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v2.1.163

What's changed Added requiredMinimumVersion and requiredMaximumVersion managed settings — Claude Code refuses to start if its version is outside the allowed range and directs the user to an approved version Added /plugin list command to list installed plugins, with --enabled / --disabled filters Added a "c to copy" shortcut to /btw that copies the raw markdown answer to the clipboard, preserving formatting when pasted elsewhere Hooks: Stop and SubagentStop hooks can now return hookSpecificOutput.additionalContext to give Claude feedback and keep the turn going without being labeled a hook error Skills: added \$ escape syntax to include a literal $ before a digit in command bodies stdio MCP servers now receive the same CLAUDE_CODE_SESSION_ID as hooks/Bash on --resume Fixed claude -p hanging forever after its final result when a backgrounded command never exits — background shells are now stopped ~5s after the result once stdin closes Fixed claude -p failing with "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY required" on Bedrock/Vertex/Foundry when CI=true and no Anthropic API key is set Fixed bash commands failing under bazel and EDR-protected Go workflows: $TMPDIR was overridden to /tmp/claude-{uid} for all commands instead of only sandboxed ones (regression in 2.1.154) Fixed Bash commands failing on Windows with "EEXIST: file already exists" on the session-env directory when it has the read-only attribute or is inside OneDrive Fixed org-managed permission rules not applying for the entire session when