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Claude Code v2.1.8 15 Jan 2026

Plan Mode Interview Skip

What

In plan mode, you can now skip the AskUserQuestion interview and jump straight to planning.

Details

When answering plan mode questions, a new option appears: "Skip interview and plan immediately"
Also adds "Chat about this" option for discussing questions with Claude
Navigate between options using arrow keys
Useful when you want Claude to proceed without answering all clarifying questions

Evidence

kD9() at line 521459 ("Skip interview and plan immediately", "Chat about this")

Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.

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