Claude Code 2.1.236

What changed in Claude Code 2.1.236?

In our words, from the release notes — never copied.

• Users can now set a default model for new sessions via an environment variable, which can be overridden by a session-specific picker.
• A new feature allows one Claude Code session to send a one-time notification to another when it becomes idle, enhancing cross-session communication on macOS and Linux.
• Sandbox security on macOS has been strengthened, ensuring that wildcard read-deny rules for directories take precedence and cannot be bypassed.
• Several critical issues impacting clipboard functionality, background processes, and local logging after directory removal have been resolved.
• The fullscreen renderer now automatically falls back to the classic renderer if it fails to start, preventing repeated startup failures.
• Accessibility for screen readers in VS Code sessions has been improved, providing live announcements for various session events.

Is this the latest version?

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