LaunchDevelopersAugust 25, 2026

Claude Code 2.1.246 adds Auto mode tab, agent tool

Claude Code 2.1.246 ships 61 CLI changes, including a new tool to launch dedicated agents for complex multi-step tasks and an Auto mode tab in /permissions for editing classifier rules. Also adds a startup warning for Bash allow rules with wildcards before the subcommand.

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