Claude Code v2.1.72
Claude Code v2.1.72 was released on .
Summary
- Fixed tool search to activate even with ANTHROPICBASEURL as long as ENABLETOOLSEARCH is set. - Added w key in /copy to write the focused selection directly to a file, bypassing the clipboard (use...
Release Context
- This was the 56th Claude Code release of 2026 tracked by Havoptic.
- It shipped 3 days after Claude Code v2.1.71 (March 6, 2026).
Shipped around the same time
Within 3 days of this release, other AI coding tools also shipped:
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- Devin Desktop v1.9577.27 (March 12, 2026)
- GitHub Copilot CLI v1.0.4 (March 11, 2026)
- Gemini CLI v0.33.0 (March 11, 2026)
- OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.114.0 (March 11, 2026)
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Release Notes
- Fixed tool search to activate even with ANTHROPICBASEURL as long as ENABLETOOLSEARCH is set.
- Added w key in /copy to write the focused selection directly to a file, bypassing the clipboard (useful over SSH)
- Added optional description argument to /plan (e.g., /plan fix the auth bug) that enters plan mode and immediately starts
- Added ExitWorktree tool to leave an EnterWorktree session
- Added CLAUDECODEDISABLECRON environment variable to immediately stop scheduled cron jobs mid-session
- Added lsof, pgrep, tput, ss, fd, and fdfind to the bash auto-approval allowlist, reducing permission prompts for common read-only operations
- Restored the model parameter on the Agent tool for per-invocation model overrides
- Simplified effort levels to low/medium/high (removed max) with new symbols (○ ◐ ●) and a brief notification instead of a persistent icon. Use /effort auto to reset to default
- Improved /config — Escape now cancels changes, Enter saves and closes, Space toggles settings
- Improved up-arrow history to show current session's messages first when running multiple concurrent sessions
- Improved voice input transcription accuracy for repo names and common dev terms (regex, OAuth, JSON)
- Improved bash command parsing by switching to a native module — faster initiali
Other Recent Claude Code Releases
- v2.1.215 (July 19, 2026)
- v2.1.214 (July 18, 2026)
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- v2.1.211 (July 15, 2026)
- v2.1.210 (July 14, 2026)
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