Claude Code v2.1.69 Released - New Features and Security Fixes

Claude Code v2.1.69 was released on March 5, 2026 (US time). This release includes numerous new features along with security fixes and bug corrections.

Key Changes

New Commands and Skills

The /claude-api skill was added to facilitate building applications with the Claude API and Anthropic SDK. The /reload-plugins command was also introduced, allowing plugin changes to be applied without restarting Claude Code.

Voice STT Language Expansion

Voice STT (speech-to-text) now supports 10 new languages, bringing the total to 20. Added languages include Russian, Polish, Turkish, Dutch, Ukrainian, Greek, Czech, Danish, Swedish, and Norwegian.

Remote Control Enhancement

The /remote-control command now accepts an optional name argument to set a custom session title visible in claude.ai/code.

UI/UX Improvements

Effort level display (e.g., “with low effort”) was added to the logo and spinner, making it easier to identify the current effort setting. Agent name now displays in the terminal title when using —agent.

Security Fixes

A security vulnerability where nested skill discovery could load skills from gitignored directories like node_modules was fixed. The trust dialog issue where all .mcp.json servers were silently enabled on first run was also resolved.

Other New Features

• Added sandbox.enableWeakerNetworkIsolation setting (macOS only) to allow Go programs like gh, gcloud, and terraform to verify TLS certificates when using a custom MITM proxy
• Added ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR} variable for skills to reference their own directory in SKILL.md content
• Added InstructionsLoaded hook event and agent_id, agent_type to hook events

Technical Details

• File count cache now properly handles glob ignore patterns
• Fixed —setting-sources user not blocking dynamically discovered project skills
• Multiple memory leak fixes (REPL render scopes, React Compiler memoCache, interactive mode hook events)