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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 Code Goes Beyond GitHub Apr 27, 2026

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This episode breaks down Claude Code v2.1.119’s expanded support for GitLab, Bitbucket, and GitHub Enterprise PRs, plus the value of loading full diff, commit, and description context automatically. It also covers smarter PR link handling, configurable review URL templates, and a small privacy win for demos with hidden working directories.

Claude Code’s 1-Hour Prompt Cache Upgrade Apr 26, 2026

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Claude Code v2.1.108 extends prompt caching from 5 minutes to 1 hour, making long system prompts and big repo contexts stay warm through real work sessions instead of expiring during normal breaks. The episode also covers the `DISABLE_TELEMETRY` bug fix, the optional 5-minute fallback, deprecated Bedrock compatibility, and why any prefix change still invalidates the cache immediately.

When /config Became Real Config in Claude Code Apr 25, 2026

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The hosts unpack how Claude Code 2.1.119 moved /config changes into ~/.claude/settings.json, making theme, editor mode, and verbose output persist across restarts. They also break down the config hierarchy across user, project, and managed policy scopes, plus what teams should audit after upgrading.

Claude Code Hooks Now Call MCP Tools Directly Apr 24, 2026

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This episode explores how Claude Code 2.1.118 and 2.1.119 turn hooks into first-class automation, letting PostToolUse events call MCP tools like Slack without wrapper scripts or brittle bash glue. It also digs into duration_ms as a clean timing signal for smarter logging, alerts, and workflow routing.

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.

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