9 tools · 561 updates · latest additions Nov 15, 2026
114 updates released in October 2026. The latest two weeks live on the first page.
“Newly added” means new to this index, not necessarily released today.
Claude Code 2.1.312 Claude Code now names the blocked domain in cloud sessions
In cloud sessions, when WebFetch can't resolve a host, the error now says it may be outside the allowed network domains and names the host to allow.
What changes You no longer have to guess why a fetch fails; you see exactly which host to add to the allowlist.Source →
Claude Code 2.1.312 Claude Code usage messages now say 5-hour limit
Usage limit messages now call the 5-hour window the "5-hour limit" instead of the "session limit".
What changes When you hit the cap, the name alone now tells you roughly how long the window is.Source →
Codex rust-v0.166.0 · Bug Fixes Codex terminal UI recovers better after a dropped connection
Reconnection recovery in the Codex terminal UI improved, including handling /quit and /exit while offline.
What changes When running long sessions on a flaky network, you are less likely to get stuck unable to close the window after a disconnect.Source →
Codex rust-v0.166.0 · Bug Fixes Codex keeps approval and permission settings when you resume or fork a thread
Codex rust-v0.166.0 preserves acknowledged approval and permission settings when you resume or fork a thread.
What changes You re-confirm the same permissions less often when picking up earlier work.Source →
Codex rust-v0.166.0 · New Features Codex can resume an unloaded thread right after queueing a message
The new codex queue --resume command resumes an unloaded thread after you queue a message to it.
What changes When you leave the next instruction for a closed task and want it running right away, you skip the step of finding and reopening the thread.Source →
Codex rust-v0.166.0 · New Features Codex adds a network-only diagnostic option
codex doctor --network-only runs only the configuration, connectivity and WebSocket diagnostics.
What changes When Codex drops its connection behind a corporate firewall or proxy, you can check the network side first without waiting for the full diagnostic.Source →
Gemini You can now edit the files Gemini generates without leaving the chat
Gemini now has a full-screen editor for generating, previewing, and editing PDFs, documents, slides, spreadsheets, and more.
What changes This cuts the step of downloading a file and editing it elsewhere. On mobile only PDFs work for now, so do document edits on the web.Source →
Codex rust-v0.166.0 · New Features Codex lets you select and search the transcript from the keyboard
Codex now supports keyboard-driven transcript selection by word, line, and page, with integrated search and configurable shortcuts.
What changes When you need to copy an earlier command or error from a long session, you no longer have to drag with the mouse.Source →
Codex rust-v0.166.0 · New Features GPT-6.1 Terra is now in Codex's model lists
GPT-6.1 Terra was added to Codex's bundled model catalog and to its Vertex AI and Amazon Bedrock catalogs.
What changes Teams running Codex through Google Cloud or AWS accounts can now pick Terra straight from the list.Source →
Codex rust-v0.166.0 · New Features Codex now explains why a safety block happened
When Codex blocks a request for safety reasons, it explains why more clearly and offers selectable safer follow-up prompts.
What changes You spend less time rewriting a prompt from scratch after an unexplained block, since you can pick one of the suggested follow-ups.Source →
Gemini Gemini app adds a student hub with immersive explorations
Immersive explorations are rolling out in the new student hub in the Gemini app.
What changes You can start exploring a new subject right inside the Gemini app. Even if you are not a student, it is worth checking whether the hub appears for you.Source →
Copilot Outlook Copilot settings now live inside classic Outlook for Windows
Copilot settings can now be opened inside classic Outlook for Windows; before, you had to configure them in a separate portal or app.
What changes If Copilot gets in the way while you write email, you can adjust it without leaving Outlook.Source →
Copilot Microsoft 365 Copilot app Copilot Notebooks on iPhone now organizes related chats
The Copilot Notebooks design in the Microsoft Copilot iOS app is new and lets users organize related chats in one place.
What changes You can find a project's scattered chats together on your phone, which helps when picking work back up on the go.Source →
Copilot OneNote Copilot Notebooks on Android captures audio, photos and text in one session
Multimodal capture in Copilot Notebooks on Android lets you transcribe audio, take images and type notes in a single session.
What changes In meetings or site visits where you need both spoken notes and photos, everything lands in one notebook without switching apps.Source →
Copilot Microsoft 365 Copilot extensibility Researcher can now pull in Canva content
Microsoft 365 Copilot's Researcher now supports the Canva connector. Previously Canva content was not available through it in Researcher.
What changes If your decks and designs live in Canva, you can draw on them during research without switching tools.Source →
Copilot Teams Ask Copilot to recap a call after it ends
In the Queues app, after a recorded call ends, you can open Copilot Chat from the Recap tab of the call record to ask for a summary and key details.
What changes You can check what mattered right after a customer call instead of replaying audio or scanning a transcript, which shortens wrap-up time.Source →
Copilot PowerPoint Microsoft 365 Copilot can reuse an existing deck's style in a new presentation
In PowerPoint on Windows and the web, attaching an existing file when creating a presentation with Copilot applies its theme and styles to the new deck. Before, new decks used default themes.
What changes When you need a new deck in the company template, you spend less time restyling Copilot's first draft.Source →
Copilot PowerPoint Microsoft 365 Copilot can build a presentation from an attached image
In PowerPoint on Windows and the web, you can attach an image for Copilot to reference when creating a presentation. Before, image referencing was not supported and content was text only.
What changes You can upload a sketched outline or a product photo and have slides built around it, instead of describing it all in words.Source →
Copilot Microsoft 365 Copilot Microsoft 365 Copilot adds a Learning agent
Microsoft 365 Copilot on Windows now includes a Learning agent that helps employees build skills through personalized microlearning and structured learning paths.
What changes On a day you must pick up a new tool, you can learn it in short sessions inside Copilot instead of hunting for training material.Source →
Copilot Microsoft 365 Copilot app Copilot Notebooks accept web links as references
You can now add web links as reference sources in Copilot Notebooks.
What changes A notebook that used to hold only files can now also hold article or intranet page addresses to ask questions about.Source →
Copilot OneNote Copilot Notebooks on Android turns audio, photos, and typed notes into one page
On Android, Copilot Notebooks can transcribe audio, take photos, and accept typed notes in one session, then builds a structured page with insights.
What changes During a meeting or site visit you don't need to merge notes afterward; you get a structured page when you finish.Source →
Claude Code 2.1.311 Claude Code starts faster if you relaunch within an hour
For Pro and Max accounts, launches within an hour of the last check skip two network requests and start faster.
What changes If you open and close the terminal often, waiting time shrinks without any setting.Source →
Claude Code 2.1.311 Claude Code now warns when a teleported cloud session is a compacted copy
/teleport and claude --teleport now warn when a compacted cloud session loads from its last compaction, so the messages it summarized are not in the local copy.
What changes When you move a long cloud session to your PC, you will know why the earlier conversation is missing instead of wondering where it went.Source →
Claude Code 2.1.311 Claude Code now tells you how to resume a background session that has exited
Messages shown when a background session's process exits no longer promise a restart that is not coming, and they say how to resume the session.
What changes When a long job stops, you can tell whether to wait or restart it yourself.Source →
Claude Code 2.1.310 Claude Code on Windows no longer lets hooks wave tool calls through when Git Bash is missing
Fixed PreToolUse and PermissionRequest hooks letting a tool call through on Windows when Git Bash is missing and the hook command is only quoted strings, such as a quoted path.
What changes If you use hooks to block risky commands on Windows, that guard may have been silently off. Updating to 2.1.310 restores it.Source →
Claude Code 2.1.310 Claude Code auto mode now spells out what blocking out-of-folder reads means
Auto mode's prompt before the first read outside the working directories now says when blocking those reads makes shell commands ask for permission.
What changes You can choose with the consequence in view: blocking means more permission prompts for shell commands afterward.Source →
Claude Code 2.1.310 Claude Code now explains why its sandbox fails on Ubuntu and how to fix it
On Linux, /sandbox and the startup warning now name Ubuntu's AppArmor restriction as the reason the sandbox cannot start and explain how to lift it.
What changes If you ignored the sandbox warning on Ubuntu because the cause was unclear, you can now follow the guidance and keep the sandbox on. Lifting the restriction changes a security setting, so read what it does first.Source →
Claude Code 2.1.310 Claude Code in VS Code no longer approves a plan when you press Enter on 'Send feedback'
Pressing Enter on the plan review card's 'Send feedback and keep planning' button no longer approves the plan.
What changes You will no longer start unwanted work by accidentally approving a plan you meant to comment on.Source →
Codex rust-v0.164.0 · New Features Codex can now preview images right in the terminal transcript
On terminals that support Kitty or Sixel graphics, images Codex viewed or generated show as previews in the fullscreen transcript.
What changes When you hand Codex a screenshot to fix a design, you no longer need to switch windows just to open the image it produced.Source →
Codex rust-v0.164.0 · Bug Fixes Codex now holds queued prompts until you answer a permission prompt
Queued prompts now wait for any pending permission choice to be resolved before they continue.
What changes If you queue several prompts and step away, the next one will not run ahead of a permission you have not yet answered.Source →
Codex rust-v0.164.0 · Bug Fixes Reopening a Codex session now restores its saved settings
Resuming a session now finds compressed histories and restores the settings saved with that thread instead of replacing them with global defaults.
What changes Picking up yesterday's work no longer risks coming back with different settings, which helps if you carry long tasks across several days.Source →
Codex rust-v0.164.0 · New Features Codex can save reusable prompts in ten numbered preset slots
You can save reusable prompts and slash commands in ten numbered /presets slots and open them from a keyboard menu.
What changes Instructions you retype every session, such as a standard code-review request, can live in a slot and run in a keystroke.Source →
Codex rust-v0.164.0 · New Features Codex lets you switch model and permissions inline
Inline arguments on /model and /permissions set the model, reasoning effort, speed and permission profile in one command.
What changes You can drop to a faster setting for easy steps and switch to a stronger one for hard steps without going through menus.Source →
Codex rust-v0.164.0 · New Features Codex now masks credentials during remote commands
Credentials are masked in supported remote Bash commands and Zsh snapshot sessions, including those from custom providers.
What changes Keys are less likely to end up in the transcript when an agent works on a remote server. It covers supported sessions only, so check that yours is one.Source →
Claude Code 2.1.309 Claude Code no longer pops up the developer-tools install dialog on every Mac launch
Fixed the "Install Command Line Developer Tools" dialog that opened every time Claude Code started on a Mac without Xcode or the Command Line Tools.
What changes On a Mac you never set up for development, you no longer have to dismiss an install prompt each time you open the terminal.Source →
Claude Code 2.1.309 Claude Code now tells you which folder to free up when the disk is full
When a full disk cuts off a Bash command, Claude Code now says so and names the folder to free up. Starting on a full temp volume prints a clear message instead of a raw ENOSPC error.
What changes When a long task stalls for no visible reason, you spend less time hunting for what to clean up.Source →
Claude Code 2.1.309 Claude Code runs its internal git commands faster on Windows
Improved the speed of many git commands Claude Code runs for itself on Windows. On every platform, errors from those commands now show in English even when git is set to another language.
What changes Opening a large repository on Windows should involve less waiting, and the English error messages are easier to search for and share.Source →
Claude Code 2.1.307 Claude Code now retries malformed tool calls up to twice
When a tool call comes back unparseable, Claude Code retries it up to twice before ending the turn with an error.
What changes Fewer long tasks stall on this error and force you to restart the request.Source →
Claude Code 2.1.307 Subagents launched together in Claude Code stop taking over each other's work
Fork subagents launched together are now told which launch is their own, so they are much less likely to start each other's work.
What changes When you split work across several subagents, duplicated runs that waste time and usage should happen less.Source →
Claude app Claude Duet research preview opens to Pro and Max plans
Anthropic opened a research preview of Claude Duet, a new app where Claude works as a proactive agent, to Pro and Max subscribers.
What changes It handles a morning brief and daytime alerts on its own, cutting the time you spend opening mail and calendar to check. Because it reads the apps you connect, you decide which ones to link.Source →
Claude Code 2.1.305 Claude Code’s /usage warnings now come with a one-line fix
In /usage, each warning is now a one-line fix that names its source, and pressing f applies the fixes. The same fixes also appear in VS Code and /doctor.
What changes When a usage warning appears, you spend less time hunting for what to cut.Source →
Claude Code 2.1.305 Claude Code makes accidental MCP approvals less likely
On MCP consent dialogs, an Enter keypress meant for something else is now less likely to be taken as Accept.
What changes If a prompt pops up while you are typing, you are less likely to hand an outside tool access by accident.Source →
Claude Code 2.1.304 Claude Code can read your project and guide auto mode setup
The new /auto-mode-setup command reads your project and recent sessions to teach auto mode about your environment, and it is also available on Bedrock and other cloud providers.
What changes If auto mode keeps asking permission for routine commands, one guided pass can teach it your environment so you approve less often.Source →
Claude Code 2.1.304 Claude Code warns when resuming an idle chat would burn your usage limit
On Pro and Max plans, resuming an inactive conversation now shows a warning when it would use a noticeable share of your 5-hour limit. You can resume anyway or start a new one.
What changes You can avoid burning a big slice of your limit by casually reopening yesterday's long conversation.Source →
Claude Code 2.1.304 Claude Code's /usage now says when the rate limit ends
/usage now tells you when a rate limit on usage data ends instead of saying to try again in a moment.
What changes You can decide at once whether to wait or move on to other work.Source →
Claude Code 2.1.302 Claude Code fork subagents are now on by default in the desktop app and VS Code
Fork subagents are now on by default in claude -p, the Agent SDK, the desktop app and VS Code, as they already are in the terminal. CLAUDE_CODE_FORK_SUBAGENT=0 turns them off.
What changes The same way of handing off work now behaves identically across environments; set the environment variable if you want it off.Source →
Claude Code 2.1.302 Claude Code lets you choose the model behind auto mode’s classifier
CLAUDE_CODE_AUTO_MODE_MODEL sets the model the client-side auto mode classifier uses; it does not change the model for server-side auto mode.
What changes This matters if you want to tune the cost and speed of how auto mode decides what to approve.Source →
Claude Code 2.1.302 Idle compaction toggle added to /config
A new Idle compaction row in /config turns idle compaction off or back on, and the notices shown after one now say how to turn it off.
What changes If you came back from a break to find your conversation compacted without asking, you can now switch that off in settings.Source →
Claude Code 2.1.302 Auto mode no longer denies every tool call in very long conversations
In auto mode with the server-side classifier, a conversation too long for the safety check is now compacted instead of having every checked tool call denied.
What changes Fewer cases where a long-running session suddenly refuses everything and forces you to start a new one.Source →
Claude Code 2.1.302 Fix for file writes blocked on exFAT drives in Windows
Fixed every file write being refused or prompted for in projects on exFAT or FAT32 drives, including sessions started with --plugin-dir.
What changes If you keep projects on a USB or external drive and work in Windows, you stop clicking through a permission prompt for each write.Source →
Claude Code 2.1.302 Claude Code now warns that standalone Claude Design closes on December 14
The /design-sync and /design-login commands now show a notice that standalone Claude Design (claude.ai/design) closes on December 14, 2026.
What changes If you do design work in the standalone service, plan to move your files out before December 14.Source →
Claude Code 2.1.301 Claude Code's vim mode can jump to the matching bracket
Vim mode gained the % motion: it jumps to the matching bracket, alone or combined with d, c or y.
What changes When editing code or examples wrapped in brackets inside a long prompt, you skip holding the arrow keys.Source →
Claude Code 2.1.301 Unattended Claude Code can now cap how long it waits on a usage limit
A new environment variable, CLAUDE_CODE_RETRY_WATCHDOG_MAX_USAGE_LIMIT_WAIT_MS, makes unattended retry mode end a request when a usage limit resets too far away.
What changes Use it when you want an overnight job to give up instead of sitting for hours waiting for a limit to reset.Source →
Codex rust-v0.163.0 · Chores Codex drops its patched zsh and uses the standard shell executor
Codex now uses its standard shell executor and no longer bundles a patched zsh. Configurations using the retired shell flags receive a migration notice.
What changes If your config still uses the old shell flags, check for the migration notice right after updating.Source →
Codex rust-v0.163.0 · Bug Fixes Codex network proxy now checks permission before a DNS lookup
The network proxy in Codex rust-v0.163.0 checks permission before a DNS lookup, rejects duplicate Host headers, and stops credential aliases from bypassing inspection hooks.
What changes For teams that restrict Codex's outside access, disallowed addresses are now blocked at the lookup stage, tightening the limits they set.Source →
Codex rust-v0.163.0 · Bug Fixes Codex local commands now finish promptly even if a child process holds output open
Local commands finish promptly when a child keeps an output pipe open, and remote commands keep late-arriving output so the final poll can still collect it.
What changes When Codex looked stuck after a command had actually finished, you wait less.Source →
Codex rust-v0.163.0 · Bug Fixes codex exec no longer reprints the same file diff after an unrelated command
codex exec no longer prints the same file diff again after an unrelated command.
What changes Long automated run logs no longer repeat the same diff, so there is less to read.Source →
Codex rust-v0.163.0 · New Features Daybreak is on by default for eligible Codex accounts
Daybreak is now enabled by default for eligible accounts, and codex exec can select it with an OpenAI API key when the server offers access.
What changes If Codex results suddenly look different, check this feature first, because it now switches on without you doing anything.Source →
Codex rust-v0.163.0 · Bug Fixes Codex on Windows now pastes text with Ctrl+V, not just images
On Windows, Ctrl+V and Shift+Insert now paste text as well as images. On WSL, repeated pastes reuse the clipboard reader and copy attempts time out instead of hanging.
What changes Pasting prompts or error logs into the terminal should stop freezing the input on Windows.Source →
Codex rust-v0.163.0 · Bug Fixes Codex now restores permissions when you resume a saved thread
Resuming a saved thread restores its permissions and network approvals, while explicit overrides and current managed policy still take precedence.
What changes You no longer have to re-approve the same permissions each time you pick up yesterday’s work.Source →
Codex rust-v0.163.0 · New Features Codex now runs independent read-only lookups in parallel
Codex can run independent read-only tools in parallel, including skill, memory and conversation-history lookups.
What changes On long tasks that need several lookups, you wait less for them to run one at a time.Source →
Codex rust-v0.163.0 · New Features Codex lets you restart its background server from /daemon
The /daemon command can restart a managed background server. Codex warns about work the restart could interrupt, then reconnects automatically.
What changes When the server misbehaves you can revive it with one command instead of closing the terminal, and see in advance what would be cut off.Source →
Codex rust-v0.163.0 · Bug Fixes Codex lets /side return you to a side conversation after switching threads
You can return to an existing side conversation with /side after switching threads, and answers to pending prompts now go back to the thread that asked.
What changes If you run several sessions and ask side questions, answers no longer land in the wrong thread.Source →
Gemini One shopping cart now follows you across Search and the Gemini app
Universal Cart, which gathers products found in Search and the Gemini app into one cart across retailers, is now live in the US.
What changes If you compare gifts across several shops, you no longer hunt for which tab held what, and you get price-drop alerts. For now it is limited to US users.Source →
Codex rust-v0.163.0 · New Features Codex settings are now searchable from one /config screen
Open /config to search settings across categories, change supported ones immediately, and see which changes need a restart.
What changes You stop restarting sessions just to find out whether a setting took effect.Source →
Codex rust-v0.163.0 · New Features You can steer Codex mid-answer with a follow-up
Send a follow-up while Codex is responding and it steers immediately. Interrupting a turn also stops active Code Mode cells and their nested tool calls.
What changes You no longer wait for a wrong run to finish before redirecting it. Interrupting also halts running tool calls, so check for half-finished work.Source →
Codex rust-v0.163.0 · New Features Codex shortcuts can now use a leader key
Configure a leader key in /keymap. The default is Ctrl+X, shortcut hints stay open until you choose or cancel, and voice mute moves to F9.
What changes If you use voice mute, just note the key is now F9.Source →
Claude Code 2.1.296 Claude Code plugin installs now work on Windows PCs without a GitHub SSH key
On Windows, installing a plugin from a GitHub owner/repo address failed when the machine had no GitHub SSH key. It now retries over HTTPS.
What changes On a fresh PC with no SSH setup, installing plugins no longer stalls.Source →
Claude Code 2.1.296 Debug logs now show which hook is slow
With --debug, command hooks on tool calls, prompts, SessionStart and Stop now log their command, plugin, outcome and duration when they finish.
What changes When a session feels slow for no obvious reason, one debug log tells you which hook is eating the time.Source →
Gemini Gemini 4 Argon arrives in the Gemini app for Pro and Ultra subscribers
Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers can now use the new Gemini 4 Argon model in the Gemini app.
What changes If you hand Gemini a long coding task or a multi-step analysis, you can now switch to a stronger model. Free accounts are not included.Source →
Claude Code 2.1.296 Auto mode shows skipped tool calls as a dim "Not run" row, not a red error
A tool call that auto mode did not run because its check had no usable answer now appears as a dim "Not run" row.
What changes When a long auto-mode session shows a red line, you no longer have to dig through logs to tell a real failure from a skipped call.Source →
Claude Code 2.1.296 Windows: MCP servers are no longer force-killed on exit
On Windows, Claude Code used to force-kill stdio MCP servers at shutdown. It now closes stdin first and kills the process tree only if the server is still running after 300 ms.
What changes If an MCP server saves files or state while shutting down, closing the window no longer cuts that work off halfway.Source →
Claude Code 2.1.296 ctrl+o transcript view is faster in code-heavy sessions
Toggling the transcript with ctrl+o is more responsive in code-heavy conversations because syntax-highlighted code blocks are now cached.
What changes In long sessions, you wait less when opening the transcript to retrace earlier work.Source →
Claude Code 2.1.296 Refused cloud sessions now explain why
When a cloud session is refused, the error now says why your organization's policy couldn't be loaded and names any API key or auth token that overrides your claude.ai login.
What changes If a session won't start under a work account, you can now see right away whether a leftover API key in your environment is the cause.Source →
Claude Code 2.1.296 Claude Code can run every workflow agent on a single model
The CLAUDE_CODE_WORKFLOW_SUBAGENT_MODEL environment variable runs every workflow agent on one model, while other subagents keep their own.
What changes When you chain many agents and want to fix one model for cost or speed, one setting does it.Source →
Claude Code 2.1.296 Claude Code lets you set a longer wait when retrying overloaded requests
The CLAUDE_CODE_OVERLOADED_RETRY_MAX_DELAY_MS variable sets a longer maximum backoff delay when retrying an overloaded (529) request.
What changes On days when long jobs keep failing with overload errors, a longer wait may mean fewer mid-task stops.Source →
Claude Code 2.1.296 Claude Code can read a large text file in one go
The Read tool gained an allow_large option so Claude can read a text file past the usual size limits in one call when it needs the whole file and the context has room.
What changes Long logs and documents no longer have to be read in pieces that lose context, at the cost of using more of the context window.Source →
Claude Code 2.1.296 Claude Code fixes unconfirmed user-folder deletion in Git Bash on Windows
On Windows, rm -rf /c/Users/<name> in Git Bash now asks for confirmation in bypass permissions mode.
What changes If you run with permission prompts bypassed on Windows, deleting a whole user folder now gets one more confirmation.Source →
Claude Code 2.1.296 Claude Code on Windows stops asking permission for every long PowerShell command
Claude Code 2.1.296 fixes PowerShell commands over about 1 KB always asking for permission. Allow rules and read-only detection now apply up to 32 KB.
What changes If you run long PowerShell commands on Windows, an allow rule now cuts down how often the approval prompt appears.Source →
Claude Code 2.1.296 Claude Code subagents can compact their context earlier than the main chat
Claude Code 2.1.296 adds autoCompactWindow to subagent frontmatter and --agents definitions so a subagent can auto-compact earlier than the main conversation.
What changes When you hand long jobs to subagents, you can use this setting to keep their accumulated history from slowing them down or hitting limits.Source →
Claude Code 2.1.295 Claude Code hooks can now block the action when they fail
Command and HTTP hooks gained an onFailure: "block" setting. If a hook cannot start, times out or exits with an unexpected code, the action is blocked instead of let through.
What changes For actions like deploys or deletions where a check hook must run, you can stop them from going ahead after the check silently failed. The tradeoff is that a flaky hook now halts the work.Source →
Claude Code 2.1.295 Terminals can now show Claude Code's status
Claude Code now supports the Program Status Protocol (OSC 7501), so terminals that implement it can show whether Claude Code is working, waiting on you or done.
What changes With several windows open, you can tell from the tab which one is waiting on you instead of checking each. Your terminal has to support the protocol.Source →
Codex rust-v0.162.0 · Bug Fixes Codex now waits as long as the server says before retrying failed requests
When Responses or WebSocket requests fail in a retryable way, Codex honors the wait time the server gives in its Retry-After advice.
What changes When you run several tasks at busy hours, you are less likely to get blocked repeatedly by instant retries.Source →
Codex rust-v0.162.0 · Chores Codex adds a signed PowerShell installer for Windows
Windows releases of Codex now ship with a signed PowerShell installer (version 0.162.0).
What changes On Windows, you can install Codex with a signed installer, which makes security warnings on managed work computers less likely.Source →
Codex rust-v0.162.0 · New Features Codex now lets you click links in approval and warning prompts
Codex made URLs clickable in approval requests, questions, warnings and verification prompts, including links that wrap across lines.
What changes Long verification links no longer need to be dragged and copied by hand.Source →
Codex rust-v0.162.0 · Bug Fixes Codex restores drive-letter file access on Windows 10
Codex restored ordinary drive-letter file access on Windows 10 and matched the sandbox temp-folder permissions to the process environment.
What changes If Codex could not open your project files on Windows 10, update to this version and try again.Source →
Codex rust-v0.162.0 · New Features Codex lets you copy parts of the transcript with /copy
Codex 0.162.0 adds /copy to navigate and copy transcript blocks, Ctrl+Insert to copy a selection, and tui.mouse_scroll_speed to tune mouse-wheel scrolling.
What changes When you move a command or explanation Codex produced into a document, you no longer have to drag-select it in the terminal.Source →
Codex rust-v0.162.0 · Bug Fixes Codex now keeps Windows line endings when it edits files
Codex 0.162.0 preserves existing CRLF line endings in apply_patch updates without an opt-in.
What changes Files created on Windows are less likely to show every line as changed in the diff after Codex edits them.Source →
Codex rust-v0.162.0 · New Features Codex lets you pin tasks in its Command Center
In Codex's agent Command Center you can now press p to pin a task. When the server supports it, pinned tasks collect in a shared Pinned group.
What changes When you run several agents at once, you can keep the task you are watching at the top instead of hunting for it among finished ones.Source →
Codex rust-v0.162.0 · New Features Codex can create and list managed Git worktrees
In trusted local projects with the worktrees feature on, Codex gains tools to create and list managed Git worktrees.
What changes You can hand a repository several tasks in parallel without them overwriting each other's files, since each runs in its own working folder. It only applies in projects where the feature is on.Source →
Claude app Claude Haiku 5.5, the cheapest and fastest small model, arrives in Claude
Anthropic launched Claude Haiku 5.5, its cheapest, fastest and most capable small model, built for high-volume, cost-sensitive work.
What changes For batches of summaries or classification, you wait less and pay less. Hard coding or long reasoning still suits the larger models.Source →
Codex rust-v0.161.0 · New Features Codex lets you sign in to MCP servers without leaving the terminal
In Codex 0.161.0 you can sign in to an MCP server from an active terminal session with /mcp login <name>.
What changes Connecting a tool that needs authentication no longer means ending the session, editing settings and restarting.Source →
Codex rust-v0.161.0 · New Features Pick your own microphone and speaker for Codex voice chats
Codex voice conversations let you choose your microphone, speaker and input channel, and the preferences are saved locally.
What changes If you juggle several mics or headsets, you no longer have to switch the system default to make voice chat work.Source →
Copilot PowerPoint Copilot in PowerPoint for Mac can reference SharePoint and OneDrive files
When creating a presentation with Copilot in PowerPoint on Mac, you can now reference files saved in SharePoint libraries and OneDrive folders.
What changes You can point Copilot at a report or plan already in your company's file storage and draft slides from it without downloading and uploading it first. A work account with a Copilot license is required.Source →
Copilot Microsoft 365 Copilot Copilot Chat lets you get another answer without retyping the prompt
Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat on the web now has Try Again and Switch Model buttons. Before, you had to retype the prompt to get a different answer.
What changes When the first answer misses, one click gets you an alternative instead of a rewritten prompt. It also lets you put the same question to a different model.Source →
Copilot Microsoft 365 Copilot Ask follow-ups in chat right from Copilot Search results
Microsoft 365 Copilot Search now embeds conversational chat inside search results (Windows, web). Before, you switched between separate search and chat tools.
What changes After finding a company document, you can summarize it and ask follow-ups on the same screen, with less hopping between finding and using.Source →
Copilot PowerPoint Build your own skills for Copilot in PowerPoint
Copilot in PowerPoint on Windows now supports user-defined custom skills. It used to offer only built-in functions; now you can add your own commands and workflows, within Microsoft 365 security and compliance standards.
What changes If you reshape decks into the same format every time, you can save that routine as a skill and rerun it. It fits teaching Copilot your team's template rules.Source →
Claude Code 2.1.289 Claude Code in VS Code goes back to the old sign-in check that caused fewer logouts
Version 2.1.289 reverts the change to how sign-in status is checked that shipped in 2.1.288, which may have caused sign-outs more often.
What changes If VS Code kept asking you to sign in again mid-task, updating to 2.1.289 should make that less frequent.Source →
Claude Code 2.1.288 Cloud sessions without the GitHub CLI can now call the GitHub API
Version 2.1.288 adds a built-in gh api to cloud sessions whose image has no GitHub CLI. It also fixes control characters from file names or GitHub errors being sent straight to the terminal.
What changes Tasks in a cloud session that need to read issue or pull request data now work without installing anything extra.Source →
Claude Code 2.1.288 You can now choose how many findings /code-review reports
Claude Code's /code-review gained a --max-findings option. Pass a number or all to report more or fewer findings than the usual limit, and the choice stays until you pass default.
What changes On a big change you can ask for everything with all, and when you are in a hurry you can cap it and skim only the top issues.Source →
Claude Code 2.1.288 Auto mode no longer stalls on long conversations
In Claude Code's auto mode, when a conversation grows too long for the safety classifier to review, it is now compacted instead of prompting for, or failing, every tool call.
What changes In long-running sessions you get fewer back-to-back approval prompts, which makes it easier to leave a long task running.Source →
Claude Code 2.1.288 Bring back a prompt you cleared with Ctrl+C
After clearing the prompt with Ctrl+C, pressing Up on the empty prompt brings the draft back, including pasted text and images.
What changes If you hit Ctrl+C by mistake while writing a long instruction, you no longer have to retype it. It saves the most time when the draft included pasted screenshots.Source →
Claude Code 2.1.288 Find a session by name with Ctrl+F in the agents view
In the agents view, Ctrl+F finds a session by name and Alt+Up/Down jumps between groups. Both, and rename, can be rebound in keybindings.json.
What changes If you keep many sessions open, you spend less time hunting for which one was doing what.Source →
Claude Code 2.1.288 Re-authenticate prompt when an MCP server asks for more access
When an MCP server asks for more OAuth scope during a tool call, Claude Code now shows a re-authenticate prompt instead of failing.
What changes When a connected service suddenly throws a permissions error, you can now see where to approve it. Check what extra access you are granting before you click.Source →
Claude Code 2.1.287 Claude Code adds Claude Mods so plugins can change deeper behavior
Claude Code plugins can now modify deeper behavior than before, through a feature called Claude Mods.
What changes It opens a path to reshaping the tool around how you work. A plugin that changes behavior carries more access, so install only ones from sources you trust.Source →
Claude Code 2.1.287 Claude Code adds a You should know mod that flags what you might miss
A built-in mod where a side agent watches your back and flags things you or Claude might miss, switched on by enabling its plugin.
What changes You get a second pair of eyes for long jobs you walk away from. It is opt-in, so you have to turn it on yourself.Source →
Claude Code 2.1.287 Claude Code's agents view gets an n: filter for session names and tasks
Typing n:<text> in the agents view matches session names and tasks, shows matches inside collapsed sections, and Enter opens the first match.
What changes When you run several long sessions, you spend less time finding which one was doing what.Source →
Claude Code 2.1.287 Claude Code fixes Remote Control sessions stopping when a Mac goes to sleep
Remote Control sessions started with claude remote-control no longer stop mid-turn when the Mac goes to idle sleep.
What changes If you start a job on a Mac at home or the office and watch it from your phone, the mid-job stops you used to hit go away.Source →
Codex rust-v0.160.0 · New Features Codex Guardian review can now see earlier instructions and handoff context
In Codex 0.160.0, the opt-in Guardian review can retrieve earlier user instructions and include context from agent handoffs.
What changes In work passed between several agents, the review can better tell whether the result still matches what you first asked for.Source →
Codex rust-v0.160.0 · New Features Codex's agent command center now loads older tasks with a Show more button
The Codex agent command center lets you browse older tasks with a keyboard-accessible Show more action.
What changes If you leave many jobs running, you sometimes need to reopen one from a few days ago, and you can now pull it up without scrolling to the end of the list.Source →
Codex rust-v0.160.0 · New Features Codex sessions can start outside a project and still use workspace defaults
Sessions can start outside a project with workspace defaults when policy permits, and saved permissions are restored when you resume.
What changes On days when you start with a quick question and no folder, you no longer re-set permissions each time, and the access you granted comes back when you resume.Source →
Codex rust-v0.160.0 · Bug Fixes Codex resumes unsent queued messages after a reconnect
Unsent queued messages now resume after reconnection once uncertain submissions are resolved, avoiding duplicate sends.
What changes If your Wi-Fi drops while you are on the move, you worry less about sending the same instruction twice or losing it.Source →
Claude Code 2.1.286 Claude Code Shows a "2 of 5" Count When Permission Requests Stack Up
Starting in Claude Code 2.1.286, the permission prompt shows a count such as "2 of 5" when several requests stack up.
What changes When you run several agents, you can see how many approvals remain and judge whether it is safe to step away.Source →
Claude Code 2.1.286 Claude Code Runs Your verify Skill Right Before Committing
If a project or user skill is named verify, Claude is now told to run it right before committing, except for docs-only and tests-only commits.
What changes If you package your checks in a skill named verify, they run before each commit without you remembering. A skill with another name is not picked up.Source →
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