Claude Code v2.1.6
Claude Code v2.1.6 was released on .
Summary
- Added search functionality to /config command for quickly filtering settings - Added Updates section to /doctor showing auto-update channel and available npm versions (stable/latest) - Added date...
Release Context
- This was the 6th Claude Code release of 2026 tracked by Havoptic.
- It shipped 1 day after Claude Code v2.1.5 (January 11, 2026).
Shipped around the same time
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Release Notes
- Added search functionality to /config command for quickly filtering settings
- Added Updates section to /doctor showing auto-update channel and available npm versions (stable/latest)
- Added date range filtering to /stats command
- press r to cycle between Last 7 days, Last 30 days, and All time
- Added automatic discovery of skills from nested .claude/skills directories when working with files in subdirectories
- Added contextwindow.usedpercentage and contextwindow.remainingpercentage fields to status line input for easier context window display
- Added an error display when the editor fails during Ctrl+G
- Fixed permission bypass via shell line continuation that could allow blocked commands to execute
- Fixed false "File has been unexpectedly modified" errors when file watchers touch files without changing content
- Fixed text styling (bold, colors) getting progressively misaligned in multi-line responses
- Fixed the feedback panel closing unexpectedly when typing 'n' in the description field
- Fixed rate limit warning appearing at low usage after weekly reset (now requires 70% usage)
- Fixed numpad keys outputting escape sequences instead of characters in Kitty keyboard protocol terminals
- Fixed Option+Return not inserting newlines in Kitty keyboard protocol terminals
- Fixed corrupted config backup files accumulating in the home directory (now only one backup is created per config file)
- Fixed mcp list and mcp get commands leaving orphaned MCP server processes
- Fixed visual artifacts in ink2 mode when nodes become hidden via display:none
- Improved the external CLAUDE.md imports approval dialog to show which files are being imported and from where
- Improved the /tasks dialog to go directly to task details when there's only one background task running
- Improved @ autocomplete with icons for different suggestion types and single-line formatting
- Updated "Help improve Claude" setting fetch to refresh OAuth and retry when it fails due to a stale OAuth token
- Changed task notification display to cap at 3 lines with overflow summary when multiple background tasks complete simultaneously
- Changed terminal title to "Claude Code" on startup for better window identification
- Removed ability to @-mention MCP servers to enable/disable
- use /mcp enable <name> instead
- [VSCode] Fixed usage indicator not updating after manual compact
Other Recent Claude Code Releases
- v2.1.216 (July 20, 2026)
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- v2.1.212 (July 16, 2026)
- v2.1.211 (July 15, 2026)
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