• Hooks can now call MCP tools directly. Add type: "mcp_tool" to any hook definition to invoke a connected MCP tool without a wrapper script.
• Auto mode rules are additive with "$defaults". Include "$defaults" in autoMode.allow, soft_deny, or environment to extend the built-in list instead of replacing it.
• /cost and /stats merged into /usage. Both old names still work as typing shortcuts that open the relevant tab, so nothing breaks.
• Vim visual mode is live. Press v for character selection or V for line selection, with operators and visual feedback.
• Seven MCP OAuth fixes shipped in one release (more below). If you hit spurious "Please run /login" prompts, stuck auth states, or credential corruption on Linux/Windows, this batch likely covers it.

New in 2.1.118

2.1.118 (April 23, 2026)

• Added vim visual mode (v) and visual-line mode (V) with selection, operators, and visual feedback
• Merged /cost and /stats into /usage; both remain as typing shortcuts that open the relevant tab
• Create and switch between named custom themes from /theme, or hand-edit JSON files in ~/.claude/themes/; plugins can also ship themes via a themes/ directory
• Hooks can now invoke MCP tools directly via type: "mcp_tool"
• Added DISABLE_UPDATES env var to completely block all update paths including manual claude update (stricter than DISABLE_AUTOUPDATER)
• WSL on Windows can now inherit Windows-side managed settings via the wslInheritsWindowsSettings policy key
• Auto mode: include "$defaults" in autoMode.allow, autoMode.soft_deny, or autoMode.environment to add custom rules alongside the built-in list instead of replacing it
• Added a "Don't ask again" option to the auto mode opt-in prompt
• Added claude plugin tag to create release git tags for plugins with version validation
• --continue/--resume now find sessions that added the current directory via /add-dir
• /color now syncs the session accent color to claude.ai/code when Remote Control is connected
• The /model picker now honors ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_*_MODEL_NAME/_DESCRIPTION overrides when using a custom ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL gateway
• When auto-update skips a plugin due to another plugin's version constraint, the skip now appears in /doctor and the /plugin Errors tab
• Fixed /mcp menu hiding OAuth Authenticate/Re-authenticate actions for servers configured with headersHelper, and HTTP/SSE MCP servers with custom headers being stuck in "needs authentication" after a transient 401
• Fixed MCP servers whose OAuth token response omits expires_in requiring re-authentication every hour
• Fixed MCP step-up authorization silently refreshing instead of prompting for re-consent when the server's insufficient_scope 403 names a scope the current token already has
• Fixed an unhandled promise rejection when an MCP server's OAuth flow times out or is cancelled
• Fixed MCP OAuth refresh proceeding without its cross-process lock under contention
• Fixed macOS keychain race where a concurrent MCP token refresh could overwrite a freshly-refreshed OAuth token, causing unexpected "Please run /login" prompts
• Fixed OAuth token refresh failing when the server revokes a token before its local expiry time
• Fixed credential save crash on Linux/Windows corrupting ~/.claude/.credentials.json
• Fixed /login having no effect in a session launched with CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN (the env token is now cleared so disk credentials take effect)
• Fixed unreadable text in the "new messages" scroll pill and /plugin badges
• Fixed plan acceptance dialog offering "auto mode" instead of "bypass permissions" when running with --dangerously-skip-permissions
• Fixed agent-type hooks failing with "Messages are required for agent hooks" when configured for events other than Stop or SubagentStop
• Fixed prompt hooks re-firing on tool calls made by an agent-hook verifier subagent
• Fixed /fork writing the full parent conversation to disk per fork (now writes a pointer and hydrates on read)
• Fixed Alt+K / Alt+X / Alt+^ / Alt+_ freezing keyboard input
• Fixed connecting to a remote session overwriting your local model setting in ~/.claude/settings.json
• Fixed typeahead showing "No commands match" error when pasting file paths that start with /
• Fixed plugin install on an already-installed plugin not re-resolving a dependency installed at the wrong version
• Fixed unhandled errors from file watcher on invalid paths or fd exhaustion
• Fixed Remote Control sessions getting archived on transient CCR initialization blips during JWT refresh
• Fixed subagents resumed via SendMessage not restoring the explicit cwd they were spawned with

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