Claude Code release notes — page 4

Claude Code 2.1.224

Added self-hosted environments: claude self-hosted-runner turns your own machines or containers into a place Claude Code web, mobile, and desktop sessions can run, on…

Claude Code 2.1.223

Added owner wildcard entries ("owner/") to the strictKnownMarketplaces and blockedMarketplaces managed settings for allowing or blocking all marketplace repos under a GitHub org ·…

Claude Code 2.1.222

Fixed worktree-isolated sessions and their subagents being able to run destructive git commands against the main checkout; isolation now applies to file edits and…

Claude Code 2.1.221

[VSCode] Added Focus view: a chat-menu toggle that hides tool activity behind an expandable per-turn summary with a live running-tool indicator, toggled with Ctrl+Alt+F…

Claude Code 2.1.220

Claude Code 2.1.219

Added Claude Opus 5 (claude-opus-5), now the default Opus model — 1M context, fast mode at $10/$50 per Mtok · Added sandbox.network.strictAllowlist setting to…

Claude Code 2.1.218

Changed /code-review to run as a background subagent, so review work no longer fills your conversation and keeps stacked slash commands as its review…

Claude Code 2.1.217

Added emoji shortcode autocomplete in the prompt input: type :heart: to insert ❤️, or :hea for suggestions — disable with the emojiCompletionEnabled setting ·…

Claude Code 2.1.216

Added sandbox.filesystem.disabled setting to skip filesystem isolation while keeping network egress control · Fixed a slowdown in long sessions where message normalization cost grew…

Claude Code 2.1.215

Claude no longer runs the /verify and /code-review skills on its own; invoke them with /verify or /code-review when you want them

Claude Code 2.1.214

Fixed single-segment dir/ allow rules like Edit(src/) auto-approving writes to nested dir/ directories anywhere in the tree instead of only /dir · Fixed a…

Claude Code 2.1.212

/fork now copies your conversation into a new background session (its own row in claude agents) while you keep working; the in-session subagent it…

Claude Code 2.1.211

Added --forward-subagent-text flag and CLAUDE_CODE_FORWARD_SUBAGENT_TEXT environment variable to include subagent text and thinking in stream-json output · Fixed permission previews relayed to chat channels…

Claude Code 2.1.210

Added a live elapsed-time counter to the collapsed tool summary line so long-running tool calls visibly tick instead of looking stuck · Added a…

Claude Code 2.1.209

Fixed /model and other dialogs being blocked in claude agents background sessions (reverts an overly broad guard)

Claude Code 2.1.208

Added screen reader mode: opt-in plain-text rendering for screen reader users. Run claude --ax-screen-reader, set CLAUDE_AX_SCREEN_READER=1, or add "axScreenReader": true to settings. · Added…

Claude Code 2.1.207

Auto mode is now available without CLAUDE_CODE_ENABLE_AUTO_MODE opt-in on Bedrock, Vertex AI, and Foundry; disable via disableAutoMode in settings · Fixed the terminal freezing…

Claude Code 2.1.206

Added directory path suggestions to /cd, matching /add-dir behavior · Added a /doctor check that proposes trimming checked-in CLAUDE.md files by cutting content Claude…

Claude Code 2.1.205

Added an auto mode rule that blocks tampering with session transcript files · Fixed --json-schema silently producing unstructured output when the schema was invalid,…

Claude Code 2.1.204

Fixed hook events not streaming during SessionStart hooks in headless sessions, which could cause remote workers to be idle-reaped mid-hook