What's new in Claude

Claude Code·Jan 14, 2026

Claude Code 2.1.7

Added showTurnDuration setting to hide turn duration messages (e.g., "Cooked for 1m 6s"). Added ability to provide feedback when accepting permission prompts.

Claude Code·Jan 13, 2026

Claude Code 2.1.6

Added search functionality to /config command for quickly filtering settings. Added Updates section to /doctor showing auto-update channel and available npm versions (stable/latest).

Claude Code·Jan 12, 2026

Claude Code 2.1.5

Added CLAUDE_CODE_TMPDIR environment variable to override the temp directory used for internal temp files, useful for environments with custom temp directory requirements.

Claude API·Jan 12, 2026

console.anthropic.com now redirects to platform.claude.com

The Claude Console has moved to its new home as part of our Claude brand consolidation. Existing bookmarks and links will continue working through an automatic redirect.

Claude apps·Jan 12, 2026

Cowork research preview on Claude Desktop (macOS only) for Max plans, plus 4 more changes

Cowork brings Claude Code's agentic capabilities to the Claude desktop app for knowledge work beyond coding. It runs locally on your computer in an isolated VM, enabling direct access to local files and MCP integrations. Refer to this article to learn more: Getting started with Cowork.

Claude Code·Jan 11, 2026

Claude Code 2.1.4

Added CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_BACKGROUND_TASKS environment variable to disable all background task functionality including auto-backgrounding and the Ctrl+B shortcut.

Claude Code·Jan 9, 2026

Claude Code 2.1.3

Added release channel (stable or latest) toggle to /config. Added detection and warnings for unreachable permission rules, with warnings in /doctor and after saving rules that include the source of each rule and actionable fix guidance.

Claude Code·Jan 9, 2026

Claude Code 2.1.2

Added source path metadata to images dragged onto the terminal, helping Claude understand where images originated. Added clickable hyperlinks for file paths in tool output in terminals that support OSC 8 (like iTerm).

Claude Code·Jan 7, 2026

Claude Code 2.1.1

Claude Code·Jan 7, 2026

Claude Code 2.0.76

Fixed issue with macOS code-sign warning when using Claude in Chrome integration.

Claude API·Jan 5, 2026

We've retired the Claude Opus 3 model

All requests to this model will now return an error. We recommend upgrading to Claude Opus 4.5, which offers significantly improved intelligence at a third of the cost. Researchers can request ongoing access to Claude Opus 3 on the API through the External Researcher Access Program.

Claude Code·Dec 19, 2025

Claude Code 2.0.74

Added LSP (Language Server Protocol) tool for code intelligence features like go-to-definition, find references, and hover documentation. Added /terminal-setup support for Kitty, Alacritty, Zed, and Warp terminals.

Claude Code·Dec 19, 2025

Claude Code 2.0.73

Added clickable [Image #N] links that open attached images in the default viewer. Added alt-y yank-pop to cycle through kill ring history after ctrl-y yank.

Claude API·Dec 19, 2025

We announced the deprecation of the Claude Haiku 3.5 model

Read more in Model deprecations.

Claude apps·Dec 18, 2025Announcement

Skills for organizations, partners, and the ecosystem, plus 1 more change

In October, we introduced skills—a way to teach Claude repeatable workflows tailored to how you work. Skills are now easier to deploy, discover, and build with organization-wide management for Team and Enterprise plans, a directory of partner-built skills, and an open standard (Agent Skills) so skills work across AI platforms. Claude in Chrome is now available in beta to all paid plan subscribers, including Pro, Team, and Enterprise plans.

Claude API·Dec 4, 2025

Structured outputs now supports Claude Haiku 4.5

Claude API·Nov 24, 2025

We've launched Claude Opus 4.5, our most intelligent model combining maximum capability with practical…

Ideal for complex specialized tasks, professional software engineering, and advanced agents. Features step-change improvements in vision, coding, and computer use at a more accessible price point than previous Opus models. Learn more in Models overview. We've launched programmatic tool calling in public beta, allowing Claude to call tools from within code execution to reduce latency and token usage in multi-tool workflows. We've launched the tool search tool in public beta, enabling Claude to dynamically discover and load tools on-demand from large tool catalogs. We've launched the effort parameter in public beta for Claude Opus 4.5, allowing you to control token usage by trading off between response thoroughness and efficiency. We've added client-side compaction to our Python and TypeScript SDKs, automatically managing conversation context through summarization when using tool_runner.

Claude apps·Nov 24, 2025Announcement

Claude Opus 4.5 launch, plus 3 more changes

We released our most powerful frontier model to date. Read our blog post for more information: Introducing Claude Opus 4.5. Claude for Excel is now available in beta to all Max, Team, and Enterprise users. We’ve added some additional capabilities, such as support for pivot tables, charts and file uploads, plus a shortcut to quickly open the full Claude app from Excel (ctrl+option+c). We've also made overall improvements to performance, speed, context management, and the general user experience.

Claude API·Nov 21, 2025

Search result content blocks are now available on Amazon Bedrock with no beta header required

Learn more in Search results.

Claude API·Nov 19, 2025

We've launched a new documentation platform at platform.claude.com/docs

Our documentation now lives side by side with the Claude Console, providing a unified developer experience. The previous docs site at docs.claude.com will redirect to the new location.

New model·Nov 18, 2025

New model: Claude in Microsoft Foundry

We've launched Claude in Microsoft Foundry, bringing Claude models to Azure customers with Azure billing and OAuth authentication. Access the full Messages API including extended thinking, prompt caching (5-minute and 1-hour), PDF support, Files API, Agent Skills, and tool use. Learn more in Claude in Microsoft Foundry.

Claude API·Nov 14, 2025

We've launched structured outputs in public beta, providing guaranteed schema conformance for Claude's…

Use JSON outputs for structured data responses or strict tool use for validated tool inputs. Available for Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Claude Opus 4.1. To enable, use the beta header structured-outputs-2025-11-13.

Claude API·Oct 28, 2025

We announced the deprecation of the Claude Sonnet 3.7 model

Read more in Model deprecations. We've retired the Claude Sonnet 3.5 models. We've expanded context editing with thinking block clearing (clear_thinking_20251015), enabling automatic management of thinking blocks.

Claude apps·Oct 23, 2025

Claude’s memory on Max and Pro plans

Max plan users can now access Claude’s memory capabilities. This feature will roll out to Pro plans gradually over the next two weeks.

Claude API·Oct 16, 2025

We've launched Agent Skills, a new way to extend Claude's capabilities

Skills are organized folders of instructions, scripts, and resources that Claude loads dynamically to perform specialized tasks. The initial release includes: * Anthropic-managed Skills: Pre-built Skills for working with PowerPoint (.pptx), Excel (.xlsx), Word (.docx), and PDF files * Custom Skills: Upload your own Skills through the Skills API (/v1/skills endpoints) to package domain expertise and organizational workflows * Skills require the code execution tool to be enabled * Learn more in Agent Skills and API reference

Claude API·Oct 15, 2025

We've launched Claude Haiku 4.5, our fastest and most intelligent Haiku model with near-frontier performance

Ideal for real-time applications, high-volume processing, and cost-sensitive deployments requiring strong reasoning. Learn more in Models overview.

Claude apps·Oct 15, 2025

Claude Haiku 4.5 launch, plus 1 more change

We released our fastest, most cost-efficient model – Claude Haiku 4.5. Our latest small model matches Sonnet 4’s performance on coding, computer use, and agent tasks. Powered by Haiku 4.5: Claude in Chrome now defaults to Haiku 4.5 so it’s a faster, more responsive experience. You can always switch back to Sonnet 4.5.

Claude API·Sep 29, 2025

We've launched Claude Sonnet 4.5, our best model for complex agents and coding, with the highest…

Learn more in the models overview. We've introduced global endpoint pricing for Amazon Bedrock and Vertex AI. We've introduced a new stop reason model_context_window_exceeded that allows you to request the maximum possible tokens without calculating input size. We've launched the memory tool in beta, enabling Claude to store and consult information across conversations. We've launched context editing in beta, providing strategies to automatically manage conversation context.

Claude apps·Sep 29, 2025Announcement

Claude Sonnet 4.5 launch, plus 2 more changes

We released our newest model, Sonnet 4.5. This is the best model in the world for real-world agents, coding, and computer use. Read our blog post here: Claude Sonnet 4.5. Pro users can now leverage Claude’s file creation and editing capabilities, and users on all paid plans can access these features on Claude for iOS or Android.