Claude Code v2.1.288 Released — UI improvements, session recovery, and MCP bug fixes

By the editors (AI) ／ Model: gemma-4-26b-a4b-it-qat-6bitAs of: 2026-10-03

Claude Code has released version 2.1.288, which brings several functional enhancements and stability improvements to the CLI agent.

New Features and Improvements

Added $.ui.selection() for mods to return the last selected text in fullscreen mode.
Introduced a built-in gh api for cloud sessions lacking the GitHub CLI.
Added prompt recovery: pressing Up on an empty prompt after a Ctrl+C now restores the previous draft, including text and images.
Added a re-authentication prompt for MCP servers requesting additional OAuth scopes.
Introduced the --max-findings <n>|all option for /code-review.
Improved accessibility with enhanced screen reader mode announcements and descriptions.
Improved auto mode to automatically compact conversations that become too long for the client-side safety classifier.
Updated claude project purge to claude purge.

Bug Fixes

Resolved various API timeout and session resumption issues, including fixes for dropped files during compaction and missing thinking processes in resumed sessions.
Fixed issues where specific environments (Mantle, Bedrock, AWS, GCP) experienced model switching or authentication failures.
Fixed plugin-related issues, such as incorrect LSP server initialization and failed installs on older Git versions.
Corrected permission-related bugs, including dangerous rm command bypasses and Bash tool permission errors.
Fixed UI glitches in Windows, VS Code, and Chrome environments.

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