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• Claude Code: news of 2026-08-08

  August 8, 2026

  Claude Code 2.1.225 now lets you initiate conversations with Remote Control sessions on other machines by name using SendMessage, rather than waiting for them to message you first.

• Claude Code: news of 2026-08-07

  August 7, 2026

  Self-hosted environments let you run Claude Code sessions on your own machines or containers via the self-hosted-runner command, available on Team and Enterprise plans. Archive plugin source lets you …

• Claude Code: news of 2026-08-06

  August 6, 2026

  Claude Code 2.1.223 now displays a hint in cloud sessions explaining how to switch to local development using the teleport command with your session ID.

• Claude Code: news of 2026-08-04

  August 4, 2026

  Claude Code 2.1.221 introduces a Focus view that hides tool activity behind expandable summaries with a live indicator, toggled via Ctrl+Alt+F. A new prompt-audit subcommand helps audit prompts and …

• Claude Code: news of 2026-07-24

  July 24, 2026

  Claude Opus 5 is now available as the default Opus model with 1 million token context window and fast mode support at $10 and $50 per million tokens respectively.

• Claude Code: news of 2026-07-17

  July 17, 2026

  The `/fork` command now creates a new background session instead of launching an in-session subagent; use `/subtask` for the old behavior. A new `claude auto-mode reset` command restores default …

• Claude Code: news of 2026-07-14

  July 14, 2026

  Screen reader mode now offers opt-in plain-text rendering for accessibility, configurable via command flag, environment variable, or settings file.

• Claude Code: news of 2026-07-11

  July 11, 2026

  Auto mode is now enabled by default on Bedrock, Vertex AI, and Foundry without requiring an environment variable; you can disable it via the disableAutoMode setting if needed.

• Claude Code: news of 2026-07-09

  July 9, 2026

  Claude Code 2.1.206 introduces a new /doctor check that analyzes your CLAUDE.md files and suggests removing redundant content that Claude can already infer from your codebase.

• Claude Code: news of 2026-07-08

  July 8, 2026

  Agent view now displays colored state indicators and AI-generated headlines instead of raw tool calls, with peek mode showing full status and context for blocked sessions. The /doctor command …

• Claude Code: news of 2026-07-01

  July 1, 2026

  Claude in Chrome is now generally available for use. A new /dataviz skill provides chart and dashboard design guidance, including a runnable color-palette validator. Background agents now …

• Claude Code: news of 2026-06-30

  June 30, 2026

  Claude Sonnet 5 is now the default model in version 2.1.197, featuring a native 1-million-token context window and promotional pricing of $2/$10 per million tokens through August 31.

• Claude Code: news of 2026-06-29

  June 29, 2026

  Organization default models let admins set a preferred model in the org console, displayed as "Org default" or "Role default" in the model selector when you haven't chosen one. File attachments in …

• Claude Code: news of 2026-06-24

  June 24, 2026

  Claude Code 2.1.191 adds /rewind support, letting you resume a conversation from before you ran /clear, recovering your previous context and work.

• Claude Code: news of 2026-06-22

  June 22, 2026

  MCP server authentication now works directly from the CLI with claude mcp login and claude mcp logout, supporting headless setups via --no-browser for SSH sessions. Background subagents now show …

• Claude Code: news of 2026-06-17

  June 17, 2026

  Claude Code 2.1.181 adds a /config command that lets you set any configuration option directly from the prompt using key=value syntax, available in interactive mode, batch processing, and Remote …

• Claude Code: news of 2026-06-10

  June 10, 2026

  Sub-agents can now spawn their own sub-agents up to five levels deep, enabling more complex multi-agent workflows. A search bar was added to the plugin marketplace for easier discovery when browsing …

• Claude Code: news of 2026-06-09

  June 9, 2026

  Claude Code 2.1.170 now includes access to Claude Fable 5, a Mythos-class model with capabilities exceeding all previously available models. Update to version 2.1.170 to use Fable 5 for your coding …

• Claude Code: news of 2026-06-08

  June 8, 2026

  Claude Code 2.1.169 adds a --safe-mode flag to disable all customizations for troubleshooting. A new /cd command lets you change the working directory while preserving the prompt cache.

• Claude Code: news of 2026-06-06

  June 6, 2026

  Claude Code 2.1.166 adds a fallbackModel setting that lets you specify up to three backup models to use automatically when your primary model is overloaded or unavailable. The --fallback-model flag …