Claude Code v2.1.284 · 28 Sep 2026
Usage-limit wrap-up messages can be tuned per model and now cover the near-limit notice
Usage-limit grace-window text gains per-model and subagent-specific remote settings, and the near-limit notice now counts as a wrap-up note
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What
The hidden messages Claude Code can send to the model around a usage limit's grace window (a short period near hitting the limit) changed in two ways.
The text can now be set per model through remote settings:
The near-limit notice is handled differently:
The near-limit message is now tagged usageLimitNote: "near_limit", where before it carried no tag.
The code that finds the last usage-limit note now returns which note it was, instead of only whether it was wrap_up.
A near_limit note is now treated like wrap_up: it prevents a reset and can trigger the "release" message. That release step is still controlled by tengu_lantern_wick_braid and related settings such as tengu_lantern_wick_mode .
Nothing has been read about any of these settings, so whether they are active is unknown.
Why
This changes which grace-window messages the model receives when you are close to a usage limit, and lets the wording differ between models and between the main conversation and subagents.
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flag tengu_lantern_wick_text_by_model A block of text Claude Code inserts for the model can now be configured remotely per model, with separate text for subagents
flag tengu_lantern_wick_release_by_model A block of text Claude Code inserts for the model can now be configured remotely per model, with separate text for subagents
flag tengu_lantern_wick_resume_by_model A block of text Claude Code inserts for the model can now be configured remotely per model, with separate text for subagents
setting default Subagent nudging behaviour can be picked per model, but the whole feature stays behind a gate.
flag tengu_lantern_wick_text The instructions Claude gets during a usage limit's grace window can now be set remotely for each model, with a default
flag tengu_lantern_wick_release The instructions Claude gets during a usage limit's grace window can now be set remotely for each model, with a default
flag tengu_lantern_wick_braid_text A block of text Claude Code inserts for the model can now be configured remotely per model, with separate text for subagents
flag tengu_lantern_wick_braid_release A block of text Claude Code inserts for the model can now be configured remotely per model, with separate text for subagents
flag tengu_lantern_wick_braid A new 'wrap up your work' reminder can be injected near usage limits, currently gated off
flag tengu_lantern_wick_mode Claude could be nudged to wrap up or checkpoint during your usage-limit grace window, but nothing fires.
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