You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
2Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
1Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
StartupArea: what it touches
ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.233,
ImprovementsSection of the release
What
Directory walks that used synchronous file stats now use their promise-based equivalents, and the settings loader awaits its source list before reading settings in parallel. Same results, less blocking of the event loop while Claude Code starts.
Evidence
ENFILE
Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.
