Claude Code v2.1.234 adds CLAUDE_CODE_PROJECT_DIR_NAME, GitLab MR footer badge, and NTLM path hardening
Anthropic
Released 17 Aug 2026. Adds CLAUDE_CODE_PROJECT_DIR_NAME for per-session config dirs, a selection:clear keybinding action, and a GitLab merge-request badge in the footer/statusline; auto-continues when claude.ai usage limits reset. Security fix rejects Windows NT-namespace (\??\) paths to plug an NTLM credential-leak vector. Bugfixes cover sandbox auto-mode network re-checks after compaction, session-scoped permission answers dropped in background subagent prompts, and crashes from malformed API responses; user prompts now render as markdown like replies. Reduces the bundled claude-api skill context cost from ~200k+ tokens to ~25k.
Why it matters
Anthropic is shipping daily; the NTLM fix is the second Windows-sandbox credential-leak patch in a week (v2.1.233 also shipped one), and the ~175k-token diet on the claude-api skill is a real win for anyone sub-loading it into prompts.
Importance: 3/5
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