You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
3Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
2Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
AuthArea: what it touches
ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.251,
ImprovementsSection of the release
What
The caches holding your primary API key and detected subscription now sit behind an object with a clear operation, called on logout, login and keychain changes, so stale auth state is dropped instead of lingering.
Details
New helpers expose the normalized subscription tier (max, pro, team or enterprise) and the rate-limit tier.
Both are available only when you are signed in via OAuth; an API key or a CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN override skips them.
Evidence
case "max":
Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.
