Claude Code v2.1.261 adds organization policy status, increased output limits, file-based

EXHIBIT 1193 · URGENT

Sep 4, 2026 20:20 UTC github_releases+pages anthropics/claude-code

Claude Code v2.1.261 adds organization policy status, increased output limits, file-based subagent prompts, and a skill-doctor for pruning unused skills.

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claude code just dropped v2.1.261 with some sweet dev-centric updates! check out the new /skill-doctor to optimize context usage for your agents.

anthropic's claude code v2.1.261 adds higher output limits (128k chars!) and `--append-subagent-system-prompt-file` for longer prompts. pretty handy for complex tasks.

[MERGED across 2 sources: github_releases, pages] shared signal: claude-code --- github_releases :: anthropics/claude-code --- anthropics/claude-code release: v2.1.261 name: v2.1.261 published: 2026-09-04T19:58:10Z url: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/releases/tag/v2.1.261 ## What's changed - Added an "Organization policy" line to `/status` and `claude doctor` that says why your organization's policy could not be loaded, such as a proxy not passing the endpoint through - Added `bashOutputMaxChars` and `taskOutputMaxChars` settings to raise how much command and background-task output Claude receives inline before it is saved to a file, up to 128K characters - Added `--append-subagent-system-prompt-file` to read the subagent system prompt from a file, for prompts too large to pass on the command line - Added `/skill-doctor` to show which loaded skills go unused and what they cost in context, so you can prune them - Fixed typed or pasted characters occasionally landing out of order or being dropped during fast input or key repeat - Fixed `/add-dir <subdirectory>` printing a false "couldn't be resolved" error when the working directory is on a `/net` automount - Fixed the Bedrock setup wizard hanging when AWS or an AWS credential helper never responds (it now times out with a clear error), and its model checks failing behind a TLS-inspecting proxy - Fixed cloud sessions discarding a plugin synced from claude.ai when managed settings force-enable it in `enabledPlugins`, then falling back to a marketplace clone that could fail - Fixed being unable to delete the character immediately before an inline `[Image #N]` chip in the prompt input - Fixed resuming a session losing hook output and other context around parallel tool calls, which changed the resumed request - Fixed Remote Control showing a stale permission mode when a phone, browser, or claude.ai app attaches to a terminal session or after the mode changes in the terminal - Fixed Remote Control sessions sh