You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
1Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
1Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
AuthArea: what it touches
ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.317,
ImprovementsSection of the release
What
A 401 is a server reply meaning "not authorised". Claude Code usually reacts by refreshing your login and trying again. It now skips that step in more cases where the reply is the request's own answer rather than a problem with your login, judged from both the reply and its headers. Before, only the reply itself was checked.
Why
This avoids refreshing your login when nothing is wrong with it.
