Claude Code v2.1.141: Enhanced Agent Management and UI Improvements

The latest Claude Code release brings significant improvements to agent management, terminal interactions, and user interface enhancements that make development workflows more efficient and intuitive.

What’s New

Enhanced Terminal and Hook Support

Terminal Sequence Hooks: Added terminalSequence field to hook JSON output, enabling hooks to emit desktop notifications, window titles, and bells without requiring a controlling terminal
HTTPS Plugin Support: New CLAUDE_CODE_PLUGIN_PREFER_HTTPS environment variable allows cloning GitHub plugin sources over HTTPS instead of SSH, perfect for environments without GitHub SSH keys

Improved Agent Management

Directory-Scoped Sessions: Use claude agents --cwd <path> to view sessions specific to a particular directory
Enhanced Feedback System: The /feedback command now includes recent sessions (last 24 hours or 7 days) for tracking issues that span multiple sessions
Better Agent Status Tracking: Agents that complete work but leave background shells running now properly move to “Completed” status instead of remaining under “Working”
Background Agent Permissions: Agents launched via /bg or ←← now preserve your current permission mode instead of reverting to defaults

User Interface Enhancements

Visual Thinking Indicator: Improved spinner feedback during long thinking periods—the spinner warms to amber after 10 seconds to show Claude is still actively working
Enhanced Plugin Navigation: Better keyboard navigation with →/Tab to switch tabs, ↑ to move to tab strip, and clickable headers in fullscreen mode
Rewind Functionality: New “Summarize up to here” option in the rewind menu compresses earlier context while keeping recent turns intact
IDE Integration: Restored “view diff in your IDE” option on file-edit permission prompts when an IDE is connected

Enterprise and Security Features

Workspace Identity Federation: Added ANTHROPIC_WORKSPACE_ID environment variable for workload identity federation, scoping minted tokens to specific workspaces
Improved Permission Dialogs: Auto mode permission dialogs now clearly explain when a permissions.ask rule triggered the prompt

Bug Fixes and Stability

Fixed background side-queries on Bedrock/Vertex/Foundry/gateway when no small model override is set
Resolved Windows-specific issues with claude daemon status and /doctor commands
Fixed markdown table rendering regression that affected cell wrapping
Improved error handling for crashed sessions and deleted working directories
Fixed various permission prompt and model switching issues

How to Update

To update to Claude Code v2.1.141, follow the standard update process for your installation method. The update includes automatic migration of existing configurations and sessions.