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Claude Code v2.1.281 ·

Claude Desktop handoff dialogs restyled

The /desktop error and download screens now appear in a dialog titled "Claude Desktop" with an Esc-to-cancel hint

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What

When /desktop cannot hand your session over to the desktop app, or needs to prompt you to download it, the screen it shows has changed. It now appears in a titled dialog called "Claude Desktop", with a line at the bottom telling you which keys to use, such as Esc to cancel. Before, it was a plain box with padding and no title.

Why

These screens now look like the other dialogs in Claude Code, and they say plainly how to back out of them.

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Anthropic's release notes agreeImproved /install-github-app, /desktop, the /permissions auto mode environment prompts, and the /plugin "Add marketplace?" and "Run this…

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