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v2.1.181 Claude Code Release Notes

Jun 17, 2026
Claude's Analysisby Sonnet 4.6
Full Analysis

29-fix stability sweep: startup hangs (up to 15s) and file truncation on network drives resolved, session history preserved, /config key=value lands for inline settings changes.

Changes
39
Total Changes (vs Average)
2.2×
Version Type
Patch
Release Focus
Bug Fixes
Day Since Prior Release
1
Release # This Month
#18 of 28
Bug Fix Ratio
74%
Post-Release Edits
—
Change Category
Ecosystem Impact
June's 18-release cadence has kept Windows (5 of last 10), VS Code (5 of last 10), and Linux (4 of last 10) under simultaneous sustained attention — unusually broad platform coverage maintained across a rapid release cycle.
Key Themes
6Startup & Session Reliability|5Subagent Engine Overhaul|5Silent Data Loss Fixed|6New Capabilities & UX|17Cross-Platform & UI Polish
May Help If You've Noticed
Claude Code hangs for up to 15 seconds at startup when your network is slow or intermittent
Files you asked Claude to write come out empty or cut off when saved to a network drive or synced folder
Your session history disappears after another Claude Code process ran in the background
Ctrl+V pastes nothing and shows 'No image found in clipboard' even though you copied text
Subagents keep spawning deeper and deeper nested chains that never stop

Changes in Claude Code v2.1.181

Added3 changes

  • •Added /config key=value syntax to set any setting from the prompt (e.g. /config thinking=false) — works in interactive, -p, and Remote Control
  • •Added sandbox.allowAppleEvents opt-in setting that lets sandboxed commands send Apple Events on macOS
  • •Added CLAUDE_CLIENT_PRESENCE_FILE environment variable: point it at a marker file to suppress mobile push notifications while you're at the machine

Improved4 changes

  • •Improved streaming of long paragraphs: text now appears line-by-line instead of waiting for the first line break
  • •Improved auto-retry: API connection drops mid-thinking now automatically retry instead of showing "Connection closed while thinking"
  • •Improved the subagent panel: idle subagents auto-hide after 30s, the list caps at 5 rows with scroll hints, and keyboard hints now show in the footer
  • •Improved the MCP OAuth browser page to match Claude Code's visual style and auto-close on success

Fixed29 changes

  • •Fixed prompt caching not reading on custom ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL and on Foundry due to a per-request attestation token changing every turn
  • •Fixed Write/Edit producing 0-byte or truncated files on network drives and cloud-synced folders
  • •Fixed open, osascript, and browser-based auth flows failing with error -600 on macOS by adding the Apple Events entitlement
  • •Fixed a startup regression (~120ms per launch in fresh environments, introduced in 2.1.169): the first prompt no longer waits for the managed-settings fetch when no MCP servers are configured
  • •Fixed startup blocking with a blank terminal for up to 15 seconds when the account settings fetch is slow on a degraded network
  • •Fixed startup crash (TypeError: Cannot read properties of null) when .claude.json contains corrupted null project entries
  • •Fixed macOS TUI freezing at session start (Ctrl+C unresponsive) when Spotlight is busy reindexing
  • •Fixed long-running idle sessions losing their history when another Claude Code process ran the 30-day transcript cleanup
  • •Fixed foreground subagents spawning unbounded nested chains; they now respect the same 5-level depth limit as background subagents
  • •Fixed /recap and conversation forks using the previous model immediately after a model switch
  • •Fixed subagent "Thinking" duration showing the parent agent's elapsed time instead of the subagent's own
  • •Fixed subagents blocked on a nested agent showing a ticking elapsed time instead of "waiting" in the agent panel
  • •Fixed the API retry indicator ("Retrying in 0s · attempt N/10") staying on screen after the retry succeeded
  • •Fixed AWS awsCredentialExport credentials with a short remaining lifetime causing credential refreshes every minute, and now accepts the JSON shape from aws configure export-credentials
  • •Fixed claude mcp get/list showing ✓ Connected when tools/list fails; they now show ! Connected · tools fetch failed with the error detail
  • •Fixed /remote-control leaving a stale "connecting…" line; it now confirms in the transcript once connected
  • •Fixed ExitWorktree refusing to remove a clean worktree with "Could not verify worktree state" when bare git cannot be resolved on Windows
  • •Fixed settings changes (such as /effort or /model) failing with ENOENT when ~/.claude/settings.json is a relative symlink under a symlinked ~/.claude
  • •Fixed IDE selection line numbers in context reminders being off by one (IntelliJ and VS Code)
  • •Fixed Ctrl+C in fullscreen after a native terminal selection (modifier+drag) overwriting the clipboard with the app's prior selection
  • •Fixed Ctrl+V showing "No image found in clipboard" instead of pasting when the clipboard contains text
  • •Fixed agent creation failing with "EEXIST: file already exists" when the agents directory already exists (Windows/OneDrive)
  • •Fixed AskUserQuestion preview content being cut off at the dialog edge instead of word-wrapping
  • •Fixed AskUserQuestion multi-select questions silently dropping a typed "Other" free-text answer when submitting
  • •Fixed /stats "Most active day" and daily token chart dates showing one day early in UTC-negative timezones
  • •Fixed /copy and copy-on-select on Linux not detecting a clipboard utility installed after Claude Code started
  • •Fixed tab-indented code rendering with incorrect indentation in the Write (create-file) preview
  • •Fixed user prompts queued mid-turn not showing a full-width background highlight in the transcript
  • •Fixed the activity spinner's pulse dwelling on the wrong glyph size in Ghostty

Changed3 changes

  • •Upgraded the bundled Bun runtime to 1.4
  • •Changed fullscreen mode URL opening to require Cmd+click (macOS) / Ctrl+click, matching native terminal behavior
  • •Changed the Improved N memories line to no longer list individual files outside verbose mode

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