You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
2Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
1Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
ElsewhereArea: what it touches
ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.296,
ImprovementsSection of the release
What
In auto mode, Claude Code runs a check to decide whether an action can go ahead without asking you. When that check gives no usable answer and the action is stopped, Claude Code now shows a dim "Not run" line with the text "auto mode's check had no usable answer". Before, this case showed the same generic error display as any other failed tool call (a tool call is one action Claude takes, such as running a command or editing a file).
Why
You can now tell that the action was never attempted because auto mode's check failed, rather than reading it as the action itself going wrong.
How sure we are
One source agreesOne thing we can check says the same as this entry.
Anthropic's release notes agreeImproved auto mode: a tool call that wasn't run because auto mode's check had no usable answer now shows as a dim "Not run" row instead of a…
