Claude Code
Anthropic's coding agent that works in your terminal, editor and browser
- Made by
- Anthropic
- Category
- Coding
- Tracked since
- Oct 12, 2026
- Last change
- Oct 19, 2026
- Changes tracked
- 14
Changelog
Every change to Claude Code we’ve tracked, newest first, each with its source.
October 2026
- New feature
Anthropic's Claude Code v2.1.302 adds idle compaction, which trims long sessions when you pause, and fork subagents for splitting off side tasks.
- New feature
Claude Code cuts startup time by 70% with new gzip and infrastructure optimizations, for all users.
- New feature
Claude Code adds mods that let users intercept tool calls and draw custom terminal UI.
- New feature
Claude Code v2.1.301 adds vim bracket jump, multiline input and retry controls for people who use the terminal tool.
- New feature
Claude Code ships 278 changes, including auto-compact and usage warnings, for everyone using the coding tool.
- New feature
Claude Code now gzips the conversation it sends each turn, so replies start sooner for users.
- New feature
Claude Code Desktop gets a major redesign for people who use Claude Code on desktop.
- Availability
Anthropic made Claude Code Review generally available for Team and Enterprise plans, with faster reviews and admin-selectable review depth.
- New feature
Claude Code now syncs your claude.ai skills and plugins to your local setup automatically.
- New feature
Claude Code desktop adds nested sessions, saved environments, session recap and a /btw command, plus parallel sessions with live status monitoring.
- New feature
Inngest is now in the Claude Code plugin directory, so users can ask questions about their workflows without leaving the CLI.
- New feature
Claude Code added cloud sessions that keep running after you close your laptop.
- New feature
Claude Code adds a Projects feature and a refreshed interface for its users.
- Launch
OpenAI released an official Codex plugin for Claude Code that adds code review modes.
