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AI news in July 2026: Codex & Claude

July 2026, from our verified data: 33 releases (22 Claude Code, 11 Codex CLI) and 18 reset entries. Posts are our one-line summaries linked to the originals; releases link to their own pages, which summarise the changes; reset entries say whether a reset was completed, reported, announced or banked.

Usage resets

Completed and reported resets, announcements and banked resets. Only Completed entries count as a finished reset. Full monthly logs: Codex resets in July 2026 · Claude resets in July 2026.

Claude Code releases (22)

  • Claude Code 2.1.220
  • Claude Code 2.1.219Added 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 2.1.218Changed /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 2.1.217Added emoji shortcode autocomplete in the prompt input: type :heart: to insert ❤️, or :hea for suggestions — disable with the emojiCompletionEnabled setting ·…
  • Claude Code 2.1.216Added 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 2.1.215Claude 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 2.1.214Fixed 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 2.1.211Added --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 2.1.210Added 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 2.1.209Fixed /model and other dialogs being blocked in claude agents background sessions (reverts an overly broad guard)
  • Claude Code 2.1.208Added 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 2.1.207Auto 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 2.1.206Added 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 2.1.205Added 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 2.1.204Fixed hook events not streaming during SessionStart hooks in headless sessions, which could cause remote workers to be idle-reaped mid-hook
  • Claude Code 2.1.203Added a warning when your login is about to expire, so you can re-authenticate before background sessions are interrupted · Added a grey ⏸…
  • Claude Code 2.1.202Added a "Dynamic workflow size" setting in /config for controlling how large Claude generally makes dynamic workflows (small/medium/large agent counts) — an advisory guideline,…
  • Claude Code 2.1.201Claude Sonnet 5 sessions no longer use the mid-conversation system role for harness reminders
  • Claude Code 2.1.200Changed AskUserQuestion dialogs to no longer auto-continue by default; opt into an idle timeout via /config · Changed the "default" permission mode to "Manual"…
  • Claude Code 2.1.199Stacked slash-skill invocations like /skill-a /skill-b do XYZ now load all leading skills (up to 5), not just the first · Fixed SSL certificate…
  • Claude Code 2.1.198Subagents now run in the background by default, so Claude keeps working while they run and is notified when they finish (previously a gradual…

Claude Code changelog

Codex CLI releases (11)

  • Codex CLI 0.146.0Name new sessions with /new or /clear, pin important threads, and switch between side conversations without closing them. (#34605, #34840, #35011) · Support Agent…
  • Codex CLI 0.145.0Added experimental paginated thread history with efficient resume, search, persisted names, sub-agent support, and memories. (#33364, #33907, #34085, #34229, #34386) · Expanded /import to…
  • Codex CLI 0.144.6Refreshed bundled instructions for GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna, and corrected their context windows to 272,000 tokens. (#33972, #34009) · Changelog · 33972 Backport…
  • Codex CLI 0.144.5Improved dangerous-command detection, including more forced rm forms, and provides clearer rejection reasons when commands are denied. (#33455) · Changelog · 33455 [release/0.144] fix(core)…
  • Codex CLI 0.144.4Chores · No user-facing changes in this patch release. · Changelog
  • Codex CLI 0.144.3Chores · Published a version-only release with no merged pull request changes since rust-v0.144.2. · Changelog
  • Codex CLI 0.144.2Restored the previous Guardian auto-review policy, request format, and tool behavior after rolling back a prompting regression. (#32672) · Changelog · 32672 [release/0.144] Revert…
  • Codex CLI 0.144.1Fixed standalone installs failing when GitHub returns compact or reordered release metadata. (#31913) · Ensured macOS package installs expose the code-mode host alongside the…
  • Codex CLI 0.144.0Usage-limit reset credits now show their type and expiration, and let you choose which credit to redeem. (#30488) · Added a writes app-approval mode…
  • Codex CLI 0.143.0Remote plugins are now enabled by default, with richer catalog rows, npm marketplace sources, and visible remote/local versions. (#30297, #26705, #29375, #30981) · Codex…
  • Codex CLI 0.142.5Prevented full Responses WebSocket request payloads from being written to trace logs. (#30771) · Changelog · 30771 [codex] Backport websocket trace fix to release/0.142…

Codex CLI changelog

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