Claude Code pushed six releases in the last four days — from version 2.1.128 to 2.1.133. That’s remarkable even by Anthropic’s standards, and it’s clearly tied to the ‘Code with Claude’ conference that took place on May 6.
Key changes
Plugin URLs (v2.1.129): The new --plugin-url flag lets you load plugin archives directly from a URL. This makes sharing and testing plugins significantly easier — no local cloning required.
Package manager auto-update (v2.1.129): If you installed Claude Code via Homebrew or WinGet, it can now update itself in the background and prompt you to restart. The CLAUDE_CODE_PACKAGE_MANAGER_AUTO_UPDATE environment variable enables the feature.
Worktree control (v2.1.133): The new worktree.baseRef setting lets you choose whether new worktrees branch from origin/<default> (fresh) or from local HEAD (with unpushed commits). If you want local changes available in isolated worktrees, set worktree.baseRef: "head".
VS Code fix (v2.1.131): The VS Code extension now works again on Windows — a hardcoded build path in the bundled SDK was fixed.
Session comfort (v2.1.132): Bare /color now picks a random session color. Pasting images via Ctrl+V shows a ‘Pasting…’ hint. And a new env var CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_ALTERNATE_SCREEN=1 keeps the conversation in the terminal’s native scrollback instead of the fullscreen renderer.
The bigger picture
Six releases in four days show how fast Claude Code is evolving. The changes are incremental, but taken together they make the tool noticeably more comfortable — especially for power users working with plugins, worktrees, and IDE integrations.
Sources: GitHub: Claude Code Releases