Claude Code v2.1.119: Enhanced Configuration Persistence and Cross-Platform Support

The latest Claude Code release brings significant improvements to configuration management, cross-platform tool integration, and developer workflow enhancements. This update focuses on making your development environment more consistent and accessible across different platforms and version control systems.

What’s New

Persistent Configuration Settings

One of the most requested features is now here! Your /config settings including theme, editor mode, and verbose options now persist to ~/.claude/settings.json. These settings participate in project/local/policy override precedence, ensuring your preferences follow you across projects while respecting local configurations.

Enhanced Version Control Integration

Multi-Platform PR Support: The --from-pr command now accepts GitLab merge requests, Bitbucket pull requests, and GitHub Enterprise URLs, making Claude Code truly platform-agnostic
Custom PR Templates: New prUrlTemplate setting allows you to point footer PR badges to custom code-review URLs instead of defaulting to github.com
Smart Repository Links: owner/repo#N shorthand links now use your actual git remote host instead of always pointing to GitHub

PowerShell Parity

PowerShell users rejoice! PowerShell tool commands can now be auto-approved in permission mode, matching the behavior previously available only for Bash commands. This brings true cross-platform consistency to Claude Code’s tool execution.

Developer Experience Improvements

Enhanced Vim Mode: Escape key behavior in INSERT mode has been refined - it no longer pulls queued messages back into input, requiring a second press to interrupt
Better Command Discovery: Slash command suggestions now highlight matching characters, and the picker wraps long descriptions instead of truncating them
Privacy Controls: New CLAUDE_CODE_HIDE_CWD environment variable lets you hide the working directory in the startup logo for privacy or cleaner screenshots

Performance and Reliability

Parallel Server Connections: Subagent and SDK MCP server reconfiguration now connects servers in parallel for faster startup times
Improved Plugin Management: Plugins pinned by version constraints now auto-update to the highest satisfying git tag
Enhanced Telemetry: OpenTelemetry events now include more detailed timing and sizing information for better debugging

Critical Bug Fixes

Fixed CRLF paste issues that were inserting extra blank lines
Resolved multi-line paste problems in terminals using kitty keyboard protocol
Fixed Glob and Grep tools disappearing on native macOS/Linux builds
Corrected fullscreen scrolling behavior
Fixed MCP HTTP connection issues with OAuth discovery
Resolved various UI and workflow inconsistencies

How to Update

To update to Claude Code v2.1.119, follow the standard update process for your installation method. Your existing configurations will be automatically migrated to the new persistent settings system.