Claude Code v2.1.259

Release Context

• This was the 206th Claude Code release of 2026 tracked by Havoptic.
• It shipped 1 day after Claude Code v2.1.258 (September 1, 2026).
• Claude Code: ships every 1 days — 30 releases in the last month.

Claude can now use your computer in the background in Claude Cowork and Claude Code. Give it something to do on your desktop and Claude clicks, types, and opens apps just like you would, while you… — Claude

Shipped around the same time

Within 3 days of this release, other AI coding tools also shipped:

• Antigravity CLI v1.1.27 (September 5, 2026)
• OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.153.4 (September 4, 2026)
• OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.153.3 (September 4, 2026)
• GitHub Copilot CLI v1.0.83 (September 4, 2026)
• Antigravity CLI v1.1.26 (September 4, 2026)

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