Claude Code Release Notes

Release Notes

• Fixed IME (Input Method Editor) support for languages like Chinese, Japanese, and Korean by correctly positioning the composition window at the cursor
• Fixed a bug where disallowed MCP tools were visible to the model
• Fixed an issue where steering messages could be lost while a subagent is working
• Fixed Option+Arrow word navigation treating entire CJK (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) text sequences as a single word instead of navigating by word boundaries
• Improved plan mode exit UX: show simplified yes/no dialog when exiting with empty or missing plan instead of throwing an error
• Add support for enterprise managed settings. Contact your Anthropic account team to enable this feature.

Release notes

• Thinking mode is now enabled by default for Opus 4.5
• Thinking mode configuration has moved to /config
• Added search functionality to /permissions command with / keyboard shortcut for filtering rules by tool name
• Show reason why autoupdater is disabled in /doctor
• Fixed false "Another process is currently updating Claude" error when running claude update while another instance is already on the latest version
• Fixed MCP servers from .mcp.json being stuck in pending state when running in non-interactive mode (-p flag or piped input)
• Fixed scroll position resetting after deleting a permission rule in /permissions
• Fixed word deletion (opt+delete) and word navigation (opt+arrow) not working correctly with non-Latin text such as Cyrillic, Greek, Arabic, Hebrew, Thai, and Chinese
• Fixed claude install --force not bypassing stale lock files
• Fixed consecutive @~/ file references in CLAUDE.md being incorrectly parsed due to markdown strikethrough interference
• Windows: Fixed plugin MCP servers failing due to colons in log directory paths

• Added ability to switch models while writing a prompt using alt+p (linux, windows), option+p (macos).
• Added context window information to status line input
• Added fileSuggestion setting for custom @ file search commands
• Added CLAUDE_CODE_SHELL environment variable to override automatic shell detection (useful when login shell differs from actual working shell)
• Fixed prompt not being saved to history when aborting a query with Escape
• Fixed Read tool image handling to identify format from bytes instead of file extension

• Made auto-compacting instant

• Agents and bash commands can run asynchronously and send messages to wake up the main agent

• /stats now provides users with interesting CC stats, such as favorite model, usage graph, usage streak

• Added named session support: use /rename to name sessions, /resume <name> in REPL or claude --resume <name> from the terminal to resume them

• Added support for .claude/rules/`. See https://code.claude.com/docs/en/memory for details.

• Added image dimension metadata when images are resized, enabling accurate coordinate mappings for large images

• Fixed auto-loading .env when using native installer

• Fixed --system-prompt being ignored when using --continue or --resume flags

• Improved /resume screen with grouped forked sessions and keyboard shortcuts for preview (P) and rename (R)

• VSCode: Added copy-to-clipboard button on code blocks and bash tool inputs

• VSCode: Fixed extension not working on Windows ARM64 by falling back to x64 binary via emulation

• Bedrock: Improve efficiency of token counting

• Bedrock: Add support for aws login AWS Management Console credentials

• Unshipped AgentOutputTool and BashOutputTool, in favor of a new unified TaskOutputTool

Release notes

• Added "(Recommended)" indicator for multiple-choice questions, with the recommended option moved to the top of the list
• Added attribution setting to customize commit and PR bylines (deprecates includeCoAuthoredBy)
• Fixed duplicate slash commands appearing when ~/.claude is symlinked to a project directory
• Fixed slash command selection not working when multiple commands share the same name
• Fixed an issue where skill files inside symlinked skill directories could become circular symlinks
• Fixed running versions getting removed because lock file incorrectly going stale
• Fixed IDE diff tab not closing when rejecting file changes