Added

• Plugin hooks now receive CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR and CLAUDE_PLUGIN_DATA environment variables, and support {{project_dir}} and {{plugin_data_dir}} template variables in hook configurations

Improved

• Model display header shows the active reasoning effort level (e.g. "(high)") next to the model name
• /session rename auto-generates a session name from conversation history when called without a name argument

Fixed

• Workspace MCP servers are now correctly loaded and visible to the agent
• /clear preserves MCP servers in the new session

Removed

• Remove --alt-screen flag and alt_screen setting; alt screen is now always enabled

Improved

• Status line payload includes session_name field alongside session_id

Fixed

• OSC 8 hyperlinks are now clickable in VS Code terminals
• PowerShell /flag arguments (e.g., /all, /enum-devices) are no longer mistakenly treated as file paths
• Trusted folder access prompts no longer appear incorrectly on Windows OneDrive paths and case-insensitive filesystems

Improved

• Read .claude/settings.json and .claude/settings.local.json as additional repo config sources
• Model picker opens in full-screen view with inline reasoning effort adjustment using ← / → arrow keys
• OTEL hook executions are now recorded as span events instead of child spans, reducing trace clutter
• User prompt appears in the conversation immediately after pressing Enter
• /allow-all (/yolo) now supports on, off, and show subcommands to enable, disable, or check allow-all mode
• Ctrl+Y in plan mode opens the most recent research report when no plan exists yet

Fixed

• @ file picker no longer shows .git directory contents
• Scroll position stays in place when the terminal is resized
• /yolo path permissions persist after using /clear to start a new session
• Emoji characters are selected and highlighted correctly in terminal text selection
• Sessions with active work are no longer cleaned up by the stale session reaper
• Resume session restores the previously selected custom agent
• CLI no longer crashes with out-of-memory errors when running shell commands that produce high-volume output
• Pressing Escape multiple times during autopilot cancellation no longer leaves the session stuck

2026-03-23

• Ensure models appear in picker correctly, display model names where possible
• Show a warning when MCP servers are blocked by policy (e.g. allowlist enforcement)
• Organization policy for third-party MCP servers is now enforced for all users
• Add ~/.agents/skills/ as a personal skill discovery directory, aligning with VS Code's GHCP4A extension default
• Extension hooks from multiple extensions now merge instead of overwriting each other or hooks from hooks.json
• sessionStart hook additionalContext is now injected into the conversation
• /clear now abandons the current session entirely, while /new starts a fresh conversation (keeping the old session backgrounded)
• GitHub MCP server user configuration is respected when connecting to remote hosts
• Terminal screen redraws correctly after process suspend and resume (Ctrl+Z / fg)
• MCP OAuth authentication works with MCP servers like the Atlassian Rovo MCP Server which support Dynamic Client Registration but host authorization metadata at a non-standard URL
• /cd keeps a separate working directory per session, restored when switching sessions
• Custom instructions, MCP servers, skills, and agents are now discovered at every directory level from the working directory up to the git root, enabling full monorepo support
• Startup 'Environment loaded' message now shows the number of loaded hooks
• Background agent progress (current intent and tool calls completed) now surfaces in read_agent and task timeout responses
• statusLine.command path now supports ~ and environment variables (e.g. $HOME, ${VAR:-default})
• /new and /clear commands accept an optional prompt to start the new session with a first message

Improved

• /clear now abandons the current session entirely, while /new starts a fresh conversation (keeping the old session backgrounded)

Fixed

• Extension hooks from multiple extensions now merge instead of overwriting each other or hooks from hooks.json
• sessionStart hook additionalContext is now injected into the conversation

Improved

• Custom instructions, MCP servers, skills, and agents are now discovered at every directory level from the working directory up to the git root, enabling full monorepo support
• Startup 'Environment loaded' message now shows the number of loaded hooks
• Background agent progress (current intent and tool calls completed) now surfaces in read_agent and task timeout responses
• statusLine.command path now supports ~ and environment variables (e.g. $HOME, ${VAR:-default})
• /new and /clear commands accept an optional prompt to start the new session with a first message

Fixed

• GitHub MCP server user configuration is respected when connecting to remote hosts
• Terminal screen redraws correctly after process suspend and resume (Ctrl+Z / fg)
• MCP OAuth authentication works with MCP servers like the Atlassian Rovo MCP Server which support Dynamic Client Registration but host authorization metadata at a non-standard URL
• /cd keeps a separate working directory per session, restored when switching sessions

2026-03-20

• Reduced memory usage when viewing large files in their entirety
• /login device flow works correctly in Codespaces and remote terminal environments
• Working directory is correctly detected when using --server mode with remote sessions
• Arrow keys work correctly in terminals using application keypad mode
• Repo hooks (.github/hooks/) now fire correctly when using prompt mode (-p flag)
• /copy writes formatted HTML to clipboard on Windows for pasting into Word, Outlook, and Teams
• SDK clients can register custom slash commands when starting or joining a session
• SDK clients can show elicitation dialogs to the user via session.ui.elicitation
• Add experimental support for multiple concurrent sessions
• Add --effort as a shorthand alias for --reasoning-effort
• Add /undo command to undo the last turn and revert file changes
• Markdown bullet lists render correctly in alt-screen mode when content contains hard line breaks
• Elicitation form shows Shift+Tab hint for navigating between fields in reverse
• Remote session URL displays as a compact clickable 'Open in browser' link instead of a duplicated raw URL
• Session history is no longer lost when exiting via /quit, Ctrl+C, or restart
• Hook matcher filters defined in nested hook structures are now correctly applied to inner hook items
• Plugins using .claude-plugin/ or .plugin/ manifest directories now load their MCP and LSP servers correctly
• /terminal-setup no longer shows a misleading error for WSL users
• Model picker reorganizes models into Available, Blocked/Disabled, and Upgrade tabs based on user plan and policy
• Workspace MCP servers from .mcp.json, .vscode/mcp.json, and devcontainer.json are now loaded only after folder trust is confirmed
• Config settings renamed to camelCase: includeCoAuthoredBy, effortLevel, autoUpdatesChannel, statusLine (old names still work)
• When copying assistant responses, the leading 2-space UI indent is stripped from selections where all selected lines share that indent
• Plugins loaded via --plugin-dir now appear in /plugin list under a separate 'External Plugins' section

Added

• /copy writes formatted HTML to clipboard on Windows for pasting into Word, Outlook, and Teams

Added

• SDK clients can register custom slash commands when starting or joining a session
• SDK clients can show elicitation dialogs to the user via session.ui.elicitation
• Add experimental support for multiple concurrent sessions
• Add --effort as a shorthand alias for --reasoning-effort
• Add /undo command to undo the last turn and revert file changes

Improved

• Model picker reorganizes models into Available, Blocked/Disabled, and Upgrade tabs based on user plan and policy
• Workspace MCP servers from .mcp.json, .vscode/mcp.json, and devcontainer.json are now loaded only after folder trust is confirmed
• Config settings renamed to camelCase: includeCoAuthoredBy, effortLevel, autoUpdatesChannel, statusLine (old names still work)
• When copying assistant responses, the leading 2-space UI indent is stripped from selections where all selected lines share that indent
• Plugins loaded via --plugin-dir now appear in /plugin list under a separate 'External Plugins' section

Fixed

• Markdown bullet lists render correctly in alt-screen mode when content contains hard line breaks
• Elicitation form shows Shift+Tab hint for navigating between fields in reverse
• Remote session URL displays as a compact clickable 'Open in browser' link instead of a duplicated raw URL
• Session history is no longer lost when exiting via /quit, Ctrl+C, or restart
• Hook matcher filters defined in nested hook structures are now correctly applied to inner hook items
• Plugins using .claude-plugin/ or .plugin/ manifest directories now load their MCP and LSP servers correctly
• /terminal-setup no longer shows a misleading error for WSL users

2026-03-19

• Spurious I/O error messages (ENOTCONN, EIO) no longer appear in the timeline during SSH disconnects or terminal closes
• Add include_gitignored config option to include gitignored files in @ file search
• Copying text on WSL correctly preserves CJK and other non-ASCII characters
• Marketplace and plugin installs from shortened URLs (e.g., aka.ms links) now work correctly