Claude Code news

• 12 September 2026claude-code#claude-code#release#plugins#security#observability

  Claude Code v2.1.269–v2.1.270: plugin evals, repository telemetry, and a git-permission hotfix

  Claude Code v2.1.269 adds reproducible plugin eval suites and repository-aware telemetry; v2.1.270 fixes a regression that could make read-only git commands unexpectedly request permission in long-running sessions.

• 10 September 2026claude-code#claude-code#release#plugins#security#automation

  Claude Code v2.1.265–v2.1.268: safer gateways, steadier caches, and scriptable plugins

  Four releases add folder-based plugin loading and effort caps, repair gateway and third-party API regressions, and tighten permission, secret, and prompt-cache handling.

• 5 September 2026claude-code#claude-code#release#security#mcp#automation

  Claude Code v2.1.259–v2.1.261: safer automation, better review, and skill diagnostics

  Three releases add fail-closed headless permission handling, managed MCP, a fullscreen diff view, skill diagnostics, and safer automation defaults.

• 3 September 2026claude-code#claude-code#release#security#workflow

  Claude Code v2.1.252–2.1.258: safer auto mode, time controls, and a new Fable default

  Claude Code adds session time formatting, stronger auto-mode protections, forced subagent model selection, and targeted fixes for macOS, Remote Control, and scheduled work.

• 29 August 2026claude-code#claude-code#release#security#workflow

  Claude Code v2.1.245–2.1.251: restricted mode, model hooks, and safer sessions

  The latest releases add a restricted execution mode, model-switch hooks, richer session controls, and hardening for plugins, paths, symlinks, and remote work.

• 24 August 2026claude-code#claude-code#release#security#remote-control#self-hosted

  Claude Code v2.1.238–2.1.241: safer plugins, stronger remote sessions, and runner controls

  Four releases added safer plugin header helpers, more resilient Remote Control sessions, self-hosted runner controls, and fixes for proxies, MCP, and long-running work.

• 20 August 2026claude-code#claude-code#release#security#workflow

  Claude Code v2.1.234–2.1.237: concise output, safer sessions, and model controls

  Four releases added concise output style, default-model configuration, stronger path and sandbox protections, and reliability fixes across sessions, gateways, and background work.

• 12 August 2026claude-code#release#claude-code#security#remote-control

  Claude Code 2.1.227–2.1.229 — safer skills and steadier remote sessions

  Claude Code hardens synced skills, improves Remote Control and self-hosted runners, fixes several crashes, and adds dynamic plugin marketplace sources.

• 8 August 2026claude-code#release#claude-code#self-hosted#security

  Claude Code 2.1.222–2.1.226 — self-hosted runners, tighter isolation, and archive plugins

  Claude Code adds self-hosted runners, an archive plugin source, workspace trust for agents, spend-limit warnings, and deeper sandbox isolation fixes.

• 4 August 2026claude-code#release#claude-code#vscode#sandbox#security

  Claude Code 2.1.221 — VS Code Focus view and safer credential masking

  Claude Code adds a dedicated VS Code Focus view, Linux credential masking, prompt auditing, safer command checks, and smarter plugin activation.

• 25 July 2026claude-code#release#claude-code#opus#sandbox#subagents

  Claude Code 2.1.217–2.1.220 — Opus 5, stricter sandboxing, and nested subagents

  Claude Code adds Opus 5, an optional strict network allowlist, safer agent limits, background code review, and deeper nested subagents.

• 20 July 2026claude-code#release#claude-code#sandbox

  Claude Code 2.1.216 — sandbox filesystem toggle & auth-mode fixes

  New sandbox.filesystem.disabled setting, faster long sessions, and fixes for auto-mode after OAuth expiry.

• 12 July 2026claude-code#feature#claude-code#review

  Claude Code ultrareview — parallel multi-agent cloud review

  Kick off a fleet of reviewers against a PR from your terminal.

• 30 June 2026claude-code#release#claude-code#security#subagents#sonnet

  Claude Code in June 2026 — safe mode, nested agents, and Sonnet 5

  June added safe mode, nested subagents, credential isolation, MCP login commands, managed version limits, and Sonnet 5 as the default model.

• 31 May 2026claude-code#release#claude-code#agents#code-review#workflows

  Claude Code in May 2026 — agent view, code review, and dynamic workflows

  May added a unified agent view, resumable background sessions, richer usage reporting, code-review fixes, plugin scaffolding, and Opus 4.8 dynamic workflows.

• 29 April 2026claude-code#release#claude-code#opus#performance#mcp

  Claude Code in April 2026 — Opus 4.7, a native binary, and faster long sessions

  April introduced Opus 4.7, native platform binaries, focus and fullscreen views, faster resume and MCP startup, and stronger managed settings.

• 29 March 2026claude-code#release#claude-code#mcp#automation#headless

  Claude Code in March 2026 — scheduling, MCP elicitation, and stronger headless runs

  March added recurring prompts, MCP input dialogs, longer model outputs, persistent plugin data, and a minimal bare mode for scripted runs.

• 28 February 2026claude-code#release#claude-code#agents#memory#remote-control

  Claude Code in February 2026 — agent teams, auto-memory, and Remote Control

  February brought Opus and Sonnet 4.6 support, experimental agent teams, automatic memory, Remote Control, and new bundled workflow commands.

• 31 January 2026claude-code#release#claude-code#skills#tasks#plugins

  Claude Code in January 2026 — skills, tasks, and native plugin management

  January merged slash commands with skills, introduced dependency-aware tasks, improved plugin management, and prepared users to leave the npm installer.