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Claude Code v2.1.21 ·

Personalized Welcome Message

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JSON All of v2.1.21
EntryKind: in v2.1.21,
ChangesSection of the release
What

The startup welcome message now shows which IDE or terminal you're using.

Details
  • Format changed from "Welcome to Claude Code" to "Welcome to Claude Code for <IDE name>"
  • Shows editor name like "VS Code", "Cursor", "Zed", or terminal name
  • Detected from IDE integration context or $TERM environment variable
  • Makes multi-IDE workflows clearer
Evidence

Line 306414 (welcome message rendering, "Welcome to Claude Code for ", $ where $ is IDE name from J0())

Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.

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