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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:

Bypass Bedrock Bottlenecks with ANTHROPIC_BEDROCK_REGION_PREFIX Aug 11, 2026

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This episode explains how ANTHROPIC_BEDROCK_REGION_PREFIX can reroute Claude Code requests through cross-region Bedrock inference profiles to avoid AWS us-east-1 bottlenecks and 429 rate limits. It also covers IAM permission requirements, GovCloud behavior, and the latest quality-of-life updates in recent Claude Code releases.

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ANTHROPIC_BEDROCK_REGI...: https://claude-code-log.com/reference/settings/anthropic-bedrock-region-prefix

Claude Code Goes Self-Hosted Aug 10, 2026

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We break down Anthropic’s new claude self hosted runner for Team and Enterprise users, showing how it lets Claude Code sessions run inside your own secure infrastructure instead of the cloud. The episode also covers the latest fail-fast permission checks, clearer spend-limit warnings, workspace trust prompts, and Remote Control improvements for attached images.

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Claude Code Updates by Anthropic - August 2026: https://releasebot.io/updates/anthropic/claude-code

Claude Code Adds Secure ZIP Plugin Installs Aug 09, 2026

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Claude Code 2.1.224 adds archive-based plugin installs, letting teams load plugins directly from HTTPS ZIP files without git or npm on locked-down systems. The episode also covers SHA-256 pinning, ZIP structure requirements, and other enterprise-friendly updates like Bedrock region settings and clearer spend-limit alerts.

Claude Code 2.1.225: Proactive Agent Messaging Aug 08, 2026

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This episode breaks down new proactive messaging for remote Claude Code agents, letting you start conversations across machines with SendMessage and ListAgents. It also covers clearer enterprise gateway warnings, auto mode safety fixes, and the trust prompts that protect background agent workflows.

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Claude Code changelog - Claude Code Docs: https://code.claude.com/docs/en/changelog

Claude Code Sessions Can Message Each Other Aug 07, 2026

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This episode explores how Claude Code sessions can message each other across terminals using ListAgents and SendMessage, making multi-repo workflows and handoffs far smoother. It also covers the security controls, new archive plugin installs, self-hosted runners, the lifted subagent cap, and a sandbox fix for deny-rule bypasses.

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Claude Code Updates by Anthropic - August 2026: https://releasebot.io/updates/anthropic/claude-code
Claude Code v2.1.224 Major Updates - Self-Hosted ...: https://dev.classmethod.jp/en/articles/20260807-cc-updates-v2-1-224/

Claude Code 2.1.223: Context Limits and Security Fixes Aug 06, 2026

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We unpack the latest Claude Code update, from automatic compaction for 1M-context models and clearer startup warnings to new safeguards for background agents and custom model gateways.

The episode also covers a critical security fix for hidden Unicode Bash prompt attacks, plus workflow polish like a permanent slash review alias and persistent effort settings.

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Claude Code changelog - Claude Code Docs: https://code.claude.com/docs/en/changelog

Claude Code Patch Fixes Worktree Security Flaws Aug 05, 2026

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This episode covers critical Claude Code security fixes, including tighter isolation for worktree subagents, stricter controls on repo-local settings, and global-only activation for Remote Control. It also touches on a token tracking bug and a SendMessage crash fix for smoother multi-agent workflows.

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Claude Code changelog - Claude Code Docs: https://code.claude.com/docs/en/changelog

Claude Code Mode Mask Protects Secrets in Sandboxes Aug 04, 2026

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This episode dives into Claude Code’s new mode mask security feature, which protects secrets in sandboxed builds by using dummy credential files and proxying real values only on network egress. It also covers practical release upgrades like VS Code Focus View, automatic Git worktrees for forked sessions, and clearer slash status reporting.

Claude Code Shell Fixes for MCP Login and Automation Aug 03, 2026

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This episode covers new Claude Code shell improvements for automating MCP server authentication from the command line, including claude mcp login and logout. It also explores bash command response control, sandbox credential protections, remote dev box OAuth forwarding, and session recovery with rewind.

Classifier-Driven Auto Mode Cuts Permission Fatigue Aug 02, 2026

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This episode explores how classifier-driven auto mode reduces permission fatigue by handling ambiguous Bash actions contextually, while hard deny rules still enforce non-negotiable boundaries. It also covers the reset command, minor latency caveats, friendlier boolean parsing, and clickable PR links in the terminal footer.

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Week 19 · May 4–8, 2026 - Claude Code Docs: https://code.claude.com/docs/en/whats-new/2026-w19

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