Claude Code

• Fixed: DISABLE_AUTOUPDATER environment variable now properly disables package manager update notifications
• Fixed queued messages being incorrectly executed as bash commands
• Fixed input being lost when typing while a queued message is processed

• Improve fuzzy search results when searching commands
• Improved VS Code extension to respect chat.fontSize and chat.fontFamily settings throughout the entire UI
• Added CLAUDE_CODE_EXIT_AFTER_STOP_DELAY environment variable to automatically exit SDK mode after a specified idle duration
• Migrated ignorePatterns from project config to deny permissions in the localSettings
• Fixed menu navigation getting stuck on items with empty string or other falsy values

• VSCode Extension: Added setting to configure the initial permission mode for new conversations
• Improved file path suggestion performance with native Rust-based fuzzy finder
• Fixed infinite token refresh loop that caused MCP servers with OAuth (e.g., Slack) to hang during connection
• Fixed memory crash when reading or writing large files (especially base64-encoded images)

• Un-deprecate output styles based on community feedback
• Added companyAnnouncements setting for displaying announcements on startup
• Fixed hook progress messages not updating correctly during PostToolUse hook execution

• Native binary installs now launch quicker
• Fixed claude doctor incorrectly detecting Homebrew vs npm-global installations by properly resolving symlinks
• Fixed claude mcp serve exposing tools with incompatible outputSchemas

• Windows: native installation uses shift+tab as shortcut for mode switching, instead of alt+m
• Vertex: add support for Web Search on supported models
• VSCode: Adding the respectGitIgnore configuration to include .gitignored files in file searches (defaults to true)
• Fixed a bug with subagents and MCP servers related to "Tool names must be unique" error
• Fixed issue causing /compact to fail with prompt_too_long by making it respect existing compact boundaries
• Fixed plugin uninstall not removing plugins

• Added helpful hint to run security unlock-keychain when encountering API key errors on macOS with locked keychain
• Added allowUnsandboxedCommands sandbox setting to disable the dangerouslyDisableSandbox escape hatch at policy level
• Added disallowedTools field to custom agent definitions for explicit tool blocking
• Added prompt-based stop hooks
• VSCode: Added respectGitIgnore configuration to include .gitignored files in file searches (defaults to true)
• Enabled SSE MCP servers on native build
• Deprecated output styles. Review options in /output-style and use alternatives instead
• Removed support for custom ripgrep configuration, resolving an issue where Search returns no results and config discovery fails
• Fixed Explore agent creating unwanted .md investigation files during codebase exploration
• Fixed a bug where /context would sometimes fail with error message
• Fixed --mcp-config flag to correctly override file-based MCP configurations
• Fixed bug that saved session permissions to local settings
• Fixed MCP tools not being available to sub-agents
• Fixed hooks and plugins not executing when using —dangerously-skip-permissions flag
• Fixed delay when navigating through typeahead suggestions with arrow keys
• VSCode: Restored selection indicator in input footer showing current file or code selection status

• Plan mode: introduced new Plan subagent
• Subagents: claude can now choose to resume subagents
• Subagents: claude can dynamically choose the model used by its subagents
• SDK: added —max-budget-usd flag
• Discovery of custom slash commands, subagents, and output styles no longer respects .gitignore
• Stop /terminal-setup from adding backslash to Shift + Enter in VS Code
• Add branch and tag support for git-based plugins and marketplaces using fragment syntax (e.g., owner/repo#branch)
• Fixed a bug where macOS permission prompts would show up upon initial launch when launching from home directory
• Various other bug fixes

• New UI for permission prompts
• Added current branch filtering and search to session resume screen for easier navigation
• Fixed directory @-mention causing "No assistant message found" error
• VSCode Extension: Add config setting to include .gitignored files in file searches
• VSCode Extension: Bug fixes for unrelated 'Warmup' conversations, and configuration/settings occasionally being reset to defaults

Removed legacy SDK entrypoint. Please migrate to @anthropic-ai/claude-agent-sdk for future SDK updates.

• Fixed a bug where project-level skills were not loading when —setting-sources 'project' was specified
• Claude Code Web: Support for Web -> CLI teleport
• Sandbox: Releasing a sandbox mode for the BashTool on Linux & Mac
• Bedrock: Display awsAuthRefresh output when auth is required

• Support MCP structuredContent field in tool responses
• Added an interactive question tool
• Claude will now ask you questions more often in plan mode
• Added Haiku 4.5 as a model option for Pro users
• Fixed an issue where queued commands don't have access to previous messages' output

• Fixed content layout shift when scrolling through slash commands
• IDE: Add toggle to enable/disable thinking
• Fix bug causing duplicate permission prompts with parallel tool calls
• Add support for enterprise managed MCP allowlist and denylist

• Added support for Claude Skills

• Added Haiku 4.5 to model selector
• Haiku 4.5 automatically uses Sonnet in plan mode, and Haiku for execution (SonnetPlan by default)
• 3P (Bedrock and Vertex) not automatically upgraded yet; manual upgrading via ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_HAIKU_MODEL
• Introducing the Explore subagent powered by Haiku for efficient codebase searching
• OTEL: support HTTP_PROXY and HTTPS_PROXY
• CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_NONESSENTIAL_TRAFFIC now disables release notes fetching

• Auto-background long-running bash commands instead of killing them. Customize with BASH_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS
• Fixed a bug where Haiku was unnecessarily called in print mode

• Fixed bug with resuming where previously created files needed to be read again before writing
• Fixed bug with -p mode where @-mentioned files needed to be read again before writing

• Fix @-mentioning MCP servers to toggle them on/off
• Improve permission checks for bash with inline env vars
• Fix ultrathink + thinking toggle
• Reduce unnecessary logins
• Document --system-prompt
• Several improvements to rendering
• Plugins UI polish

Plugin System Released: Extend Claude Code with custom commands, agents, hooks, and MCP servers from marketplaces. Features include /plugin install, /plugin enable/disable, /plugin marketplace commands, repository-level plugin configuration via extraKnownMarketplaces, /plugin validate command for plugin validation, comprehensive error messages via /doctor command, improved /model selector, and persistent "verbose" settings across sessions.

• Fixed /plugin not working on native build