Claude Code v2.1.76 Release Notes

The Claude Code development team has released version 2.1.76, packed with significant new features and extensive bug fixes that enhance the developer experience. This release focuses on improving MCP (Model Context Protocol) functionality, performance optimizations, and resolving numerous user-reported issues.

What’s New

MCP Elicitation Support

The headline feature of this release is MCP elicitation support, allowing MCP servers to request structured input mid-task through interactive dialogs. This includes form fields or browser URL interactions, making Claude Code more interactive and flexible during complex workflows. New Elicitation and ElicitationResult hooks provide developers with fine-grained control over these interactions.

Enhanced Session Management

Session naming: Use the new -n / --name <name> CLI flag to set custom display names for your sessions at startup
Effort control: The new /effort slash command lets you adjust model effort levels on-demand
Quality feedback: Enterprise administrators can now configure session quality surveys with customizable sample rates

Improved Worktree Performance

For developers working with large monorepos, the new worktree.sparsePaths setting enables git sparse-checkout functionality, allowing you to check out only the directories you need. Startup performance has also been significantly improved through optimized git ref reading and smarter fetch operations.

Developer Experience Enhancements

PostCompact hook: New hook that fires after conversation compaction completes
Better clipboard support: Enhanced clipboard copying in tmux over SSH environments
Improved voice mode: Fixed various issues with voice mode interactions and Windows compatibility
Enhanced plan mode: Resolved re-approval requests after plans were already accepted

Major Bug Fixes

This release addresses over 15 critical bugs, including:

Fixed deferred tools losing input schemas after conversation compaction
Resolved “Context limit reached” errors in 1M-context sessions
Fixed auto-compaction infinite retry loops with new circuit breaker
Improved Remote Control session stability and message batching
Enhanced LSP plugin registration reliability

How to Update

Update to the latest version using your preferred installation method:

# Via npm
npm update -g claude-code

# Via pip
pip install --upgrade claude-code

# Or download directly from GitHub

After updating, restart any active sessions to take advantage of the new features and fixes.