Claude Code v2.1.261

Release Context

• This was the 208th Claude Code release of 2026 tracked by Havoptic.
• It shipped 1 day after Claude Code v2.1.260 (September 3, 2026).
• Claude Code: ships every 1 days — 30 releases in the last month.

Your input needed: would you use this? This is an early look at how we're thinking about making Claude Code way more extensible. It's a little crazy, and very exciting. More details here:… — Boris Cherny

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)
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• 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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