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Latest Codex & Claude Code releases
Every stable release of the open-source Codex CLI (openai/codex) and of Claude Code (anthropics/claude-code) on GitHub, newest first. Each entry is a short summary of the official notes with a link to the full changelog. Latest: Codex 0.162.1 (9 Oct 2026) and Claude Code 2.1.296 (9 Oct 2026).
Short summaries here; each entry links to its version page with the full official notes, and to the GitHub release.
Codex 0.162.1
Fixed a TUI crash when asynchronous questions contain multiple lines, preserving line breaks and complete hyperlink destinations. (#51866) · Fixed startup failures caused by…
Official notes on GitHubClaude Code 2.1.296
Added a code key to the Claude apps gateway's managed.policies[]: the same settings as cli, also applied in Claude Desktop's Code tab; beside desktop,…
Official notes on GitHubClaude Code 2.1.295
Added onFailure: "block" for command and HTTP hooks: a hook that can't start, times out, or exits with an unexpected code blocks the action…
Official notes on GitHubCodex 0.162.0
Add tools for creating and listing managed Git worktrees from trusted local projects when the worktrees feature is enabled. (#50148) · Pin tasks in…
Official notes on GitHubClaude Code 2.1.294
Fixed prompt and agent hooks written as instructions (such as "Block commands that...") allowing what they should block · Improved how prompt hooks on…
Official notes on GitHubClaude Code 2.1.293
Added Claude Haiku 5.5 (claude-haiku-5-5), now the default Haiku model on the Anthropic API — 1M context, $0.10/$0.50 per Mtok ($0.50/$2.50 for prompts over…
Official notes on GitHubCodex 0.161.0
GPT-6.1 Sol is now the default model in the bundled and Amazon Bedrock catalogs. (#49318, #49339) · Amazon Bedrock supports multi-agent V2 and Ultra…
Official notes on GitHubClaude Code 2.1.292
Added --marketplace to claude plugin install: adds the marketplace if needed, under the same policy checks as claude plugin marketplace add, then installs the…
Official notes on GitHubClaude Code 2.1.291
Fixed a regression in 2.1.290 where cloud sessions could drop answers to permission prompts · Fixed a regression in 2.1.288 where the last messages…
Official notes on GitHubClaude Code 2.1.290
Added serverToolUses to the result of a mod's turn.step hook: the tool calls the API ran itself (the advisor), each with its id, name,…
Official notes on GitHubCodex 0.160.1
Preserve SYSTEMROOT, TEMP, and TMP when launching remote stdio MCP servers with explicitly configured remote environment variables, allowing Unix hosts to retain the Windows…
Official notes on GitHubClaude Code 2.1.289
Fixed a deny or ask rule on a nested part of a compound shell command not holding over a user-installed mod's approval on managed…
Official notes on GitHubClaude Code 2.1.288
Added $.ui.selection() for mods: returns the text you last selected in fullscreen mode and, when the selection lies within one transcript row, that row…
Official notes on GitHubCodex 0.160.0
Browse older tasks in the agent command center with a keyboard-accessible “Show more” action. (#49106) · Select transcript text and paste with middle-click in…
Official notes on GitHubClaude Code 2.1.287
Added Claude Mods: plugins may now modify deeper behavior · Added You should know, a built-in mod where a side agent watches your back…
Official notes on GitHubCodex 0.159.3
Eligible local sessions signed in with ChatGPT can now show optional reminders to complete account security setup. (#49744) · Changelog · 49744 [0.159] Backport…
Official notes on GitHubClaude Code 2.1.286
Added a count such as "2 of 5" to the permission prompt when several permission requests stack up · Added mouse support for the…
Official notes on GitHubCodex 0.159.2
Suppressed console windows flashing on Windows when Codex launches background processes and sandboxed commands. (#49385) · Changelog · 49385 [0.159] Backport Windows console suppression…
Official notes on GitHubCodex 0.159.1
Added GPT-6.1 Sol as the default model in the bundled catalog and Amazon Bedrock Mantle and Runtime catalogs. (#49323, #49342) · Changelog · 49323…
Official notes on GitHubClaude Code 2.1.285
Added CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_WEB_FETCH environment variable to turn off the WebFetch tool · Added claude --desktop to open the Claude desktop app on the current directory,…
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