Claude Code v2.1.69
Claude Code v2.1.69 was released on .
Summary
- Added the /claude-api skill for building applications with the Claude API and Anthropic SDK - Added Ctrl+U on an empty bash prompt (!) to exit bash mode, matching escape and backspace - Added num...
Release Context
- This was the 53rd Claude Code release of 2026 tracked by Havoptic.
- It shipped 1 day after Claude Code v2.1.68 (March 4, 2026).
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Release Notes
- Added the /claude-api skill for building applications with the Claude API and Anthropic SDK
- Added Ctrl+U on an empty bash prompt (!) to exit bash mode, matching escape and backspace
- Added numeric keypad support for selecting options in Claude's interview questions (previously only the number row above QWERTY worked)
- Added optional name argument to /remote-control and claude remote-control (/remote-control My Project or --name "My Project") to set a custom session title visible in claude.ai/code
- Added Voice STT support for 10 new languages (20 total) — Russian, Polish, Turkish, Dutch, Ukrainian, Greek, C
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- v2.1.215 (July 19, 2026)
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