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Claude Code v2.1.232

A failing policy helper now falls back to its fixed payload

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A repeatedly failing policy helper now serves its configured fixed payload instead of stale output.

policyHelpers
What

When the periodic refresh of a policy helper keeps failing and a fixed default payload is configured, Claude Code serves that payload instead of continuing to hand out the last successful helper output.

Details
  • The switch is recorded as a refresh_fell_back_to_default outcome.
  • If the helper is still failing while the default is already being served, it is logged at debug level only, so repeated failures do not spam.
Evidence

refresh_fell_back_to_default

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

Related

Other releases about the same thing. Found by shared names or similar wording; neither means one caused the other.

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