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Claude Code 2.1.157

This release features automatic loading of local plugins from .claude/skills directories, complemented by a new plugin init command and autocomplete for plugin arguments. Agent management enhancements include honoring the agent field in settings.json for dispatched sessions and mid-session worktree switching. Significant fixes address unprocessable images, incorrect sandbox network prompts, agent session retirement, and copy-on-select in tmux, ensuring greater stability. Performance improvements for long conversations, refined terminal integration with GPU acceleration disabled, and updated workflow trigger settings provide a more robust experience.

Added

  • Added `claude plugin init <name>` to scaffold a new plugin in `.claude/skills`
  • Added autocomplete for `/plugin` arguments: subcommands, installed plugin names, and plugins from known marketplaces
  • Added a "Workflow keyword trigger" setting in /config to stop the word "workflow" in a prompt from triggering a dynamic workflow

Improved

  • Improved performance of long and resumed conversations by eliminating redundant message-rendering recomputations

Changed

  • Plugins in `.claude/skills` directories are now automatically loaded, no marketplace required
  • `claude agents`: the `agent` field in `settings.json` is now honored for dispatched sessions, with `--agent <name>` to override it
  • `EnterWorktree` can now switch between Claude-managed worktrees mid-session
  • `tool_decision` telemetry events now include `tool_parameters` (bash commands, MCP/skill names) when `OTEL_LOG_TOOL_DETAILS=1`
  • Worktrees managed by Claude are now left unlocked when the agent finishes, so `git worktree remove`/`prune` can clean them up
  • `/terminal-setup` now disables GPU acceleration in VS Code/Cursor/Windsurf integrated terminals to prevent garbled-text rendering
  • The Feature of the Week credit-claim status now appears as a notification in the status area instead of a line above the prompt
  • `claude agents`: slash-command autocomplete in the dispatch input now matches substrings
  • Pressing backspace right after a workflow trigger keyword now dismisses the workflow request (same as alt+w) instead of deleting a character

Fixed

  • Fixed unprocessable images (zero-byte, corrupt) attached via paste, MCP, or dialog crashing the request instead of becoming a text placeholder
  • Fixed sandbox network permission prompts appearing in auto and bypass-permissions mode when using the desktop app, IDE extensions, or SDK
  • Fixed `claude agents` completed sessions not retiring when an idle subagent was still parked or had leaked a backgrounded shell
  • Fixed `claude agents` pressing Esc not cancelling a slow "opening…", leaving the list unresponsive
  • Fixed background agent worktrees under `.claude/worktrees/` being orphaned after the 30-day job retention sweep
  • Fixed background sessions re-attached after a sleep/wake not telling the model the correct date
  • Fixed copy-on-select in `claude agents` not reaching the system clipboard inside tmux with `set-clipboard on` (regression in 2.1.153)
  • Fixed `--resume` not reporting background subagents that were running when the previous Claude Code process exited
  • Fixed the `--resume` session picker leaving its contents on the terminal after exiting in fullscreen mode
  • Fixed `--worktree` and `--worktree --tmux` returning to the canonical repo root instead of the current linked worktree
  • Fixed the `/model` picker showing an incorrect "Newer version available" hint when the selected model is already the newest in its family; the pinned-model row now shows the model's description instead of its raw ID
  • Fixed literal markdown markers (backticks, asterisks) appearing in the in-progress message text in fullscreen mode
  • Fixed the terminal freezing after approving the managed-settings security dialog at startup
  • Fixed a rare duplicate line appearing in scrollback after the terminal UI redraws
  • Fixed right-click paste duplicating the clipboard in the VS Code, Cursor, and Windsurf integrated terminals
  • WSL: fixed image paste (`alt+v` keybinding), screenshot paste on Windows 11, and added support for dragging images from Windows Explorer
  • Fixed clicking Stop while a background subagent is running not actually stopping it
  • Fixed the fast mode indicator not appearing on Opus 4.8

Removed

  • Removed the "bash commands will be sandboxed" startup banner — sandbox status still shows in `/status` and when a command is blocked
  • Removed the "/ide for …" startup hint toast