Claude Code v0.2.116

Enhanced IDE Integration

• New WebSocket IDE Transport: Added support for WebSocket-based IDE connections, enabling more robust communication with IDEs like JetBrains
• Improved IDE Connection Management: Better handling of IDE connections with automatic reconnection and timeout management
• IDE Extension Installation: Enhanced automatic installation of IDE extensions with version checking and compatibility validation

Configuration & Management

• Cleanup Period Configuration: New cleanupPeriodDays setting in managed settings to control how long logs and project data are retained (default: 30 days)

  {
    "cleanupPeriodDays": 30
  }

• Automatic Log Cleanup: Claude Code now automatically cleans up old log files and project data based on the configured cleanup period
• Enhanced Environment Control: New CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_NONESSENTIAL_TRAFFIC environment variable to disable telemetry, auto-updates, and error reporting

API Key Management

• API Key Helper TTL: New CLAUDE_CODE_API_KEY_HELPER_TTL_MS environment variable to control API key caching duration
• Better Authentication Handling: Improved handling of 401 authentication errors with automatic cache clearing

Tool Enhancements

• Better Tool Descriptions: Enhanced descriptions for Glob and Grep tools with clearer guidance on when to use each tool
• Multi-Edit Tool: Improved documentation emphasizing preference for MultiEdit over single Edit operations
• Thinking Display: Enhanced visual presentation of Claude's thinking process with better formatting and borders

Error Handling & Reliability

• Retry Logic: Improved retry mechanism that handles authentication failures by refreshing credentials
• Error Reporting: Added protection against recursive error reporting with a flag to prevent infinite loops
• Better Error Messages: More descriptive error messages for IDE integration failures

️ Project Management

• Project Directory Structure: New project storage location at /projects for better organization
• Environment Detection: Added functions to detect production vs development environments
• External vs Internal Classification: New system to classify whether code is running externally or internally

• Fixed GitHub Actions Workflow: Updated workflow to properly handle issue titles containing @claude mentions
• Fixed IDE Connection Status: More accurate reporting of IDE connection status in the UI
• Fixed Cleanup Logic: Proper handling of empty directories during cleanup operations

• Removed Legacy Functions: Cleaned up unused functions related to sandbox execution and old configuration paths
• Streamlined Imports: Consolidated and optimized module imports
• Code Organization: Better separation of concerns with dedicated functions for environment detection and configuration management

None - This release maintains backward compatibility with existing configurations and workflows.

• If you're using IDE integration, you may need to restart your IDE after updating to ensure proper connection
• The new cleanup feature will automatically remove logs older than 30 days by default. Adjust cleanupPeriodDays in managed settings if you need different retention
• For environments with restricted network access, use CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_NONESSENTIAL_TRAFFIC to disable all non-essential network requests