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Claude Code v2.1.304 ·

Plan mode can now hand the plan to the exit tool instead of a file

In plan mode, Claude is now told when the plan goes to the tool for leaving plan mode, and the plan file is sometimes not read

Under the hood Internal Changes
JSON All of v2.1.304
Under the hoodTier: how much it should matter to you
2Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
3Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
Plan ModeArea: what it touches
Internal ChangesKind: in v2.1.304,
Internal ChangesSection of the release

Unclear When the plan file is skipped, and whether that is on by default, is not stated.

What

Plan mode is where Claude works out a plan before changing anything, then uses a tool to leave plan mode and show you the plan. When that tool is available, the reminder Claude gets in plan mode now notes that the plan goes to it. If that changes during a session, Claude gets the full reminder again.

In some cases Claude Code also no longer reads the plan from the plan file, where it used to always do so.

Why

This changes how the plan-mode instructions and the plan itself reach Claude.

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Something disagreesSomething we can check disagrees with this entry, or the writer said they could not settle it.
The writer flagged doubtWhen the plan file is skipped, and whether that is on by default, is not stated.

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