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1> ## Documentation Index
2> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://code.claude.com/docs/llms.txt
3> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
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5# What's new
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7> A weekly digest of notable Claude Code features, with code snippets, demos, and context on why they matter.
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9The weekly dev digest highlights the features most likely to change how you work. Each entry includes runnable code, a short demo, and a link to the full docs. For every bug fix and minor improvement, see the [changelog](/en/changelog).
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11<Update label="Week 22" description="May 25–29, 2026" tags={["v2.1.150–v2.1.157"]}>
12 **Claude Opus 4.8**: the new default model for Max, Team Premium, Enterprise pay-as-you-go, and Anthropic API accounts, with high effort by default and `/effort xhigh` for the hardest tasks.
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14 Also this week: **dynamic workflows** orchestrate dozens to hundreds of subagents from a script Claude writes; the **security-guidance plugin** reviews Claude's changes for vulnerabilities as it works; and **fast mode** runs on Opus 4.8 at \$10/\$50 per MTok.
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16 [Read the Week 22 digest →](/en/whats-new/2026-w22)
17</Update>
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19<Update label="Week 21" description="May 18–22, 2026" tags={["v2.1.143–v2.1.149"]}>
20 **Auto mode on the Pro plan**: auto mode now runs on Pro accounts and supports Sonnet 4.6 alongside Opus, replacing permission prompts with background safety checks.
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22 Also this week: **`/usage`** breaks down what drives your plan limits by skill, subagent, plugin, and MCP server; the new **`/code-review`** command reports correctness bugs; and **background sessions** appear in `/resume` and stay alive when pinned.
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24 [Read the Week 21 digest →](/en/whats-new/2026-w21)
25</Update>
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27<Update label="Week 20" description="May 11–15, 2026" tags={["v2.1.139–v2.1.142"]}>
28 **Agent view**: `claude agents` opens one screen for every Claude Code session, showing what's running, what's blocked on you, and what's done.
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30 Also this week: **`/goal`** keeps Claude working across turns until a completion condition holds; **fast mode** now runs on Opus 4.7 by default; and the **Rewind menu** can compress earlier context with "Summarize up to here".
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32 [Read the Week 20 digest →](/en/whats-new/2026-w20)
33</Update>
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35<Update label="Week 19" description="May 4–8, 2026" tags={["v2.1.128–v2.1.136"]}>
36 **Plugins load from `.zip` archives and URLs**: `--plugin-dir` now accepts `.zip` files, and `--plugin-url` fetches a plugin archive for the current session.
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38 Also this week: **`worktree.baseRef`** chooses whether new worktrees branch from the remote default or local `HEAD`; **auto mode hard deny rules** block actions unconditionally regardless of allow exceptions; and **hooks see the active effort level** via `effort.level` and `$CLAUDE_EFFORT`.
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40 [Read the Week 19 digest →](/en/whats-new/2026-w19)
41</Update>
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43<Update label="Week 18" description="April 27 – May 1, 2026" tags={["v2.1.120–v2.1.126"]}>
44 **Windows without Git Bash**: Git for Windows is no longer required, and Claude Code uses PowerShell as the shell tool when Bash is absent.
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46 Also this week: **`claude ultrareview`** brings cloud code review to CI and scripts; **`claude project purge`** cleans up local state for a project; and pasting a **PR URL into `/resume`** finds the session that created it.
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48 [Read the Week 18 digest →](/en/whats-new/2026-w18)
49</Update>
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51<Update label="Week 17" description="April 20–24, 2026" tags={["v2.1.114–v2.1.119"]}>
52 **`/ultrareview`** opens as a public research preview: a fleet of bug-hunting agents runs in the cloud and findings land back in your CLI or Desktop automatically.
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54 Also this week: **session recap** shows you what happened while a terminal was unfocused; **custom themes** let you build and ship color palettes from `/theme` or a plugin; and **Claude Code on the web** gets a redesign with a new sessions sidebar and drag-and-drop layout.
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56 [Read the Week 17 digest →](/en/whats-new/2026-w17)
57</Update>
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59<Update label="Week 16" description="April 13–17, 2026" tags={["v2.1.105–v2.1.113"]}>
60 **Claude Opus 4.7** lands as the new default on Max and Team Premium, with a new `xhigh` effort level that's the recommended setting for most coding work and an interactive `/effort` slider to dial it in.
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62 Also this week: **Routines** on Claude Code on the web fire templated cloud agents from a schedule, GitHub event, or API call; **mobile push notifications** ping your phone when a long task finishes or Claude needs you; `/usage` shows what's driving your limits; and the CLI moves to native binaries.
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64 [Read the Week 16 digest →](/en/whats-new/2026-w16)
65</Update>
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67<Update label="Week 15" description="April 6–10, 2026" tags={["v2.1.92–v2.1.101"]}>
68 **Ultraplan** enters early preview: draft a plan in the cloud from your CLI, review and comment on it in a web editor, then run it remotely or pull it back local. The first run now auto-creates a cloud environment for you.
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70 Also this week: the **Monitor** tool streams background events into the conversation so Claude can tail logs and react live, `/loop` self-paces when you omit the interval, `/team-onboarding` packages your setup into a replayable guide, and `/autofix-pr` turns on PR auto-fix from your terminal.
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72 [Read the Week 15 digest →](/en/whats-new/2026-w15)
73</Update>
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75<Update label="Week 14" description="March 30 – April 3, 2026" tags={["v2.1.86–v2.1.91"]}>
76 **Computer use** comes to the CLI in research preview: Claude can open native apps, click through UI, and verify changes from your terminal. Best for closing the loop on things only a GUI can verify.
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78 Also this week: `/powerup` interactive lessons, flicker-free alt-screen rendering, a per-tool MCP result-size override up to 500K, and plugin executables on the Bash tool's `PATH`.
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80 [Read the Week 14 digest →](/en/whats-new/2026-w14)
81</Update>
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83<Update label="Week 13" description="March 23–27, 2026" tags={["v2.1.83–v2.1.85"]}>
84 **Auto mode** lands in research preview: a classifier handles your permission prompts so safe actions run without interruption and risky ones get blocked. The middle ground between approving everything and `--dangerously-skip-permissions`.
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86 Also this week: computer use in the Desktop app, PR auto-fix on Web, transcript search with `/`, a native PowerShell tool for Windows, and conditional `if` hooks.
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88 [Read the Week 13 digest →](/en/whats-new/2026-w13)
89</Update>