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Claude Code v2.1.251 ·

Connector names accept far more characters

Connector names now allow almost any characters, with new checks against host-prefix and id-like names.

You'll notice New Features
JSON All of v2.1.251
You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
3Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
2Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
MCPArea: what it touches
New FeaturesKind: in v2.1.251,
New FeaturesSection of the release
What

The name you give a connector in a manifest is no longer restricted to letters, digits, spaces and a few punctuation marks. Any 1 to 64 characters are allowed except control characters, line breaks, unusual spaces and text-direction marks, and the name cannot start or end with a space or invisible character. A new check also rejects names that read like a host: prefix or like an internal id.

Details
  • Names shaped like the internal claude_ai_ or mcp__ prefixes are rejected too.
  • The change swaps an allow-list for a deny-list, so accented and non-Latin names now pass.
Evidence

`must not read as \host:\ or be shaped like an id or a \claude_ai_\u2026\/\mcp__\u2026\ prefix`

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

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