← Claude Code changelog

Claude Code 2.1.79

This update delivers exciting new capabilities and significant stability enhancements. A major addition is session remote control, allowing users to seamlessly continue their work from a browser or phone. Other new features include an --console flag for API billing login and a "Show turn duration" toggle for better insight. Performance gains come from reduced startup memory, while crucial fixes improve command-line tool stability, address conversational issues like /btw output, and resolve enterprise rate limit retries, benefiting all users with a more robust and flexible experience.

Added

  • Added `--console` flag to `claude auth login` for Anthropic Console (API billing) authentication
  • Added "Show turn duration" toggle to the `/config` menu
  • Added `/remote-control` — bridge your session to claude.ai/code to continue from a browser or phone

Improved

  • 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

Changed

  • `CLAUDE_CODE_PLUGIN_SEED_DIR` now supports multiple seed directories separated by the platform path delimiter (`:` on Unix, `;` on Windows)
  • Session tabs now get AI-generated titles based on your first message

Fixed

  • 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 left/right arrow tab navigation in `/permissions`
  • Fixed `CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_TERMINAL_TITLE` 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
  • Fixed the thinking pill showing "Thinking" instead of "Thought for Ns" after a response completes
  • Fixed missing session diff button when opening sessions from the left sidebar