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v2.1.169

What's changed Added --safe-mode flag (and CLAUDE_CODE_SAFE_MODE ) to start Claude Code with all customizations (CLAUDE.md, plugins, skills, hooks, MCP servers) disabled for troubleshooting Added /cd command to move a session to a new working directory without breaking the prompt cache mid-session Added a disableBundledSkills setting and CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_BUNDLED_SKILLS environment variable to hide bundled skills, workflows, and built-in slash commands from the model Fixed Up/Down arrows jumping to command history past the wrapped rows of a long input line — they now move through each visual row first, and history recall enters at the near edge Fixed enterprise managed MCP policies ( allowedMcpServers / deniedMcpServers ) not being enforced on reconnect, IDE-typed configs, --mcp-config servers during the first session after install, or before remote settings loaded; also fixed slow cold starts for orgs without remote settings Fixed a ~30-50ms UI stall at the start of each turn for macOS users logged in with claude.ai credentials Fixed claude -p being slow or appearing to hang on Windows while waiting for the slash-command/skill scan (regression in 2.1.161) Fixed Remote Control getting stuck on "reconnecting" after resuming a session when an OAuth token refresh happened at the same time Fixed Git Credential Manager's "Connect to GitHub" popup appearing on Windows at startup when background git commands ran without cached credentials Fixed footer hints (e.g. "esc to interrupt