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 v2.1.265 ·

Watch tool refuses to (re)start a watch after an unapproved comment-reply ask in the same session

Claude Code won't retry starting an artifact watch after you already declined a related reply request in the same session

TierYou'll noticehow much it should matter to you
Useful2my rating, 1 to 5
Signal2worth watching, 1 to 5
AreaArtifactswhat it touches
KindImprovementsin v2.1.265,
You'll notice

Claude Code won't retry starting an artifact watch after you already declined a related reply request in the same session

What

The watch action on artifacts (which lets Claude monitor an artifact, for example to reply to comments on it) now checks whether an earlier request in the same session to let Claude reply to that artifact's comments was declined. If it was declined and hasn't since been separately approved, Claude Code now refuses to start or restart the watch outright, telling the model that only your own next message can trigger asking again - it won't automatically re-ask on its own.

Why

This stops Claude from repeatedly re-requesting a permission you already turned down within a session, closing a path where a declined request could otherwise resurface through a different tool.

See this entry in the whole of v2.1.265 →

Feedback