You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
4Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
5Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
Remote Tool ServingArea: what it touches
New FeaturesKind: in v2.1.257,
What probably matters to youSection of the release
New user-facing copy explains that Anthropic can remotely disable or re-enable "remote tool serving" — running commands on a user's machine from a cloud session — via an emergency switch, including notices for when it has been muted ("Remote tool serving was turned off by Anthropic (emergency switch)") and when it is unmuted again.