CATCH #2086
DETECTED OCT 15, 2026 20:20 UTC
THE CATCHscore 5/10
EXHIBIT 2086
Oct 15, 2026 20:20 UTC
github_releases+pages
anthropics/claude-code
Anthropic's Claude Code v2.1.301 release adds OpenTelemetry tracing, new vim mode features, and several bug fixes including better model alias handling.
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anthropic's claude code just dropped v2.1.301 with some neat opentelemetry tracing additions. good for devs wanting more visibility.
claude code update brings some quality of life improvements, like better handling for the 'fable' model alias and new vim mode motions.
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[MERGED across 2 sources: github_releases, pages]
shared signal: claude-api, claude-code
--- github_releases :: anthropics/claude-code ---
anthropics/claude-code release: v2.1.301
name: v2.1.301
published: 2026-10-15T19:22:06Z
url: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/releases/tag/v2.1.301
## What's changed
- Added `CLAUDE_CODE_RETRY_WATCHDOG_MAX_USAGE_LIMIT_WAIT_MS` so unattended retry mode (`CLAUDE_CODE_RETRY_WATCHDOG`) ends a request at a usage limit that resets too far away instead of waiting
- Added OpenTelemetry tracing guidance to the `claude-api` skill, including setting up trace destinations with the `ant` CLI
- Added the `%` motion to vim mode: jump to the matching bracket, alone or with d/c/y
- Added `rows` to a mod's `Input`: a text field of several lines in the terminal, where Enter submits and Shift+Enter or a backslash before Enter starts a new line
- Added `classifier_verdict` and `permission_mode` to OpenTelemetry `tool_decision` events, so auto mode classifier decisions can be told apart from permission rules
- Added `classifier_category` to OpenTelemetry `tool_decision` events, naming the built-in rule a classifier block matched, when `OTEL_LOG_TOOL_DETAILS=1`
- Fixed quitting removing a worktree made by a `WorktreeCreate` hook without asking when it may hold unpushed commits
- Fixed the `fable` (and `best`) model alias erroring on the Anthropic API when the newest Fable model is not available to your organization: Claude Code now retries once on the previous Fable model
- Fixed a misleading "Please run /login" error when a full disk keeps the login from being refreshed; the error now names the disk and says to delete files
- Fixed Grep and Glob reporting no matches when the search program failed unexpectedly before returning any results; they now return an error saying the search failed
- Fixed workflow agents sometimes skipping their step, and the run still reporting success, after reading the harness note that their task text carries no
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