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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.

Codex 0.152.0

Vim mode supports / and ? searches within drafts, highlighted matches, and repeat navigation with n and N. (#41586) · Rate-limit banners offer actions…

Official notes on GitHub

Claude Code 2.1.252

Fixed Bash commands failing with "task output swap refused (tasks dir moved or linked)" on some Macs · Fixed "always allow" not saving in…

Official notes on GitHub

Codex 0.151.0

Added a configurable grace period for discovering tools from optional MCP servers. (#41199) · Extensions can now inspect or replace MCP tool results before…

Official notes on GitHub

Claude Code 2.1.251

Added PreModelSwitch and PostModelSwitch hook events (block, confirm, or annotate a model switch); SessionStart resume hooks now receive session staleness and the estimated re-cache…

Official notes on GitHub

Claude Code 2.1.250

Official notes on GitHub

Claude Code 2.1.248

Added --restricted (or CLAUDE_CODE_RESTRICTED=1): removes the built-in tools that run commands or code and WebFetch (unless named in --tools), keeps file tools inside the…

Official notes on GitHub

Codex 0.150.1

Remote compaction now counts retained images toward its token budget by default, trimming older images as needed. (#41003) · Changelog · 41003 Backport retained-image…

Official notes on GitHub

Claude Code 2.1.247

Added the SendFeedback tool: when something goes wrong in a session, Claude can draft a feedback report for you to review and send from…

Official notes on GitHub

Codex 0.150.0

Reference other Codex tasks with @ mentions, and ask agents to read, create, or message tasks from the terminal. (#40308, #40315) · /copy now…

Official notes on GitHub

Claude Code 2.1.246

Added a startup warning for Bash allow rules with a wildcard before the subcommand (e.g. Bash(git main)), since they also match options inserted before…

Official notes on GitHub

Claude Code 2.1.245

Fixed a crash on startup on Linux distributions that ship glibc 2.44 (for example Arch Linux, CachyOS and Fedora Rawhide)

Official notes on GitHub

Codex 0.149.1

Changelog

Official notes on GitHub

Claude Code 2.1.241

Official notes on GitHub

Claude Code 2.1.240

Official notes on GitHub

Claude Code 2.1.239

Cost estimates (/cost, status line, --max-budget-usd) now include the 1.1× US-only-inference premium for data-residency workspaces · Added the one-time fullscreen renderer offer on Bedrock,…

Official notes on GitHub

Codex 0.149.0

Added an interactive codex agents dashboard for searching, starting, opening, renaming, and stopping tasks, with configurable shortcuts. (#39094, #39112, #39114, #39142) · Added /cd,…

Official notes on GitHub

Claude Code 2.1.238

Added a keybindingFlavor setting: set it to "readline" to make Ctrl+W in the prompt delete back to the previous whitespace, as in Bash; the…

Official notes on GitHub

Claude Code 2.1.237

Fixed prompt caching for sessions using an LLM gateway or custom base URL · Added a built-in "Concise" output style: Claude leads with results…

Official notes on GitHub

Claude Code 2.1.236

Added ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_MODEL environment variable: sets the model new sessions start on, while a /model pick still overrides it and persists across restarts (unlike ANTHROPIC_MODEL)…

Official notes on GitHub

Codex 0.148.0

Export complete TUI conversations to Markdown with /export, either to the clipboard or a new file. (#37358) · Fork sessions with codex exec fork,…

Official notes on GitHub