v2.1.116

Source: Anthropic Claude Code Date: 2026-04-20 URL: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/releases/tag/v2.1.116

Summary

Performance and polish release. /resume up to 67% faster on large sessions (40MB+), MCP startup faster with deferred resources/templates/list, smoother fullscreen scrolling in VS Code/Cursor/Windsurf, inline thinking progress indicator (replacing separate hint row), /config search now matches option values, usage tab shows rate data immediately. Security fix: sandbox auto-allow no longer bypasses dangerous-path safety check for rm/rmdir on critical system directories. Eight bug fixes including Devanagari/Indic script rendering and keyboard shortcuts in Kitty protocol terminals.

Implications

The sandbox safety fix is the most operationally notable item: auto-allow was silently bypassing the dangerous-path guard for filesystem deletions. Ships the same week Anthropic was hardening security across other releases (bash deny rules in v2.1.113, macOS path guards). The /resume speed improvement (67% on large sessions) and inline thinking indicator are quality-of-life wins for long-running agentic sessions. IDE integration polish (VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf scroll fixes) tracks with Anthropic prioritizing the IDE-embedded CLI experience.