Releases
Releases — page 17
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 and to the official release notes on GitHub.
Claude Code 2.1.17
Fixed crashes on processors without AVX instruction support
Official notes on GitHubCodex 0.89.0
Added a /permissions command with a shorter approval set while keeping /approvals for compatibility. (#9561) · Added a /skill UI to enable or disable…
Official notes on GitHubClaude Code 2.1.16
Added new task management system, including new capabilities like dependency tracking · [VSCode] Added native plugin management support · [VSCode] Added ability for OAuth…
Official notes on GitHubClaude Code 2.1.15
Added deprecation notification for npm installations - run claude install or see for more options · Improved UI rendering performance with React Compiler ·…
Official notes on GitHubCodex 0.88.0
Added device-code auth as a standalone fallback in headless environments. (#9333) · Load configs from trusted folders only and fix symlinked config.toml resolution. (#9533,…
Official notes on GitHubClaude Code 2.1.14
Added history-based autocomplete in bash mode (!) - type a partial command and press Tab to complete from your bash command history · Added…
Official notes on GitHubClaude Code 2.1.12
Fixed message rendering bug
Official notes on GitHubClaude Code 2.1.11
Fixed excessive MCP connection requests for HTTP/SSE transports
Official notes on GitHubCodex 0.87.0
User message metadata (text elements and byte ranges) now round-trips through protocol/app-server/core so UI annotations can survive history rebuilds. (#9331) · Collaboration wait calls…
Official notes on GitHubClaude Code 2.1.9
Added auto:N syntax for configuring the MCP tool search auto-enable threshold, where N is the context window percentage (0-100) · Added plansDirectory setting to…
Official notes on GitHubCodex 0.86.0
Skill metadata can now be defined in SKILL.toml (names, descriptions, icons, brand color, default prompt) and surfaced in the app server and TUI (#9125)…
Official notes on GitHubCodex 0.85.0
App-server v2 now emits collaboration tool calls as item events in the turn stream, so clients can render agent coordination in real time. (#9213)…
Official notes on GitHubCodex 0.84.0
Extend the Rust protocol/types to include additional metadata on text elements, enabling richer client rendering and schema evolution (#9235) · Chores · Reduce flaky…
Official notes on GitHubCodex 0.81.0
Default API model moved to gpt-5.2-codex. (#9188) · The codex tool in codex mcp-server now includes the threadId in the response so it can…
Official notes on GitHubClaude Code 2.1.7
Added showTurnDuration setting to hide turn duration messages (e.g., "Cooked for 1m 6s") · Added ability to provide feedback when accepting permission prompts ·…
Official notes on GitHubClaude Code 2.1.6
Added search functionality to /config command for quickly filtering settings · Added Updates section to /doctor showing auto-update channel and available npm versions (stable/latest)…
Official notes on GitHubClaude Code 2.1.5
Added CLAUDE_CODE_TMPDIR environment variable to override the temp directory used for internal temp files, useful for environments with custom temp directory requirements
Official notes on GitHubClaude Code 2.1.4
Added CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_BACKGROUND_TASKS environment variable to disable all background task functionality including auto-backgrounding and the Ctrl+B shortcut · Fixed "Help improve Claude" setting fetch to…
Official notes on GitHubClaude Code 2.1.3
Merged slash commands and skills, simplifying the mental model with no change in behavior · Added release channel (stable or latest) toggle to /config…
Official notes on GitHubCodex 0.80.0
Add conversation/thread fork endpoints in the protocol and app server so clients can branch a session into a new thread. (#8866) · Expose requirements…
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