Week 24 · June 8–12, 2026 changedwhats-new/2026-w24
Nearest release: v2.1.260, published an hour before upstream edited the page. Shown because the two are within 24 hours of each other. Nothing here says the release caused the edit.
Upstream edited this page at 4 Sep 2026 00:23 UTC, give or take a minute or two: the time comes from Anthropic’s own sitemap rather than from a commit. This site recorded the change at 20 Oct 2026 18:37 UTC.
Upstream edited
Recorded here
Lines+28added
Lines−57removed
From line
2
where the diff opens
First seen
14 Aug 2026
this site's first read of the page
Recorded edits3to this page, all time
The whole hunk
from line 2, old and new numbered
/
from line 2
22
33> Move a session to a new directory with /cd, let subagents spawn their own subagents, and troubleshoot a broken configuration with safe mode.
44
5<div className="digest-meta">
6 <span>Releases <a href="/docs/en/changelog#2-1-166">v2.1.166 → v2.1.176</a></span>
7 <span>3 features · June 8–12</span>
8</div>
5Releases [v2.1.166 → v2.1.176](/docs/en/changelog#2-1-166)
63 features · June 8–12
97
10<div className="digest-feature">
11 <div className="digest-feature-header">
12 <span className="digest-feature-title">Move a session with /cd</span>
13 <span className="digest-feature-pill">v2.1.169</span>
14 </div>
8Move a session with /cd
9v2.1.169
1510
16 <p className="digest-feature-lede">The new <code>/cd</code> command moves the current session to a different working directory without rebuilding the prompt cache: the new directory's <code>CLAUDE.md</code> is appended as a message instead of replacing the system prompt. The session relocates to the new directory's project storage, so `--resume` and `--continue` find it there. Claude prompts you to trust the directory if you haven't worked in it before.</p>
11The new `/cd` command moves the current session to a different working directory without rebuilding the prompt cache: the new directory's `CLAUDE.md` is appended as a message instead of replacing the system prompt. The session relocates to the new directory's project storage, so `--resume` and `--continue` find it there. Claude prompts you to trust the directory if you haven't worked in it before.
1712
18 <p className="digest-feature-try">Move the session into another project without restarting:</p>
13Move the session into another project without restarting:
1914
20 ```text Claude Code theme={null}
21 > /cd ../other-project
22 ```
15```text Claude Code theme={null}
16> /cd ../other-project
17```
2318
24 <a className="digest-feature-link" href="/docs/en/commands#all-commands">Commands reference</a>
25</div>
19[Commands reference](/docs/en/commands#all-commands)
2620
27<div className="digest-feature">
28 <div className="digest-feature-header">
29 <span className="digest-feature-title">Subagents can spawn subagents</span>
30 <span className="digest-feature-pill">v2.1.172</span>
31 </div>
21Subagents can spawn subagents
22v2.1.172
3223
33 <p className="digest-feature-lede">Subagents can now spawn their own subagents. The subagent panel below the prompt shows the full tree: each row carries a count of its descendants and a path back to <code>main</code>. Subagent chains are capped at five levels deep to prevent runaway concurrent trees.</p>
24Subagents can now spawn their own subagents. The subagent panel below the prompt shows the full tree: each row carries a count of its descendants and a path back to `main`. Subagent chains are capped at five levels deep to prevent runaway concurrent trees.
3425
35 <p className="digest-feature-try">Open the agents view to watch the nested tree as work fans out:</p>
26Open the agents view to watch the nested tree as work fans out:
3627
37 ```text Claude Code theme={null}
38 > /agents
39 ```
28```text Claude Code theme={null}
29> /agents
30```
4031
41 <a className="digest-feature-link" href="/docs/en/sub-agents#let-subagents-spawn-their-own-subagents">Spawn nested subagents</a>
42</div>
32[Spawn nested subagents](/docs/en/sub-agents#let-subagents-spawn-their-own-subagents)
4333
44<div className="digest-feature">
45 <div className="digest-feature-header">
46 <span className="digest-feature-title">Troubleshoot with safe mode</span>
47 <span className="digest-feature-pill">v2.1.169</span>
48 </div>
34Troubleshoot with safe mode
35v2.1.169
4936
50 <p className="digest-feature-lede">Start Claude Code with `--safe-mode`, or set <code>CLAUDE\_CODE\_SAFE\_MODE</code>, to launch with all customizations disabled: <code>CLAUDE.md</code>, skills, plugins, hooks, MCP servers, and custom commands and agents do not load. Authentication, model selection, built-in tools, and permissions still work. If a problem disappears in safe mode, one of those surfaces is the cause.</p>
37Start Claude Code with `--safe-mode`, or set `CLAUDE_CODE_SAFE_MODE`, to launch with all customizations disabled: `CLAUDE.md`, skills, plugins, hooks, MCP servers, and custom commands and agents do not load. Authentication, model selection, built-in tools, and permissions still work. If a problem disappears in safe mode, one of those surfaces is the cause.
5138
52 <p className="digest-feature-try">Launch a clean session to isolate a broken configuration:</p>
39Launch a clean session to isolate a broken configuration:
5340
54 ```bash terminal theme={null}
55 claude --safe-mode
56 ```
41```bash terminal theme={null}
42claude --safe-mode
43```
5744
58 <a className="digest-feature-link" href="/docs/en/debug-your-config#test-against-a-clean-configuration">Test against a clean configuration</a>
59</div>
45[Test against a clean configuration](/docs/en/debug-your-config#test-against-a-clean-configuration)
6046
61<div className="digest-wins">
62 <p className="digest-wins-title">Other wins</p>
47Other wins
6348
64 <div className="digest-wins-grid">
65 <div><a href="/docs/en/model-config#fallback-model-chains"><code>fallbackModel</code></a> configures up to three fallback models tried in order when the primary is overloaded or unavailable, and `--fallback-model` now applies to interactive sessions too</div>
66 <div>Session titles are now generated in the language of your conversation; pin a specific one with the <code>language</code> setting</div>
67 <div>`claude agents --json` adds `--all` to include completed sessions plus new <code>id</code> and <code>state</code> fields, and no longer omits blocked or newly dispatched sessions</div>
68 <div>Browsing a marketplace's plugins in <code>/plugin</code> now has a search bar</div>
69 <div>New <code>disableBundledSkills</code> setting and <code>CLAUDE\_CODE\_DISABLE\_BUNDLED\_SKILLS</code> hide bundled skills, workflows, and built-in commands from the model</div>
70 <div>Deny rules accept a glob in the tool-name position, so <code>"\*"</code> denies all tools, and unknown tool names in deny rules now warn at startup</div>
71 <div>Agent messaging is hardened: messages relayed via <code>SendMessage</code> from other agents no longer carry user authority, and auto mode blocks them</div>
72 <div>Amazon Bedrock reads the AWS region from <code>\~/.aws</code> config files when <code>AWS\_REGION</code> is unset, and <code>/status</code> shows where the region came from</div>
73 <div>New <code>enforceAvailableModels</code> managed setting makes the <code>availableModels</code> allowlist also constrain the Default model</div>
74 <div>Claude in Chrome browser tools now load in a single batched call instead of one per tool</div>
75 <div><code>claude update</code> announces the target version before downloading instead of going silent</div>
76 <div>New <code>footerLinksRegexes</code> setting adds regex-matched link badges to the footer row</div>
77 </div>
78</div>
49[`fallbackModel`](/docs/en/model-config#fallback-model-chains) configures up to three fallback models tried in order when the primary is overloaded or unavailable, and `--fallback-model` now applies to interactive sessions tooSession titles are now generated in the language of your conversation; pin a specific one with the `language` setting`claude agents --json` adds `--all` to include completed sessions plus new `id` and `state` fields, and no longer omits blocked or newly dispatched sessionsBrowsing a marketplace's plugins in `/plugin` now has a search barNew `disableBundledSkills` setting and `CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_BUNDLED_SKILLS` hide bundled skills, workflows, and built-in commands from the modelDeny rules accept a glob in the tool-name position, so `"*"` denies all tools, and unknown tool names in deny rules now warn at startupAgent messaging is hardened: messages relayed via `SendMessage` from other agents no longer carry user authority, and auto mode blocks themAmazon Bedrock reads the AWS region from `~/.aws` config files when `AWS_REGION` is unset, and `/status` shows where the region came fromNew `enforceAvailableModels` managed setting makes the `availableModels` allowlist also constrain the Default modelClaude in Chrome browser tools now load in a single batched call instead of one per tool`claude update` announces the target version before downloading instead of going silentNew `footerLinksRegexes` setting adds regex-matched link badges to the footer row
7950
8051[Full changelog for v2.1.166–v2.1.176 →](/docs/en/changelog#2-1-166)
8152
No line in this hunk matches that.