What's new in Claude

Claude Code·Apr 28, 2026

Claude Code 2.1.121

Added alwaysLoad option to MCP server config — when true, all tools from that server skip tool-search deferral and are always available. Added claude plugin prune to remove orphaned auto-installed plugin dependencies; plugin uninstall --prune cascades.

Claude API·Apr 24, 2026

We've released the Rate Limits API, allowing administrators to programmatically query the rate limits…

Claude Code·Apr 23, 2026

Claude Code 2.1.119

Added prUrlTemplate setting to point the footer PR badge at a custom code-review URL instead of github.com. Added CLAUDE_CODE_HIDE_CWD environment variable to hide the working directory in the startup logo.

Claude Code·Apr 23, 2026

Claude Code 2.1.118

Added vim visual mode (v) and visual-line mode (V) with selection, operators, and visual feedback. Added DISABLE_UPDATES env var to completely block all update paths including manual claude update — stricter than DISABLE_AUTOUPDATER.

Claude API·Apr 23, 2026

Memory for Claude Managed Agents is now in public beta under the standard managed-agents-2026-04-01 header

Claude Code·Apr 22, 2026

Claude Code 2.1.117

Forked subagents can now be enabled on external builds by setting CLAUDE_CODE_FORK_SUBAGENT=1. Agent frontmatter mcpServers are now loaded for main-thread agent sessions via --agent.

Claude Code·Apr 20, 2026

Claude Code 2.1.116

/resume on large sessions is significantly faster (up to 67% on 40MB+ sessions) and handles sessions with many dead-fork entries more efficiently. Faster MCP startup when multiple stdio servers are configured; resources/templates/list is now deferred to first @-mention.

Claude API·Apr 20, 2026

We've retired the Claude Haiku 3 model

All requests to this model will now return an error. We recommend upgrading to Claude Haiku 4.5.

Claude Code·Apr 18, 2026

Claude Code 2.1.114

Fixed a crash in the permission dialog when an agent teams teammate requested tool permission.

Claude Code·Apr 17, 2026

Claude Code 2.1.113

Added sandbox.network.deniedDomains setting to block specific domains even when a broader allowedDomains wildcard would otherwise permit them.

Claude apps·Apr 17, 2026Announcement

Claude Design by Anthropic Labs

With Opus 4.7, we also launched Claude Design, a new Anthropic Labs product that lets you collaborate with Claude to create visual outputs like designs, prototypes, slides, and one-pagers.

Claude Code·Apr 16, 2026

Claude Code 2.1.112

Fixed "claude-opus-4-7 is temporarily unavailable" for auto mode.

Claude Code·Apr 16, 2026

Claude Code 2.1.111

Added xhigh effort level for Opus 4.7, sitting between high and max. Available via /effort, --effort, and the model picker; other models fall back to high. Added "Auto (match terminal)" theme option that matches your terminal's dark/light mode — select it from /theme.

Claude API·Apr 16, 2026

We've launched Claude Opus 4.7, our most capable widely released model for complex reasoning and agentic…

Opus 4.7 includes API breaking changes versus Opus 4.6; see the migration guide before upgrading. Claude in Amazon Bedrock is now open to all Amazon Bedrock customers. We've launched task budgets in beta on Claude Opus 4.7. Claude Opus 4.7 supports high-resolution image input, raising the maximum image resolution from 1568 to 2576 pixels on the long edge for improved performance on computer use, screenshot understanding, and document analysis. We've added the xhigh effort level on Claude Opus 4.7. xhigh sits between high and max and is tuned for long-running agentic and coding tasks (over 30 minutes) with token budgets in the millions.

Claude apps·Apr 16, 2026Announcement

Claude Opus 4.7 launch

Our latest model, Claude Opus 4.7, is now generally available. Opus 4.7 shows improvements in software engineering and complex, long-running coding tasks, as well as better vision, allowing it to see images in higher resolution.

Claude Code·Apr 15, 2026

Claude Code 2.1.110

Added /tui command and tui setting — run /tui fullscreen to switch to flicker-free rendering in the same conversation. Added push notification tool — Claude can send mobile push notifications when Remote Control and "Push when Claude decides" config are enabled.

Claude Code·Apr 15, 2026

Claude Code 2.1.109

Improved the extended-thinking indicator with a rotating progress hint.

Claude Code·Apr 14, 2026

Claude Code 2.1.108

Added ENABLE_PROMPT_CACHING_1H env var to opt into 1-hour prompt cache TTL on API key, Bedrock, Vertex, and Foundry (ENABLE_PROMPT_CACHING_1H_BEDROCK is deprecated but still honored), and FORCE_PROMPT_CACHING_5M to force 5-minute TTL. Added recap feature to provide context when returning to a session, configurable in /config and manually invocable with /recap; force with CLAUDE_CODE_ENABLE_AWAY_SUMMARY if telemetry disabled.

Claude Code·Apr 14, 2026

Claude Code 2.1.107

Show thinking hints sooner during long operations.

Claude API·Apr 14, 2026

We announced the deprecation of the Claude Sonnet 4 model and the Claude Opus 4 model, with retirement on…

We recommend migrating to Claude Sonnet 4.6 and Claude Opus 4.8 respectively. Read more in Model deprecations.

Claude Code·Apr 13, 2026

Claude Code 2.1.105

Added path parameter to the EnterWorktree tool to switch into an existing worktree of the current repository. Added PreCompact hook support: hooks can now block compaction by exiting with code 2 or returning {"decision":"block"}.

Claude Code·Apr 13, 2026

Claude Code 2.1.104

Claude Code·Apr 10, 2026

Claude Code 2.1.101

Added /team-onboarding command to generate a teammate ramp-up guide from your local Claude Code usage. Added OS CA certificate store trust by default, so enterprise TLS proxies work without extra setup (set CLAUDE_CODE_CERT_STORE=bundled to use only bundled CAs).

Claude Code·Apr 10, 2026

Claude Code 2.1.100

Claude Code·Apr 9, 2026

Claude Code 2.1.98

Added interactive Google Vertex AI setup wizard accessible from the login screen when selecting "3rd-party platform", guiding you through GCP authentication, project and region configuration, credential verification, and model pinning. Added CLAUDE_CODE_PERFORCE_MODE env var: when set, Edit/Write/NotebookEdit fail on read-only files with a p4 edit hint instead of silently overwriting them.

Claude API·Apr 9, 2026

We've launched the advisor tool in public beta

Pair a faster executor model with a higher-intelligence advisor model that provides strategic guidance mid-generation, so long-horizon agentic workloads get close to advisor-solo quality while the bulk of token generation happens at executor-model rates. Include the beta header advisor-tool-2026-03-01 in your requests.

Claude apps·Apr 9, 2026

Claude Cowork generally available, plus 1 more change

Claude Cowork is now generally available on macOS and Windows through the Claude Desktop app. With this, we’re expanding Claude Cowork with new capabilities: Claude Cowork in the Analytics API.

Claude Code·Apr 8, 2026

Claude Code 2.1.97

Added focus view toggle (Ctrl+O) in NO_FLICKER mode showing prompt, one-line tool summary with edit diffstats, and final response. Added refreshInterval status line setting to re-run the status line command every N seconds.

Claude Code·Apr 8, 2026

Claude Code 2.1.96

Fixed Bedrock requests failing with 403 "Authorization header is missing" when using AWS_BEARER_TOKEN_BEDROCK or CLAUDE_CODE_SKIP_BEDROCK_AUTH (regression in 2.1.94).