Auto mode is now available on Amazon Bedrock, Google Cloud’s Agent Platform, and Microsoft Foundry for Opus 4.7 and Opus 4.8, replacing permission prompts with background safety checks on third-party providers. Opt in by setting CLAUDE_CODE_ENABLE_AUTO_MODE=1.
Opt in on a third-party provider, then cycle to auto mode with Shift+Tab:
Claude Code now prompts before writing files that can run code, even in acceptEdits mode. The protected set covers shell startup files such as .zshenv and .bash_login, git config under ~/.config/git/, and build-tool configs such as .npmrc, .bazelrc, and .pre-commit-config.yaml. These writes are never auto-approved in any mode except bypassPermissions.
Work in acceptEdits mode; Claude now pauses before writing these files:
The new /plugin list command prints your installed plugins inline, without opening the /plugin menu, and is also available as claude plugin list from the shell. In the interactive form, add --enabled or --disabled to show only plugins in that state.
List the plugins that are currently turned on:
Two managed settings, requiredMinimumVersion and requiredMaximumVersion, let your organization require an approved Claude Code version range. A client outside the range exits at startup and tells the user to update through the organization’s method. claude update, claude install, and claude doctor keep working so users can still recover.
Add a floor to your managed settings so older clients refuse to start:
Other wins
workflow to ultracode; asking for a workflow in your own words still works, and the keyword is highlighted in violet in the prompthookSpecificOutput.additionalContext to give Claude feedback and keep the turn going instead of being treated as an errorclaude mcp list, get, and add no longer print secrets: environment-variable references are not expanded, and credential headers and URL secrets are redactedgrep, egrep, or fgrepGrep or Glob in --tools now provides the dedicated search tools on native builds with embedded search, instead of silently ignoring those names/effort now confirms when your chosen level will persist as the default for new sessionsOTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES values are now attached as labels on metric datapoints, so you can slice usage metrics by custom dimensions like team or repo/ide, /terminal-setup, and /scroll-speed, following the editor’s rebrand/btw gains a c to copy shortcut that copies the raw markdown answer to the clipboard