You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
1Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
1Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
HooksArea: what it touches
ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.296,
ImprovementsSection of the release
What
A hook is a command you set up to run automatically at a certain moment. A UserPromptSubmit hook runs when you submit a prompt, before Claude processes it.
Two things changed when such a hook is cancelled:
Interrupting Claude Code while the hook is running is now treated as a cancellation.
The debug log now says whether you interrupted the hook or the control stream closed. The control stream is the connection Claude Code is being driven through.
Why
If you interrupt a slow prompt hook, it should no longer show up as an error.
How sure we are
One source agreesOne thing we can check says the same as this entry.
Anthropic's release notes agreeFixed Esc or an interrupt during a UserPromptSubmit hook or a mod's prompt.submit hook ending headless sessions, clearing the typed prompt…
