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Claude Code v2.1.229 ·

Empty prompts in non-interactive runs no longer hit the API

A blank prompt in a scripted run stops right away with a warning instead of calling the API.

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CLIArea: what it touches
Bug FixesKind: in v2.1.229,
Bug FixesSection of the release
What

A prompt made up entirely of whitespace in a non-interactive session now stops immediately with a warning instead of sending an empty query.

Details
  • Reported as prompt_submit_empty.
Evidence

prompt_submit_empty

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

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