Claude Code v2.1.38
Claude Code v2.1.38 was released on .
Summary
- Fixed VS Code terminal scroll-to-top regression introduced in 2.1.37 - Fixed Tab key queueing slash commands instead of autocompleting - Fixed bash permission matching for commands using environm...
Release Context
- This was the 32nd Claude Code release of 2026 tracked by Havoptic.
- It shipped 2 days after Claude Code v2.1.37 (February 7, 2026).
Shipped around the same time
Within 3 days of this release, other AI coding tools also shipped:
- GitHub Copilot CLI v0.0.409 (February 12, 2026)
- OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.101.0 (February 12, 2026)
- OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.100.0 (February 12, 2026)
- GitHub Copilot CLI v0.0.408 (February 12, 2026)
- Devin Desktop v1.9552.21 (February 12, 2026)
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Release Notes
- Fixed VS Code terminal scroll-to-top regression introduced in 2.1.37
- Fixed Tab key queueing slash commands instead of autocompleting
- Fixed bash permission matching for commands using environment variable wrappers
- Fixed text between tool uses disappearing when not using streaming
- Fixed duplicate sessions when resuming in VS Code extension
- Improved heredoc delimiter parsing to prevent command smuggling
- Blocked writes to .claude/skills directory in sandbox mode
Other Recent Claude Code Releases
- v2.1.216 (July 20, 2026)
- v2.1.215 (July 19, 2026)
- v2.1.214 (July 18, 2026)
- v2.1.212 (July 16, 2026)
- v2.1.211 (July 15, 2026)
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