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Claude Code v2.1.274 ·

Policy-helper failure tracking avoids duplicate tier-change announcements

Claude Code now tracks managed-settings policy-helper failures by type so it only announces a tier change once, not on every retry.

TierUnder the hoodhow much it should matter to you
Useful2my rating, 1 to 5
Signal2worth watching, 1 to 5
AreaManaged Settingswhat it touches
KindImprovementsin v2.1.274,
Group of 3 Under the hood

Claude Code now tracks managed-settings policy-helper failures by type so it only announces a tier change once, not on every retry.

What

  • The policy helper (which manages settings pulled from a remote/managed source) now remembers the last failure code it saw and only announces a tier change when the failure changes, not every time it fails.
  • apply() and retireState() reset the tracked failure (and reset selectedEntry when retiring).
  • The mid-session re-check also announces a tier change when the failed config itself changes, not just when other conditions change.

Why Previously, a stuck policy-helper failure could re-trigger the "tier changed" announcement on every retry tick, creating noise. Now it fires once per distinct failure, giving a more accurate signal about when something actually changed.

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