LaunchDevelopersJuly 17, 2026

Claude Code 2.1.212 adds /fork background sessions and session limits

WebSearch tool calls are now capped at 200 per session and subagent spawns at 200, both tunable via env vars to stop runaway loops. MCP tool calls over 2 minutes auto-move to the background.

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