You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
2Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
1Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
API RequestsArea: what it touches
ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.286,
ImprovementsSection of the release
What
When a response from the model fails partway, Claude Code waits a short time and tries again. That wait is now shortened so it never runs past the deadline for the request.
Claude Code now retries in either of these cases:
The request stalled before the server sent anything back.
At least a minimum amount of time is still left before the deadline.
Before, it retried only when the full wait fitted inside the deadline.
Why
A request that stalls before any reply arrives is now retried more persistently instead of being given up on because the full wait would not fit.
How sure we are
Something disagreesSomething we can check disagrees with this entry, or the writer said they could not settle it.
The writer flagged doubtThe length of the deadline, the minimum time left, and one further condition on retrying are not known.
