Claude Code v2.1.0
Claude Code v2.1.0 was released on .
Summary
- Added automatic skill hot-reload - skills created or modified in ~/.claude/skills or .claude/skills are now immediately available without restarting the session - Added support for running skills...
Release Context
- This was the 1st Claude Code release of 2026 tracked by Havoptic.
- It shipped 15 days after Claude Code v2.0.76 (December 22, 2025).
Shipped around the same time
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Release Notes
- Added automatic skill hot-reload
- skills created or modified in ~/.claude/skills or .claude/skills are now immediately available without restarting the session
- Added support for running skills and slash commands in a forked sub-agent context using context: fork in skill frontmatter
- Added support for agent field in skills to specify agent type for execution
- Added language setting to configure Claude's response language (e.g., language: "japanese")
- Changed Shift+Enter to work out of the box in iTerm2, We
Other Recent Claude Code Releases
- v2.1.215 (July 19, 2026)
- v2.1.214 (July 18, 2026)
- v2.1.212 (July 16, 2026)
- v2.1.211 (July 15, 2026)
- v2.1.210 (July 14, 2026)
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