Claude Code released version 2.1.246 with several bug fixes and minor feature additions, i

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Aug 25, 2026 23:14 UTC github_releases+pages https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anthropics/claude-code/main/CHANGELOG.md

Claude Code released version 2.1.246 with several bug fixes and minor feature additions, including auto mode classifier rules and improved transcript rendering.

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claude code just dropped v2.1.246 with some nice quality-of-life fixes, like better markdown rendering and background session stability. worth checking out!

a new claude code update is out! looks like they've added an auto mode tab for classifier rules and squashed a bunch of bugs. good to see continued improvements.

[MERGED across 2 sources: github_releases, pages] shared signal: claude-code --- github_releases :: anthropics/claude-code --- anthropics/claude-code release: v2.1.246 name: v2.1.246 published: 2026-08-25T22:31:52Z url: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/releases/tag/v2.1.246 ## What's changed - Added a startup warning for Bash allow rules with a wildcard before the subcommand (e.g. `Bash(git * main)`), since they also match options inserted before the subcommand - Added an Auto mode tab to `/permissions` for viewing and editing auto mode classifier rules - Added the turn's completion time to the end-of-turn duration line, e.g. `✻ Sautéed for 23s · done 6:05 PM` - Fixed fullscreen mode showing a blank transcript after resizing the terminal and jumping to the bottom until the next keypress - Fixed a severe transcript slowdown when a diff contained a very long single line (e.g. a base64 string); such lines now render truncated with a marker - Fixed erratic fullscreen scrolling when positioned at an earlier message, including jump-to-bottom getting stuck mid-transcript - Fixed background sessions failing to open after 45 seconds when Claude Code's starting directory had been deleted, the machine had slept, or the host is slow to start processes - Fixed background sessions failing to open with "Couldn't start the background service … EACCES" when another Claude Code process was re-installing the npm package at that moment - Fixed markdown rendering being disabled for a whole message when its first 500 characters contained no markdown, and for `+`/`N)` lists and setext headings - Fixed MCP tool calls interrupted by an incoming message in headless/remote sessions being reported to the model as "completed with no output" instead of an explicit interrupted error - Fixed MCP tool arguments being sent as JSON strings when the parameter's schema is empty (`{}`), instead of their real type - Fixed a command interrupted mid-run showing as "Ran 1 shell command" with no