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Claude Code 2.1.239 meets messy agent bugs

Monday, August 24, 2026 · 9 min

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Claude Code 2.1.239 tightens cost reporting, API migration, and proxy fixes while fresh GitHub reports flag stranded subagent replies, broken Desktop plugin env substitution, Areev credential-broker gaps, and opencode’s v2 provider auth regression.

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Claude Code 2.1.239 tightens cost reporting, API migration, and proxy fixes while fresh GitHub reports flag stranded subagent replies, broken Desktop plugin env substitution, Areev credential-broker gaps, and opencode’s v2 provider auth regression.

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  1. v2.1.239 — Anthropic

    What's changed Cost estimates ( /cost , status line, --max-budget-usd ) now include the 1.1× US-only-inference premium for data-residency workspaces Added the one-time fullscreen renderer offer on Bedrock, Vertex, Foundry and other previously excluded setups; new installs there now start in fullscreen Added /claude-api upgrade to migrate Python projects from anthropic 0.x to 1.x, and updated the…

  2. Code-carrying tools bypass the credential broker; --allow-executor is CLI-only; two doc corrections · Issue #87 · AreevAI/areev · GitHub — GitHub

    # Code-carrying tools bypass the credential broker; --allow-executor is CLI-only; two doc corrections - State: closed - Author: sathish-mg - Created: 2026-08-21T18:52:00Z - Updated: 2026-08-22T04:32:34Z - Repository: AreevAI/areev - Number: #87 ## Labels - bug --- ## 1. A code-carrying tool cannot reach the credential broker `CodeExecutor::execute_code` (`crates/areev-run/src/executor.rs`)…

  3. SendMessage racing an agent's task stop strands the reply with no notification · Issue #88741 · anthropics/claude-code · GitHub — Anthropic

    # SendMessage racing an agent's task stop strands the reply with no notification - State: open - Author: kerneltoast - Created: 2026-08-22T02:27:52Z - Updated: 2026-08-23T23:16:44Z - Repository: anthropics/claude-code - Number: #88741 ## Labels - bug - has repro - platform:linux - area:agents --- ## Environment - Claude Code 2.1.238, Linux, interactive terminal session (tmux) - Background…

  4. V2 runner sends a non-credential env var as the bearer API key for env-configured providers · Issue #44065 · anomalyco/opencode · GitHub — anomalyco

    # V2 runner sends a non-credential env var as the bearer API key for env-configured providers - State: open - Author: chandlerm923 - Created: 2026-08-22T06:01:33Z - Updated: 2026-08-22T06:03:46Z - Repository: anomalyco/opencode - Number: #44065 - Assignees: neriousy --- ### Description models.dev lists a provider's env vars in setup order, e.g. `cloudflare-workers-ai:…

  5. Marketplace plugin ${user_config.x} substitution fails via CCD --plugin-dir invocation · Issue #88529 · anthropics/claude-code · GitHub — Anthropic

    # Marketplace plugin ${user_config.x} substitution fails via CCD --plugin-dir invocation - State: open - Author: sashof - Created: 2026-08-21T12:51:03Z - Updated: 2026-08-23T00:16:04Z - Repository: anthropics/claude-code - Number: #88529 ## Labels - bug - has repro - platform:macos - area:mcp - area:plugins - area:desktop --- ## Bug: Marketplace plugin `${user_config.x}` substitution fails…