Claude Code v2.1.117
Claude Code v2.1.117 was released on .
Summary
- Forked subagents can now be enabled on external builds by setting CLAUDECODEFORKSUBAGENT=1 - Agent frontmatter mcpServers are now loaded for main-thread agent sessions via --agent - Improved /mod...
Release Context
- This was the 91st Claude Code release of 2026 tracked by Havoptic.
- It shipped 1 day after Claude Code v2.1.116 (April 20, 2026).
Shipped around the same time
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Release Notes
- Forked subagents can now be enabled on external builds by setting CLAUDECODEFORKSUBAGENT=1
- Agent frontmatter mcpServers are now loaded for main-thread agent sessions via --agent
- Improved /model: selections now persist across restarts even when the project pins a different model, and the startup header shows when the active model comes from a project or managed-settings pin
- The /resume command now offers to summari
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