LaunchDevelopersJuly 17, 2026
Claude Code v2.1.212: /fork now copies conversation to background session
The update changes /fork to copy the conversation into a new background session, while the old behavior moves to /subtask. Also adds "claude auto-mode reset" command and a confirmation prompt for mode clearing.
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