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Anthropic Claude Code shipped v2.1.285 on 2026-09-29 (npm @anthropic-ai/[email protected]): claude --desktop opens the desktop app on the current directory or a resumed session; claude plugin configure plus --config server.key=value set MCP options at install time; managed allowedProviders limits which API providers a machine may use; CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_WEB_FETCH disables WebFetch. ~4 commits / 67 files vs v2.1.284, plus many SSH/sandbox/subagent permission fixes.
Key Takeaways
- ✓Release v2.1.285; ~4 commits / 67 files vs v2.1.284
- ✓
claude --desktopopens Claude Desktop on cwd or--continue/--resume - ✓
plugin configure+ install-time--config server.key=valuefor bundled MCP settings - ✓Managed
allowedProviders+CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_WEB_FETCH - ✓Upgrade:
npm i -g @anthropic-ai/[email protected]; docs at code.claude.com/docs
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Background
Claude Code 2.1.285 closes the gap between CLI and Desktop, lets MCP settings ship at plugin install time, and adds managed provider allow-lists for locked-down machines.
What shipped
v2.1.285: claude --desktop; plugin configure / install-time --config; allowedProviders; CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_WEB_FETCH; many SSH/sandbox/subagent fixes. Diff vs v2.1.284: ~4 commits / 67 files.
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Get started
npm i -g @anthropic-ai/[email protected]. Docs: CLI, Plugins.
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