Claude Code 2.1.261
By Steven Van ·
The update adds output-size and skill-usage settings, plus fixes for input dropouts, Bedrock setup and plugin syncing.
Version 2.1.261 of Claude Code adds a few settings for tuning how much output and context the agent handles, plus a batch of fixes.
- /status and claude doctor now show an "Organization policy" line explaining why an organization's policy failed to load, for example when a proxy isn't passing the endpoint through.
- New bashOutputMaxChars and taskOutputMaxChars settings raise how much command and background-task output Claude receives inline before it is saved to a file, up to 128K characters.
- --append-subagent-system-prompt-file reads the subagent system prompt from a file, for prompts too large to pass on the command line.
- /skill-doctor shows which loaded skills go unused and what they cost in context, so they can be pruned.
Fixes
- Typed or pasted characters occasionally landing out of order or being dropped during fast input or key repeat.
- /add-dir printing a false "couldn't be resolved" error when the working directory is on a /net automount.
- The Bedrock setup wizard hanging when AWS or an AWS credential helper never responds, it now times out with a clear error, and its model checks failing behind a TLS-inspecting proxy.
- Cloud sessions discarding a plugin synced from claude.ai when managed settings force-enable it in enabledPlugins.
Full details are in the changelog.
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