improvement and 5 other changes.

• 4 new features
• 18 fixes
• 1 performance improvement
• 5 other changes

Highlights

• new feature Added /loop command to run a prompt or slash command on a recurring interval (e.g. /loop 5m check the deploy)
• new feature Added cron scheduling tools for recurring prompts within a session
• new feature Added voice:pushToTalk keybinding to make the voice activation key rebindable in keybindings.json (default: space) — modifier+letter combos like meta+k have…
• new feature Added fmt, comm, cmp, numfmt, expr, test, printf, getconf, seq, tsort, and pr to the bash auto-approval allowlist
• performance improvement Improved startup time by deferring native image processor loading to first use

Our short summary: changes are counted and classified automatically from the official notes, and highlights are shortened. The complete, authoritative list is in the official release notes on GitHub.

Full release notes on GitHub (Claude Code 2.1.71)

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