You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
2Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
1Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
ConnectorsArea: what it touches
ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.321,
ImprovementsSection of the release
What
When Claude Code downloads files from a connector (a link to an outside service), it now:
reports progress as each download runs
downloads the smallest files first
skips a file identical to one already downloaded in the same conversation, and tells Claude it was not downloaded again
does not show images over a size limit directly, and points Claude to the Read tool instead
reports partly downloaded files that were left behind
Before, files were downloaded one at a time in the order offered, with no progress and no check for repeats. This applies where the allow_connector_file_downloads policy permits connector downloads.
Why
Repeated files no longer waste time and space, and you can see how a long download is going.
