What probably matters to youSection of the release
What
The bundled config schema for Claude Desktop third-party deployments has new admin settings. A schema is the list of settings a config file may contain. These apply to the desktop app, not the command-line Claude Code.
builtinBrowser: builtinBrowserEnabled (off by default), builtinBrowserDefaultDomainPolicy (allow or block), builtinBrowserAllowedDomains and builtinBrowserBlockedDomains.
sessionRetention: chatSessionRetentionDays, coworkSessionRetentionDays, codeSessionRetentionDays and sessionRetentionHold.
Plugin MCP tool policy now covers any installed plugin.
Why
Admins can turn on the desktop app's built-in browser and limit which sites it reaches. They can also set how many days chat, cowork and code sessions are kept, or put a hold on deletion.
How sure we are
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Anthropic's release notes agreeFixed the Claude apps gateway refusing to start when a desktop policy sets Claude Desktop's built-in browser keys, such as…
