[Release] anthropics/claude-code v2.1.71: v2.1.71

Claude Code v2.1.71 introduces the `/loop` command for recurring prompt execution and cron scheduling tools, adds rebindable voice activation keybindings, and expands bash auto-approval allowlist with common utilities. The release focuses on stability improvements, fixing critical issues like stdin freezes in long sessions, CoreAudio initialization delays, OAuth token refresh failures, and image processing context overflow. Multiple UX and plugin management enhancements improve startup performance, fork isolation, and multi-instance reliability.

Key Points

• •New `/loop` command enables recurring prompt/slash command execution with interval syntax (e.g., `/loop 5m check the deploy`)
• •Added cron scheduling tools for recurring prompts within sessions
• •Voice activation keybinding now rebindable via `keybindings.json` with `voice:pushToTalk` setting; supports modifier+letter combos like `meta+k` with zero typing interference
• •Expanded bash auto-approval allowlist with 11 common utilities: `fmt`, `comm`, `cmp`, `numfmt`, `expr`, `test`, `printf`, `getconf`, `seq`, `tsort`, `pr`
• •Fixed critical stdin freeze in long-running sessions where keystrokes stop processing but process remains alive
• •Resolved 5–8 second startup freeze for voice mode users caused by CoreAudio initialization blocking main thread after system wake
• •Fixed forked conversations sharing plan files, preventing cross-fork plan edit overwrites
• •Improved image processing to prevent oversized images from breaking subsequent turns in long image-heavy sessions
• •Enhanced plugin management: project-scoped plugin uninstalls now modify `.claude/settings.local.json` instead of shared `.claude/settings.json`, preventing teammate impact
• •Improved bridge session reconnection to complete within seconds after laptop wake instead of 10-minute timeout; deferred native image processor loading for faster startup

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