LaunchDevelopersAugust 25, 2026

Claude Code 2.1.246 adds agent tool, auto mode tab

Claude Code 2.1.246 ships 61 CLI changes, including a tool to launch dedicated agents for complex multi-step tasks and an Auto mode tab in /permissions. It also adds a startup warning for Bash allow rules with wildcards and fixes a transcript slowdown on long lines.

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