Overview

Claude Code v2.1.20 brings significant UI improvements and workflow enhancements. The release focuses on better development workflows with PR status indicators, improved task management, and enhanced editor navigation capabilities.

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v2.1.20

  • Added navigate history with arrow keys in vim normal mode when cursor cannot move further
  • Added external editor shortcut (Ctrl+G) to the help menu for better discoverability
  • Added PR review status indicator to the prompt footer, showing the current branch’s PR state (approved, changes requested, pending, or draft) as a colored dot with a clickable link
  • Added support for loading CLAUDE.md files from additional directories specified via –add-dir flag
  • Added ability to delete tasks via the TaskUpdate tool
  • Fixed session compaction issues that could cause resume to load full history instead of the compact summary
  • Fixed agents sometimes ignoring user messages sent while actively working on a task
  • Fixed wide character rendering artifacts where trailing columns were not cleared when replaced by narrower characters
  • Fixed JSON parsing errors when MCP tool responses contain special Unicode characters
  • Fixed up/down arrow keys in multi-line text to prioritize cursor movement over history navigation
  • Fixed draft prompt being lost when pressing UP arrow to navigate command history
  • Fixed ghost text flickering when typing slash commands mid-input
  • Fixed marketplace source removal not properly deleting settings
  • Fixed duplicate output in some commands like /context
  • Fixed task list sometimes showing outside the main conversation view
  • Fixed syntax highlighting for diffs occurring within multiline constructs like Python docstrings
  • Fixed crashes when cancelling tool use
  • Improved /sandbox command UI to show dependency status with installation instructions when dependencies are missing
  • Improved thinking status text with a subtle shimmer animation
  • Improved task list to dynamically adjust visible items based on terminal height
  • Improved fork conversation hint to show how to resume the original session
  • Changed collapsed read/search groups to show present tense while in progress, and past tense when complete
  • Changed ToolSearch results to appear as a brief notification instead of inline in the conversation
  • Changed /commit-push-pr skill to automatically post PR URLs to Slack channels when configured via MCP tools
  • Changed /copy command to be available to all users
  • Changed background agents to prompt for tool permissions before launching
  • Changed permission rules like Bash(*) to be accepted and treated as equivalent to Bash
  • Changed config backups to be timestamped and rotated (keeping 5 most recent) to prevent data loss