Anthropic's Claude Code v2.1.243 release includes new features for loop usage breakdown, c

EXHIBIT 946 · URGENT

Aug 25, 2026 00:24 UTC github_releases+pages anthropics/claude-code

Anthropic's Claude Code v2.1.243 release includes new features for loop usage breakdown, custom model selection, prompt caching, organizational pricing, and keyless sign-in, along with numerous bug fixes.

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anthropic's claude code just dropped v2.1.243 with some neat features like a loops usage breakdown and custom model picker settings. looks like more control for devs!

devs using claude code, check out the new v2.1.243 update. it brings better cost tracking with organizational pricing, prompt cache controls, and easier keyless sign-in.

[MERGED across 2 sources: github_releases, pages] shared signal: claude-code --- github_releases :: anthropics/claude-code --- anthropics/claude-code release: v2.1.243 name: v2.1.243 published: 2026-08-24T23:40:26Z url: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/releases/tag/v2.1.243 ## What's changed - Added a Loops breakdown to `/usage`: per-loop run count, total tokens, tokens per run, and last run, so runaway or chatty `/loop` tasks are easy to spot - Added `modelPicker` setting: curate the `/model` picker with an ordered, labeled list of models (any id spelling, including Vertex/Bedrock ids), appended to or replacing the built-in lineup - Added `promptCacheTtl` and `subagentPromptCacheTtl` settings so API-key and cloud-provider users can keep a 1-hour prompt cache on the main conversation while subagents stay at 5 minutes - Added `modelPricing` managed setting so an organization's contracted per-model rates and discount multiplier are used for `/cost`, the status line, and telemetry cost figures instead of list price - Added a keyless sign-in under `/login` → Anthropic Console: "Sign in with your Console account" (recommended) alongside creating an API key, so organizations that don't allow API keys can sign in - Added a `Skipped sources` line to `/status` that lists managed settings sources (for example `managed-settings.json`) present but not applied because a higher-precedence managed source is active - Added a `managed` marker in `/mcp` and `/plugins` on claude.ai connectors whose authentication is managed by your organization - Added a tip pointing claude.ai users who haven't connected GitHub for Claude Code on the web to `/web-setup` - Added a `/status` line showing whether GitHub is connected for Claude Code on the web (Pro/Max), pointing to `/web-setup` when it isn't - Added the model (and effort level) each subagent ran on to `/tasks` and the agent detail dialogs - Fixed remote MCP servers in non-interactive (`-p`) and SDK sessions never recovering a