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 v2.1.259 ·

Remote tool serving gets an emergency off switch

When remote tool serving is muted by the emergency switch, served-call requests are answered empty with an explanatory reason.

TierYou'll noticehow much it should matter to you
Useful3my rating, 1 to 5
Signal4worth watching, 1 to 5
AreaRemote Toolswhat it touches
KindImprovementsin v2.1.259,
You'll notice Notable

When remote tool serving is muted by the emergency switch, served-call requests are answered empty with an explanatory reason.

MCP and device hooks now check e.isMuted?.() before answering a served-call request. When muted, the request is silently answered empty and logged as 'serving is switched off (emergency switch)', with a corresponding UI reason string explaining that remote tool serving was turned off by Anthropic via the emergency switch.

When this emergency switch is off, the client-facing message now says that any command a cloud session was running on the local machine was cancelled and Claude was told it may have partially run, rather than just stating that no new commands will run. A second, hooks-specific pair of messages mirrors this for plugins, confirming that hooks offered to cloud sessions are likewise suspended and resumed by the same remote emergency switch.

See this entry in the whole of v2.1.259 →

Feedback