Week 29 · July 13–17, 2026 changedwhats-new/2026-w29
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33> Pull live data into published artifacts through MCP connectors, and use Claude Code with a screen reader in the new screen reader mode.
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5Releases [v2.1.207 → v2.1.212](/docs/en/changelog#2-1-207)
5Releases [v2.1.207 → v2.1.212](/docs/en/changelog.md#2-1-207)
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1818Build a dashboard artifact of open pull requests that pulls the live list through my GitHub connector when the page loads.
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21[Pull live data with MCP connectors](/docs/en/artifacts#pull-live-data-with-mcp-connectors)
21[Pull live data with MCP connectors](/docs/en/artifacts.md#pull-live-data-with-mcp-connectors)
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34[Turn on screen reader mode](/docs/en/accessibility#turn-on-screen-reader-mode)
34[Turn on screen reader mode](/docs/en/accessibility.md#turn-on-screen-reader-mode)
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38`/fork` now copies your conversation into a new background session with its own row in `claude agents` while you keep working; the in-session forked subagent it used to launch is now `/subtask`[Auto mode](/docs/en/permission-modes#enable-auto-mode-on-bedrock-agent-platform-or-foundry) no longer needs the `CLAUDE_CODE_ENABLE_AUTO_MODE` opt-in on Amazon Bedrock, Google Cloud's Agent Platform, and Microsoft Foundry; administrators can turn it off with `disableAutoMode`MCP tool calls that run longer than two minutes now move to the background automatically so the session stays usable; tune or disable the threshold with `CLAUDE_CODE_MCP_AUTO_BACKGROUND_MS`New `claude auto-mode reset` restores the default auto-mode configuration, and `--yes` skips the confirmation promptNew [corporate launcher](/docs/en/corporate-launcher) support: `CLAUDE_CODE_PROCESS_WRAPPER` or the `processWrapper` setting runs the processes Claude Code starts from its own binary, such as the background service and agent view sessions, through a required wrapper executable`vimInsertModeRemaps` setting maps two-key insert-mode sequences such as `jj` to Escape in vim mode`--forward-subagent-text` and `CLAUDE_CODE_FORWARD_SUBAGENT_TEXT` include subagent text and thinking blocks in [stream-json output](/docs/en/headless)Session-wide caps stop runaway loops: WebSearch calls and subagent spawns each default to 200, tunable with `CLAUDE_CODE_MAX_WEB_SEARCHES_PER_SESSION` and `CLAUDE_CODE_MAX_SUBAGENTS_PER_SESSION`"Always allow" permission rules save at the repository root, so approvals granted in a git worktree persist across sessions and worktreesAmazon Bedrock, Google Cloud's Agent Platform, and Claude Platform on AWS now default to Claude Opus 4.8The collapsed tool summary line shows a live elapsed-time counter, so long-running tool calls visibly tick instead of looking stuck
38`/fork` now copies your conversation into a new background session with its own row in `claude agents` while you keep working; the in-session forked subagent it used to launch is now `/subtask`[Auto mode](/docs/en/permission-modes.md#enable-auto-mode-on-bedrock-agent-platform-or-foundry) no longer needs the `CLAUDE_CODE_ENABLE_AUTO_MODE` opt-in on Amazon Bedrock, Google Cloud's Agent Platform, and Microsoft Foundry; administrators can turn it off with `disableAutoMode`MCP tool calls that run longer than two minutes now move to the background automatically so the session stays usable; tune or disable the threshold with `CLAUDE_CODE_MCP_AUTO_BACKGROUND_MS`New `claude auto-mode reset` restores the default auto-mode configuration, and `--yes` skips the confirmation promptNew [corporate launcher](/docs/en/corporate-launcher.md) support: `CLAUDE_CODE_PROCESS_WRAPPER` or the `processWrapper` setting runs the processes Claude Code starts from its own binary, such as the background service and agent view sessions, through a required wrapper executable`vimInsertModeRemaps` setting maps two-key insert-mode sequences such as `jj` to Escape in vim mode`--forward-subagent-text` and `CLAUDE_CODE_FORWARD_SUBAGENT_TEXT` include subagent text and thinking blocks in [stream-json output](/docs/en/headless.md)Session-wide caps stop runaway loops: WebSearch calls and subagent spawns each default to 200, tunable with `CLAUDE_CODE_MAX_WEB_SEARCHES_PER_SESSION` and `CLAUDE_CODE_MAX_SUBAGENTS_PER_SESSION`"Always allow" permission rules save at the repository root, so approvals granted in a git worktree persist across sessions and worktreesAmazon Bedrock, Google Cloud's Agent Platform, and Claude Platform on AWS now default to Claude Opus 4.8The collapsed tool summary line shows a live elapsed-time counter, so long-running tool calls visibly tick instead of looking stuck
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40[Full changelog for v2.1.207–v2.1.212 →](/docs/en/changelog#2-1-207)
40[Full changelog for v2.1.207–v2.1.212 →](/docs/en/changelog.md#2-1-207)
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