# Claude Code v2.1.246 Ships Over 60 Fixes in a Big Update!

Hey everyone, it's Shii-chan! I checked out the latest Claude Code release today, and there's a lot in it, so let's get into it!

## What was announced?

This comes from the Claude Code Release channel. Version v2.1.246 shipped, bringing over 60 changes ranging from new features to security-related fixes. Let me pick out the highlights.

## The story so far

A few things were bugging users before this release. For example, in sessions using a third-party gateway (`ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL`), telemetry and metrics requests could end up carrying the API key configured for that gateway. There was also a case where malformed Bash commands with a dangling `&&` or `||` could run without requiring approval.

## What changes

This release fixes both of those security-related issues. Telemetry and metrics credentials are now only sent to their own intended host. Malformed Bash commands now always require approval.

On the feature side, `/permissions` gained an Auto mode tab for viewing and editing auto mode classifier rules. There's also a new startup warning for Bash allow rules with a wildcard placed before the subcommand (like `Bash(git * main)`), since those patterns can also match unexpected options slipped in before the subcommand, a subtle but welcome safety improvement.

For non-interactive sessions (`-p`, the SDK, cloud sessions), a response cut off mid-stream by a server error or dropped connection is now automatically continued instead of just failing. And when a subagent hits its `maxTurns` limit, it now returns its output marked as partial with a hint to continue it via `SendMessage`, instead of appearing to have finished normally.

## Dive Deep

There's a long list of smaller fixes too:

- Several fullscreen rendering issues (blank transcript after resize, scrolling glitches, and more)
- Background sessions failing to start in various situations (deleted starting directory, machine woke from sleep, another process reinstalling the npm package)
- Duplicate rows and stuck-stopping issues in `claude agents`
- Plugin issues: duplicate cache directories, skills reporting as 0, failures with a BOM in `plugin.json`
- The Write tool showing "Out of memory" or freezing after overwriting a very large file (the write itself had actually succeeded)
- Memory growth over long sessions in the fullscreen and Ctrl+O transcript views
- `/cd`: the new directory's project settings, hooks, `.mcp.json` servers, skills, and agents now take effect immediately instead of waiting for `--resume`
- Bash tool latency improvements from changing how snapshot functions are replayed

## Wrap-up

- Security fixes: no more credential leakage to third-party gateways, and malformed Bash commands always require approval
- New Auto mode tab in `/permissions`, plus a startup warning for risky Bash allow rules
- Automatic continuation for non-interactive sessions cut off mid-stream, and partial results for subagents that hit their turn limit
- Over 60 fixes and improvements across fullscreen rendering, background sessions, plugins, memory usage, and more

Whether you use Claude Code daily, run it through a third-party gateway, or lean on plugins and large sessions, this is an update worth paying attention to!