Claude Code 2.1.163 adds safer version control and plugin checks
Claude Code 2.1.163 is a small but useful update. It lets teams block unapproved versions from starting and makes installed plugins easier to check. For solo makers, the main value is fewer command hangs and fewer setup errors.
Key points
- Claude Code can now refuse to start if its version is outside an approved range.
- The /plugin list command shows installed plugins and can filter enabled or disabled ones.
- A bug where claude -p could hang after finishing its answer has been fixed.
- Several Bash command failures on Windows, Bazel, and Go setups were fixed.
Quick term guide
- OC
- Short for Original Character — a fictional character invented by the user themselves, not from an existing story or franchise.
- plugins
- Small add-ons that give the tool extra abilities.
- plugin
- An add-on that gives the agent extra abilities.
- IDE
- A software tool that combines a code editor, a way to run code, and error checking all in one app.
- claude -p
- A terminal command mode for asking Claude Code to do one task and return a result.
- Bash
- A common program used to run commands in a terminal.
- Go
- A programming language often used to build fast server tools.
- UPS
- A backup power device that keeps equipment running briefly during a power cut.