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Claude Code v2.1.317 ·

Login no longer shows a 'Creating API key' step

The login screen no longer has a 'Creating API key for Claude Code…' step with a spinner

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2Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
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RemovedKind: in v2.1.317,
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What

The login screen no longer has the status step that showed a spinner with 'Creating API key for Claude Code…'. An API key is a secret code that lets a program use Anthropic's service.

Why

Creating an API key is no longer a step in this login flow.

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