Follow Discord
Sweep 22 Sep 2026 · 17:19Z Build v2.1.280 501 read Stable v2.1.267 Latest v2.1.280 Next v2.1.280 Feeds RSS JSON llms.txt Unofficial
Claude Code v2.1.257 ·

Policy helper gains 'mid-session arming' capability

Managed OS-admin settings can now become the policy base mid-session, not only at launch, announcing the tier change.

TierYou'll noticehow much it should matter to you
Useful4my rating, 1 to 5
Signal4worth watching, 1 to 5
AreaPermissionswhat it touches
KindImprovementsin v2.1.257,
You'll notice Notable

Managed OS-admin settings can now become the policy base mid-session, not only at launch, announcing the tier change.

The policy-helper subsystem, used for managed and remote-armed permission settings, gains mid-session arming: a midSessionArmingEnabled flag plus new state (osAdminArming, decidedOrigin, remoteFailedConfig, releaseLatchWhenTickSettles, readRemotePayload) lets an OS-admin managed-settings source become the policy's "base" after startup rather than only at launch, announcing the tier change when it takes effect. Previously this decision was made once at startup only.

See this entry in the whole of v2.1.257 →

Feedback