TL;DR

• Plugins in .claude/skills/ now auto-load without a marketplace. Drop a plugin directory into .claude/skills and it loads at startup; claude plugin init <name> scaffolds the boilerplate (more below).
• Auto mode lands on Bedrock, Vertex, and Foundry. Set CLAUDE_CODE_ENABLE_AUTO_MODE=1 to opt in; only Opus 4.7 and 4.8 are supported.
• EnterWorktree can now switch between worktrees mid-session. Previously you had to exit and re-enter; worktrees are also left unlocked when the agent finishes, so git worktree remove works without force (more below).
• The agent field in settings.json is now honored for dispatched sessions. If you configured a default agent, claude agents dispatch now respects it, with --agent <name> to override.

New in 2.1.158, 2.1.157

2.1.158 (May 30, 2026)

• Auto mode is now available on Bedrock, Vertex, and Foundry for Opus 4.7 and Opus 4.8. Opt in by setting CLAUDE_CODE_ENABLE_AUTO_MODE=1

2.1.157 (May 30, 2026)

• Plugins in .claude/skills directories are now automatically loaded, no marketplace required
• Added claude plugin init <name> to scaffold a new plugin in .claude/skills
• Added autocomplete for /plugin arguments: subcommands, installed plugin names, and plugins from known marketplaces
• claude agents: the agent field in settings.json is now honored for dispatched sessions, with --agent <name> to override it
• EnterWorktree can now switch between Claude-managed worktrees mid-session
• tool_decision telemetry events now include tool_parameters (bash commands, MCP/skill names) when OTEL_LOG_TOOL_DETAILS=1
• Worktrees managed by Claude are now left unlocked when the agent finishes, so git worktree remove/prune can clean them up
• Fixed unprocessable images (zero-byte, corrupt) attached via paste, MCP, or dialog crashing the request instead of becoming a text placeholder
• Fixed sandbox network permission prompts appearing in auto and bypass-permissions mode when using the desktop app, IDE extensions, or SDK
• Fixed claude agents completed sessions not retiring when an idle subagent was still parked or had leaked a backgrounded shell
• Fixed claude agents pressing Esc not cancelling a slow "opening...", leaving the list unresponsive
• Fixed background agent worktrees under .claude/worktrees/ being orphaned after the 30-day job retention sweep
• Fixed background sessions re-attached after a sleep/wake not telling the model the correct date
• Fixed copy-on-select in claude agents not reaching the system clipboard inside tmux with set-clipboard on (regression in 2.1.153)
• Fixed --resume not reporting background subagents that were running when the previous Claude Code process exited
• Fixed the --resume session picker leaving its contents on the terminal after exiting in fullscreen mode
• Fixed --worktree and --worktree --tmux returning to the canonical repo root instead of the current linked worktree
• Fixed the /model picker showing an incorrect "Newer version available" hint when the selected model is already the newest in its family; the pinned-model row now shows the model's description instead of its raw ID
• Fixed literal markdown markers (backticks, asterisks) appearing in the in-progress message text in fullscreen mode
• Fixed the terminal freezing after approving the managed-settings security dialog at startup
• Fixed a rare duplicate line appearing in scrollback after the terminal UI redraws
• Fixed right-click paste duplicating the clipboard in the VS Code, Cursor, and Windsurf integrated terminals
• WSL: fixed image paste (alt+v keybinding), screenshot paste on Windows 11, and added support for dragging images from Windows Explorer
• Improved performance of long and resumed conversations by eliminating redundant message-rendering recomputations
• /terminal-setup now disables GPU acceleration in VS Code/Cursor/Windsurf integrated terminals to prevent garbled-text rendering
• The Feature of the Week credit-claim status now appears as a notification in the status area instead of a line above the prompt
• claude agents: slash-command autocomplete in the dispatch input now matches substrings
• Removed the "bash commands will be sandboxed" startup banner (sandbox status still shows in /status and when a command is blocked)
• Removed the "/ide for ..." startup hint toast
• [IDE] Fixed clicking Stop while a background subagent is running not actually stopping it
• [VSCode] Fixed the fast mode indicator not appearing on Opus 4.8
• Pressing backspace right after a workflow trigger keyword now dismisses the workflow request (same as alt+w) instead of deleting a character
• Added a "Workflow keyword trigger" setting in /config to stop the word "workflow" in a prompt from triggering a dynamic workflow

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