Notification hooks gain matcher values for fine-grained event filtering; new keep-coding-instructions frontmatter option adds output style control.
Changes
3
Total Changes (vs Average)
0.3×
Version Type
Patch
Release Focus
Mixed
Days Since Prior Release
3
Release # This Month
#6 of 18
Bug Fix Ratio
33%
Post-Release Edits
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Change Category
VS Code appeared in 6 of the last 10 releases and MCP in 4, but this release is General-only — a return to core CLI focus after sustained multi-platform attention. The pattern suggests platform-specific work cycles rather than running continuously.
Key Themes
2Notification System Cohesion|1Output Styles Frontmatter Expansion
May Help If You've Noticed
Notifications fire at unexpected times or don't trigger after you've been idle
Your hook scripts can't filter which notification event types to act on
Coding instructions in your output style frontmatter keep getting overwritten
Changes in Claude Code v2.0.37
Fixed1 change
•Fixed how idleness is computed for notifications
Other2 changes
•Hooks: Added matcher values for Notification hook events
•Output Styles: Added keep-coding-instructions option to frontmatter