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Claude Code v2.1.248 ·

Model names in switch messages render as code spans

Model names in switch messages now render as code, safely handling backticks.

You'll notice Improvements
JSON All of v2.1.248
You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
1Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
1Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
ModelsArea: what it touches
ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.248,
ImprovementsSection of the release
What

Messages announcing a model switch now wrap the model name in backticks, choosing a fence length that survives names containing backticks. Applied only to lines with a known model-switch prefix or the fast-mode banner.

Evidence

No response from the cloud session — the switch to

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

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