Anthropic shipped Claude Code 2.1.286 on 2026-09-30 (npm @anthropic-ai/[email protected]): permission prompts show stacked counts like "2 of 5"; --resume/--continue no longer drop turns after parallel tool-call crashes; broader secret/Bearer/URL-password redaction; one same-tier prior-model retry when the API refuses the default/alias; Remote Control disconnects when org policy disables it; Agent SDK TS 0.3.286 / Python 0.2.163 parity.

Key Takeaways

  • ✓Release v2.1.286; npm ~2026-09-30T17:14:38Z
  • ✓Stacked permission prompts show counts like "2 of 5"; fullscreen "N more" rows are mouse-clickable
  • ✓--resume/--continue keep turns after parallel tool-call crashes; non-text tool/hook returns no longer 400
  • ✓Secret redaction hardened for Bearer/Basic, URL passwords, ZWSP key names; /feedback zip JSON fixed
  • ✓Agent SDK TS 0.3.286 / Python 0.2.163 parity; docs https://docs.claude.com/en/docs/claude-code/overview
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In-Depth Technical Analysis

Background

Long coding-agent sessions fail on stacked permissions, resume drops after parallel tools, and credential leaks in MCP errors. 2.1.286 hardens those paths after 2.1.285’s desktop/plugin work.

What shipped

[v2.1.286](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/releases/tag/v2.1.286): stacked permission counts; resume/continue keep post-parallel turns; non-text tool/hook returns fixed; same-tier model retry; Remote Control policy disconnect; broader secret redaction; Agent SDK TS 0.3.286 / Python 0.2.163 parity.

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No SWE-bench numbers. Anchors: npm @anthropic-ai/[email protected] (~2026-09-30T17:14:38Z), GitHub tag v2.1.286. Regression-test resume, permission stacks, MCP re-auth.

Get started

npm i -g @anthropic-ai/[email protected]. Docs: https://docs.claude.com/en/docs/claude-code/overview