← Claude Code changelog

Claude Code 2.1.20

Added

  • Added arrow key history navigation in vim normal mode when cursor cannot move further
  • Added external editor shortcut (Ctrl+G) to the help menu for better discoverability
  • Added PR review status indicator to the prompt footer, showing the current branch's PR state (approved, changes requested, pending, or draft) as a colored dot with a clickable link
  • Added support for loading `CLAUDE.md` files from additional directories specified via `--add-dir` flag (requires setting `CLAUDE_CODE_ADDITIONAL_DIRECTORIES_CLAUDE_MD=1`)
  • Added ability to delete tasks via the `TaskUpdate` tool

Improved

  • Improved `/sandbox` command UI to show dependency status with installation instructions when dependencies are missing
  • Improved thinking status text with a subtle shimmer animation
  • Improved task list to dynamically adjust visible items based on terminal height
  • Improved fork conversation hint to show how to resume the original session

Changed

  • Changed collapsed read/search groups to show present tense ("Reading", "Searching for") while in progress, and past tense ("Read", "Searched for") when complete
  • Changed `ToolSearch` results to appear as a brief notification instead of inline in the conversation
  • Changed the `/commit-push-pr` skill to automatically post PR URLs to Slack channels when configured via MCP tools
  • Changed the `/copy` command to be available to all users
  • Changed background agents to prompt for tool permissions before launching
  • Changed permission rules like `Bash(*)` to be accepted and treated as equivalent to `Bash`
  • Changed config backups to be timestamped and rotated (keeping 5 most recent) to prevent data loss

Fixed

  • Fixed session compaction issues that could cause resume to load full history instead of the compact summary
  • Fixed agents sometimes ignoring user messages sent while actively working on a task
  • Fixed wide character (emoji, CJK) rendering artifacts where trailing columns were not cleared when replaced by narrower characters
  • Fixed JSON parsing errors when MCP tool responses contain special Unicode characters
  • Fixed up/down arrow keys in multi-line and wrapped text input to prioritize cursor movement over history navigation
  • Fixed draft prompt being lost when pressing UP arrow to navigate command history
  • Fixed ghost text flickering when typing slash commands mid-input
  • Fixed marketplace source removal not properly deleting settings
  • Fixed duplicate output in some commands like `/context`
  • Fixed task list sometimes showing outside the main conversation view
  • Fixed syntax highlighting for diffs occurring within multiline constructs like Python docstrings
  • Fixed crashes when cancelling tool use