You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
3Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
4Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
Remote MachinesArea: what it touches
ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.290,
What probably matters to youSection of the release
Unclear It is not clear what condition decides whether listed machines are still used, or whether that condition is met by default.
What
Claude Code can work with remote machines, meaning other computers it connects to and runs tools on. One way it learns about them is a device listing that offers machines it could use. Previously, machines from that listing were taken on directly.
Now, unless an internal condition is met, Claude Code sets those offered machines aside and does not use them. It notes this in its log with the message "machines are taken from the session channel alone". A session is one continuous conversation with Claude Code, and in this case remote machines come only through that session's own connection.
Why
This changes how Claude Code finds the remote machines it can use. Machines that used to appear through the device listing may no longer be picked up from it.
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 doubtIt is not clear what condition decides whether listed machines are still used, or whether that condition is met by default.
