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EPISODE · Jul 2, 2026 · 4 MIN

Claude Code v2.1.198: Background Agents Go Fully Hands-Off

from The Claude Code Changelog · host Jellypod, Inc.

Claude Code’s latest release brings isolated git worktrees, automated commits, pushed changes, and draft PR creation to background agents so they can run without constant supervision. The episode also covers notification hooks, environment variable gotchas, automatic AWS token refresh, and improved retry handling for flaky network errors.

Claude Code’s latest release brings isolated git worktrees, automated commits, pushed changes, and draft PR creation to background agents so they can run without constant supervision. The episode also covers notification hooks, environment variable gotchas, automatic AWS token refresh, and improved retry handling for flaky network errors.

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