Anthropic's Claude Code released v2.1.281, adding new Claude Apps gateway features like Be

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Sep 23, 2026 20:22 UTC github_releases+pages anthropics/claude-code

Anthropic's Claude Code released v2.1.281, adding new Claude Apps gateway features like Bedrock `assume_role` and `guardrail` support, along with numerous bug fixes and minor enhancements.

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claude code just dropped v2.1.281! looks like some solid improvements for the claude apps gateway, including bedrock guardrail integration. good stuff for enterprise users.

anthropic's claude code v2.1.281 is out. lots of bug fixes and some new features for managing desktop keys and permissions. might be worth a look if you're hitting those issues.

[MERGED across 2 sources: github_releases, pages] shared signal: claude-code --- github_releases :: anthropics/claude-code --- anthropics/claude-code release: v2.1.281 name: v2.1.281 published: 2026-09-23T19:19:15Z url: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/releases/tag/v2.1.281 ## What's changed - Added Claude apps gateway support for newer Claude Desktop keys in `desktop` policy blocks, including `blockReadsOutsideWorkingDirectories` and `disableBypassPermissionsMode` - Added `assume_role` on Claude apps gateway Bedrock upstreams: the gateway calls Bedrock as an IAM role it assumes through STS, in another AWS account if needed, optionally one session per developer - Added `guardrail: {id, version}` on Claude apps gateway Bedrock upstreams to apply an Amazon Bedrock guardrail to every request sent through them (set it on all Bedrock upstreams or none) - Added `telemetry.resource_attributes` to the Claude apps gateway config, to put fixed labels on the telemetry of Claude Desktop and `/login` sessions - Added `"attribution": false` in `settings.json` to hide all commit and PR attribution; older CLI versions skip a settings file that holds it, so keep the object form in files shared across versions - Added MCP URL-mode elicitation on 2026-07-28 protocol connections, so servers can ask Claude Code to open a browser-based flow; no waiting dialog is left on screen when the server has no way to confirm completion - Added MCP server checks to `claude plugin validate`: it reports `.mcp.json` entries that would be silently dropped at load, undeclared `${user_config.*}` references, and insecure URLs - Added an auto mode recommendation to `/insights` that estimates how many permission prompts auto mode could have handled in your recent sessions - Added a scrollbar to the `/skills`, `/mcp` and `/plugin` Installed lists in fullscreen mode, like the one `/workflows` now has: it appears while the mouse is over the list and can be clicked or dragged - Fixed a crash ("unreco