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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 0.142.0

/usage can now show and redeem earned usage-limit reset credits, with confirmation, retry, and refreshed availability states. (#28154, #28793) · /plugins now organizes remote…

Official notes on GitHub

Claude Code 2.1.186

Added claude mcp login and claude mcp logout to authenticate MCP servers from the CLI without opening the interactive /mcp menu, with --no-browser stdin…

Official notes on GitHub

Claude Code 2.1.185

The stream-stall hint now reads "Waiting for API response · will retry in …" instead of "No response from API · Retrying in …",…

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Claude Code 2.1.183

Improved auto mode safety: destructive git commands (git reset --hard, git checkout -- ., git clean -fd, git stash drop) are now blocked when…

Official notes on GitHub

Codex 0.141.0

Remote executors now use authenticated, end-to-end encrypted Noise relay channels. (#26242, #26245) · Cross-platform remote execution now preserves executor-native working directories and shells, including…

Official notes on GitHub

Claude Code 2.1.181

Added /config key=value syntax to set any setting from the prompt (e.g. /config thinking=false) — works in interactive, -p, and Remote Control · Added…

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Claude Code 2.1.179

Fixed mid-stream connection drops: partial responses are now preserved instead of showing a raw error, and the spinner no longer gets stuck at "running…

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Claude Code 2.1.178

Added Tool(param:value) syntax for permission rules to match a tool's input parameters (with wildcard), e.g. Agent(model:opus) to block Opus subagents · Skills in nested…

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Codex 0.140.0

Added /usage views for daily, weekly, and cumulative account token activity. (#27925) · /goal now preserves oversized text, large pasted blocks, and image attachments,…

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Claude Code 2.1.177

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Claude Code 2.1.176

Session titles are now generated in the language of your conversation (set the language setting to pin a specific language) · Added footerLinksRegexes setting…

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Claude Code 2.1.175

Added enforceAvailableModels managed setting — when enabled, the availableModels allowlist also constrains the Default model (a Default that would resolve to a disallowed model…

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Claude Code 2.1.174

Added wheelScrollAccelerationEnabled setting to disable mouse-wheel scroll acceleration in fullscreen mode · Fixed the /model picker hiding the model family that Default resolves to…

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Claude Code 2.1.173

Fixed Fable 5 model names with a [1m] suffix not being normalized — Fable 5 includes 1M context by default, so the suffix is…

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Claude Code 2.1.172

Sub-agents can now spawn their own sub-agents (up to 5 levels deep) · Amazon Bedrock now reads the AWS region from ~/.aws config files…

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Codex 0.139.0

Code mode can now call standalone web search directly, including from nested JavaScript tool calls, and receive plaintext search results. (#26719) · Tool and…

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Claude Code 2.1.170

Introducing Claude Fable 5: a Mythos-class model that we’ve made safe for general use. Fable’s capabilities exceed those of any model we’ve ever made…

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Codex 0.138.0

The /app command can now hand off the current CLI thread into Codex Desktop on macOS and native Windows, and Windows workspace launches can…

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Claude Code 2.1.169

Added --safe-mode flag (and CLAUDE_CODE_SAFE_MODE) to start Claude Code with all customizations (CLAUDE.md, plugins, skills, hooks, MCP servers) disabled for troubleshooting · Added /cd…

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Claude Code 2.1.168

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