Claude Code 2.1.79 release notes

Version

2.1.79

Released

18 March 2026

Status

Stable release

What's new in Claude Code 2.1.79

The official notes for Claude Code 2.1.79 list 18 changes: 3 new features, 9 fixes, 1 performance improvement and 5 other changes.

• 3 new features
• 9 fixes
• 1 performance improvement
• 5 other changes

Highlights

• new feature Added --console flag to claude auth login for Anthropic Console (API billing) authentication
• new feature Added "Show turn duration" toggle to the /config menu
• new feature CLAUDE_CODE_PLUGIN_SEED_DIR now supports multiple seed directories separated by the platform path delimiter (: on Unix, ; on Windows)
• performance improvement Improved startup memory usage by ~18MB across all scenarios
• fix Fixed claude -p hanging when spawned as a subprocess without explicit stdin (e.g. Python subprocess.run)

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 2.1.79)

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