{"version":"0.2.77","anchor":"file-watching-and-change-detection","canonical_anchor":"file-watching-and-change-detection","heading":"File Watching and Change Detection","tier":null,"area":null,"scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/0.2.77\/e\/file-watching-and-change-detection","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/0.2.77","markdown":"### File Watching and Change Detection\n\nClaude Code now actively monitors files you've previously read and notifies you of changes:\n\n- **Automatic change detection**: Files you've read are tracked with timestamps\n- **Smart diff display**: When a watched file changes, Claude shows only the modified portions with context\n- **Performance optimization**: File change checks are batched and run asynchronously\n\n**Example**: If you read a file and later it's modified externally, Claude will show:\n\n`File edited: \/path\/to\/file.js\n[Shows relevant changes with line numbers]`"}