Claude Code v2.1.79
Claude Code v2.1.79 was released on .
Summary
- Added --console flag to claude auth login for Anthropic Console (API billing) authentication - Added "Show turn duration" toggle to the /config menu - Fixed claude -p hanging when spawned as a su...
Release Context
- This was the 63rd Claude Code release of 2026 tracked by Havoptic.
- It shipped 1 day after Claude Code v2.1.78 (March 17, 2026).
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Release Notes
- Added --console flag to claude auth login for Anthropic Console (API billing) authentication
- Added "Show turn duration" toggle to the /config menu
- Fixed claude -p hanging when spawned as a subprocess without explicit stdin (e.g. Python subprocess.run)
- Fixed Ctrl+C not working in -p (print) mode
- Fixed /btw returning the main agent's output instead of answering the side question when triggered during streaming
- Fixed voice mode not activating correctly on startup when voiceEnabled: true is set
- Fixed CLAUDECODEDISABLETERMINALTITLE not preventing terminal title from being set on startup
- Fixed custom status line showing nothing when workspace trust is blocking it
- Fixed enterprise users being unable to retry on rate limit (429) errors
- Fixed SessionEnd hooks not firing when using interactive /resume to switch sessions
- Improved startup memory usage by ~18MB across all scenarios
- Improved non-streaming API fallback with a 2-minute per-attempt timeout, preventing sessions from hanging indefinitely
- CLAUDECODEPLUGINSEEDDIR now supports multiple seed directories separated by the platform path delimiter (: on Unix, ; on Windows)
- [VSCode] Added /remote-control — bridge your session to claude.ai/code to continue from a browser or phone
- [VSCode] Session tabs now get AI-generated titles based on your first message
- [VSCode] Fixed the thinking pill showing "Thinking" instead of "Thought for Ns" after a response completes
Other Recent Claude Code Releases
- v2.1.296 (October 9, 2026)
- v2.1.295 (October 8, 2026)
- v2.1.294 (October 8, 2026)
- v2.1.293 (October 7, 2026)
- v2.1.292 (October 6, 2026)
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