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The Claude Code Changelog

It feels like every day there’s a new Claude Code update. This unofficial podcast, hosted by Lachlan and James (& powered by Jellypod AI), helps us stay up to date with everything Anthropic ships to Claude, from product updates, new workflows, and more. Each episode highlights what changed, how to use it, and why it matters.

Latest Episodes:

Claude’s Weird Week and Opus 4.7’s API Trapdoors Apr 23, 2026

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This episode digs into Anthropic’s postmortem on Claude’s silent output corruption, from misrouted traffic to TPU/compiler bugs that caused garbled or truncated responses for a significant share of users. It also covers Opus 4.7’s breaking API changes, including hard failures on familiar generation settings and a new tokenizer that can quietly raise token costs.

Claude Code Fixes a 5x Context Window Bug Apr 22, 2026

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This episode breaks down a compaction bug that made Claude Code treat Opus 4.7 like it had a 200K-token limit instead of 1M, causing long coding sessions to summarize far too early. It also covers the new default high effort setting for Pro and Max users on Opus 4.6 and Sonnet 4.6, and what that means for reasoning quality and token usage.

Claude Code 2.1.116: Faster Resume, Safer rm Rules Apr 21, 2026

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This episode breaks down Claude Code 2.1.116’s biggest changes: a much faster /resume flow for huge sessions, plus a critical safety fix that stops broad auto-allow rules from bypassing dangerous-path checks.

We also cover hook behavior in --agent mode, MCP startup improvements, and a new GitHub rate-limit hint that makes automation feel less flaky.

Claude Code Adds xhigh: The New Middle Gear for Devs Apr 20, 2026

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The hosts dig into Claude Code 2.1.111’s new xhigh effort tier for Opus 4.7, explaining how it fills the gap between high and max for tougher coding and reasoning tasks. They also cover the redesigned /effort control, safe fallback behavior in mixed-model workflows, and the removal of the old auto-mode flag.

Cloud Code Review, Reproduced and Verified Apr 19, 2026

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The hosts unpack a cloud-based multi-agent code review command that runs in the background, checks either your current branch or a GitHub PR, and returns only independently reproduced findings. They also dig into why the feature feels more trustworthy than a single AI pass, plus the practical details of diffstat previews, faster launch checks, and how to avoid wasting review runs.

Claude Code 2.1.113: Faster Launches, Safer Bash Rules Apr 18, 2026

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This episode breaks down a small-looking Claude Code update that swaps in a native binary for faster cold starts and a leaner CLI, especially in CI. It also digs into important Bash rule fixes, including a simple env bypass, dangerous find -exec/find -delete approvals, and tighter handling of macOS private paths.

Claude Code Routines: Cloud Jobs, GitHub Triggers, Human Review Apr 17, 2026

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We break down Anthropic’s Claude Code Routines research preview, where jobs run in the cloud so your laptop can sleep, and explore the three ways to trigger them: schedules, API calls, and GitHub events.

We also dig into the safety model behind the feature, from claude/ branches and repo scoping to the shift from autonomous execution to human review.

Claude Code 2.1.110: No More Flicker, Better Focus, Safer Edits Apr 16, 2026

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This episode digs into the latest Claude Code 2.1.110 improvements, including the new fullscreen TUI that stops terminal flicker without restarting your session and the cleaner split between /focus and Ctrl+O.

It also covers practical upgrades like disabled auto-scroll, editor context injection, and important hardening changes that make long-running workflows and file handling more reliable.

Claude Code 2.1.108: Smarter Prompt Caching and Session Recaps Apr 16, 2026

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This episode breaks down Claude Code 2.1.108’s new prompt-caching options, including the tradeoff between longer-lived session continuity and short-lived cache turnover for testing. It also covers the new /recap workflow and background session summaries that make it easier to jump back into long-running coding work.

Claude Code Changelog, Decoded Apr 15, 2026

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Get a plain-English take on the latest Claude Code updates, with a focus on what changed, who it helps, and whether it actually matters. We separate the useful workflow tweaks from the noise so you can decide what to try, test, or ignore.

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