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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 Restricted Mode for Safer Untrusted Repos Aug 28, 2026

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We break down how Claude Code 2.1.248 helps protect agents inside untrusted repositories with a new restricted mode that disables risky tools, locks file access to the working directory, and ignores potentially malicious config files. The episode also covers a prompt caching bug fix and a major reduction in Workflow tool token usage for more efficient long coding sessions.

Claude Code 2.1.247 Adds API Cost Optimization Aug 27, 2026

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We break down Claude Code 2.1.247’s new /claude-api cost optimize command, which profiles API spend and helps cut costs through caching, token hygiene, batching, effort tuning, and model selection. The episode also covers the new SendFeedback tool, cleaner subagent message previews, and a speed boost for the prompt footer PR badge.

Claude Code Fixes Cache Wipes and Adds Terminal Spellcheck Aug 19, 2026

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We break down Claude Code’s latest update, including a critical fix for prompt cache wipes caused by LSP reconnects, plus new terminal spellcheck support using local tools like aspell and hunspell. The episode also covers safer grep behavior, faster background cloud tasks, and a handful of quality-of-life permission and agent handling fixes.

Claude Code 2.1.234: Mid-Turn Controls and Security Fixes Aug 18, 2026

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This episode breaks down Claude Code 2.1.234’s biggest upgrades, including mid-turn directory changes, on-demand documentation loading, and auto-resume for daily limits. It also covers a critical Windows path security fix and the guardrails that keep TUI mode changes locked down when tool restrictions are in place.

Claude Code Plugin Installs, Governance, and Security Fixes Aug 17, 2026

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This episode covers fixes for stale plugin install caches, cleaner marketplace governance settings, and new validation tools for local SKILL.md files. It also dives into concurrency bug fixes and an important sandbox hardening change that prevents workspace-level config from hijacking ripgrep binaries.

Restore Claude Code Todo Tools After the 2.1.233 Update Aug 16, 2026

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Anthropic’s latest Claude Code update disables built-in todo and task tools on newer models by default, breaking workflows that depend on structured task tracking. The hosts explain how to restore them with an environment variable, plus cover new FinOps gateway settings and a Windows security fix.

Claude Code 2.1.233: Memory Caps for Runaway Builds Aug 15, 2026

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This episode breaks down Claude Code 2.1.233’s new opt-in Linux memory cgroup support for Bash tool commands, showing how it can stop runaway builds and leaking processes from taking down your whole dev machine. It also covers GitLab Merge Request worktree support, web cache tuning, and plugin validation improvements.

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claude-code/CHANGELOG.md at main: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md

Claude Code 2.1.232: Forked Subagents and Session Messaging Aug 14, 2026

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This episode covers the latest Claude Code 2.1.232 updates, including forked subagents inheriting full conversation context, background execution for interactive agents, and direct session messaging. It also touches on GitLab secret redaction, clipboard image fixes, async code review, and a key tip for keeping parent transcripts lean to avoid heavy token overhead.

Claude Code 2.1.229: Cache Staggering, Guardrails, and UI Upgrades Aug 13, 2026

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We break down how Claude Code 2.1.229 reduces duplicate token spend by staggering parallel subagent fan-outs so prompt caches can warm up, plus how to disable the delay for local benchmarking. The episode also covers new guardrails for commit push PR workflows and quality-of-life updates like remote session continue, resizable side panels, and VS Code session grouping.

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claude-code/CHANGELOG.md at main: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md

Claude Code v2.1.228 Fixes a Cross-Session Security Hole Aug 12, 2026

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This episode breaks down a security fix in Claude Code v2.1.228 that holds cross-session messages for approval before they can reach elevated terminals. It also covers the new dialogExpiry setting for headless workflows, plus quality-of-life updates to Write tool behavior and sandboxing for synced skills.

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claude-code/CHANGELOG.md at main: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md

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