When isolation:'remote' is requested for a spawned agent but remote execution isn't available, for example due to no claude.ai login, the feature gate being off, restricted mode, or no git root, Claude Code now logs the reason and falls back to worktree isolation, or runs the agent locally, instead of failing.
Remote agent isolation falls back to worktree when unavailable
Remote agent isolation now falls back to worktree or local when remote execution isn't available.
You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
2Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
1Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
SubagentsArea: what it touches
ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.260,
ImprovementsSection of the release