LaunchDevelopersJuly 2, 2026
Claude Code 2.1.198 adds Claude in Chrome, background agent notifications, bug fixes
Claude in Chrome is now generally available. Also added background agent notifications for input/completion, a /dataviz skill for chart guidance, and stacked slash-skill invocations (up to 5). Includes numerous bug fixes for SSL errors, streaming errors, subagent failures, and Linux daemon crashes.
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