You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
3Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
3Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
HooksArea: what it touches
ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.318,
ImprovementsSection of the release
What
A hook is a command or web request Claude Code runs automatically at set points; an HTTP hook sends a request to a web address. An organization can keep lists controlling these hooks. Before, a machine with no sign-in always stopped with an error saying it could not read the organization's HTTP hook lists. Now the part that applies those lists accepts a fallback, so such a machine can still run. The hook settings format also gains:
flagLists
organizationLists
serverRefused
Why
This changes how an organization's hook rules are applied, notably on machines that are not signed in.
