v1.0.61 Claude Code Release Notes

Jul 25, 2025

Claude's Analysisby Sonnet 4.6

New --settings flag loads config from JSON; CLAUDE_CODE_SHELL_PREFIX wraps shell commands; VS Code on macOS gains ⌘+V image paste in first IDE focus in 10 releases.

Changes

Total Changes (vs Average)

0.7×

Version Type

Patch

Release Focus

Mixed

Day Since Prior Release

Release # This Month

#19 of 23

Bug Fix Ratio

Post-Release Edits

+8−1

Change Category

Ecosystem Impact

Key Themes

2Settings Infrastructure|2IDE & macOS Re-emergence|4Shell Control & Operational Fixes

May Help If You've Noticed

Settings file doesn't load when the path points through a symlink

Added3 changes

•IDE: Added support for pasting images in VSCode MacOS using ⌘+V
•IDE: Added CLAUDE_CODE_AUTO_CONNECT_IDE=false for disabling IDE auto-connection
•Added CLAUDE_CODE_SHELL_PREFIX for wrapping Claude and user-provided shell commands run by Claude Code

Other5 changes

•Transcript mode (Ctrl+R): Changed Esc to exit transcript mode rather than interrupt
•Settings: Added --settings flag to load settings from a JSON file
•Settings: Fixed resolution of settings files paths that are symlinks
•OTEL: Fixed reporting of wrong organization after authentication changes
•Slash commands: Fixed permissions checking for allowed-tools with Bash

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v1.0.61 Claude Code Release Notes

Jul 25, 2025

Claude's Analysisby Sonnet 4.6

Full Analysis

New --settings flag loads config from JSON; CLAUDE_CODE_SHELL_PREFIX wraps shell commands; VS Code on macOS gains ⌘+V image paste in first IDE focus in 10 releases.

Changes

Total Changes (vs Average)

0.7×

Version Type

Patch

Release Focus

Mixed

Day Since Prior Release

Release # This Month

#19 of 23

Bug Fix Ratio

Post-Release Edits

+8−1

Change Category

Ecosystem Impact

Key Themes

2Settings Infrastructure|2IDE & macOS Re-emergence|4Shell Control & Operational Fixes

May Help If You've Noticed

Settings file doesn't load when the path points through a symlink

Added3 changes

•IDE: Added support for pasting images in VSCode MacOS using ⌘+V
•IDE: Added CLAUDE_CODE_AUTO_CONNECT_IDE=false for disabling IDE auto-connection
•Added CLAUDE_CODE_SHELL_PREFIX for wrapping Claude and user-provided shell commands run by Claude Code

Other5 changes

•Transcript mode (Ctrl+R): Changed Esc to exit transcript mode rather than interrupt
•Settings: Added --settings flag to load settings from a JSON file
•Settings: Fixed resolution of settings files paths that are symlinks
•OTEL: Fixed reporting of wrong organization after authentication changes
•Slash commands: Fixed permissions checking for allowed-tools with Bash

v1.0.61 Claude Code Release Notes

Changes in Claude Code v1.0.61

Added3 changes

Other5 changes

v1.0.61 Claude Code Release Notes

Changes in Claude Code v1.0.61

Added3 changes

Other5 changes