Claude Code 2.1.252 Fixes Four Small but Real Session Bugs
Claude Code 2.1.252 fixes a Bash task-output swap error on some Macs, a lost always-allow setting in fresh projects, stalled Remote Control sessions, and oversized failure notifications from full-disk git errors.
What it is
Claude Code 2.1.252 is a patch release for Anthropic's coding agent CLI, following closely on the heels of 2.1.251's model-switch hooks.
What it does
It fixes Bash commands failing with a task-output-swap error on some Macs, an always-allow setting that failed to save in projects without an existing settings.local.json, Remote Control sessions hosted by Claude Desktop or VS Code stalling for minutes on a degraded connection, and background task failure notifications with huge output (like git errors from a full disk) exceeding the API request size limit.
Why it matters
None of these are headline features, but each one is the kind of bug that quietly eats an afternoon: a stuck Remote Control session or a silently-reverted permission setting looks like the agent misbehaving when it's actually plumbing.
How to use it
Update to Claude Code 2.1.252 via your usual install method; no configuration changes are required to get these fixes.
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