Claude Code v2.1.118

Claude Code v2.1.118 was released on April 22, 2026.

Summary

- Added vim visual mode (v) and visual-line mode (V) with selection, operators, and visual feedback - Merged /cost and /stats into /usage — both remain as typing shortcuts that open the relevant ta...

Release Context

This was the 92nd Claude Code release of 2026 tracked by Havoptic.
It shipped 1 day after Claude Code v2.1.117 (April 21, 2026).

Shipped around the same time

Within 3 days of this release, other AI coding tools also shipped:

GitHub Copilot CLI v1.0.36 (April 24, 2026)
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Gemini CLI v0.39.1 (April 24, 2026)
Cursor v3.2 (April 24, 2026)
Kiro CLI v2.1.0 (April 24, 2026)

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Release Notes

Added vim visual mode (v) and visual-line mode (V) with selection, operators, and visual feedback
Merged /cost and /stats into /usage — both remain as typing shortcuts that open the relevant tab
Create and switch between named custom themes from /theme, or hand-edit JSON files in ~/.claude/themes/; plugins can also ship themes via a themes/ directory
Hooks can now invoke MCP tools directly via type: "mcptool"
Added DISABLEUPDATES env var to completely block all update paths including manual claude update — stricter than DISABLEAUTOUPDATER
WSL on Windows can now inherit Windows-side managed settings via the wslInheritsWindowsSettings policy key
Auto mode: include "$defaults" in autoMode.allow, autoMode.softdeny, or autoMode.environment to add custom rules alongside the built-in list instead of replacing it
Added a "Don't ask again" option to the auto mode opt-in prompt
Added claude plugin tag to create release git tags for plugins with version validation
--continue/--resume now find sessions that added the current directory via /add-dir
/color now syncs the session accent color to claude.ai/code when Remote Control is connected
The /model picker now honors ANTHROPICDEFAULTMODELNAME/DESCRIPTION overrides when using a custom ANTHROPICBASEURL gateway
When auto-update skips a plugin due to another plugin's version constraint, the skip now appears in /doctor and the /plugin Errors tab
Fixed /mcp menu hiding OAuth Authenticate/Re-authenticate actions for servers configured with headersHelper, and HTTP/SSE MCP servers with custom headers being stuck in "needs authentication" after a transient 401
Fixed MCP servers whose OAuth token response omits expiresin requiring re-authentication every hour
Fixed MCP step-up authori

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