Anthropic has released Claude Code v2.1.286, which brings significant functional improvements to the VS Code extension and addresses several critical bugs related to authentication and session stability.
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Claude Code v2.1.286 Released — Expanded VS Code Features and Enhanced Session Stability
New Features and Improvements
- VS Code Extension Enhancements: Added a Bookmarks side panel to save Claude's responses, a dedicated row for questions and answers in the conversation, and option previews for question cards.
- Improved UX and UI: Added mouse support for list rows in fullscreen mode, improved the external editor (Ctrl+G) to open at the current cursor line, and updated the output style picker and theme picker for better usability.
- Workflow and Command Improvements: Added more responsive slash command suggestions and improved the responsiveness of subagents.
- Enhanced Reliability: Improved retry logic for failed API requests and added a
--baremode for connecting only to specified MCP servers.
Bug Fixes
- Authentication and Sessions: Resolved issues where multiple processes would repeatedly open login browsers, fixed macOS login session persistence, and corrected reporting errors in
claude auth status. - Session and Tool Management: Fixed issues with
claude --resumelosing turn history after parallel tool calls, resolved problems with cloud sessions failing to wake up due to container stops, and corrected subagent behavior in various environments. - MCP and Plugin Stability: Fixed various MCP-related issues including credential error messages, server-side tool call usage reporting, and plugin loading errors.
- UI and Display: Fixed issues where certain UI elements (such as task-tracking tools or specific rows) were missing or misaligned in different session modes.
Sources
- v2.1.286 （2026-09-30）