[Release] anthropics/claude-code v2.1.179: v2.1.179

Claude Code v2.1.179 is a maintenance release focused on stability and user experience improvements. Key fixes address connection handling, input focus management, sandbox configuration issues, and UI glitches. The update resolves regressions from previous versions and improves performance in remote sessions, particularly for plugin loading and WSL2 compatibility.

Key Points

• •Preserve partial responses during mid-stream connection drops instead of displaying raw errors, preventing loss of work
• •Fix mouse-wheel scrolling regression in WSL2 under Windows Terminal and VS Code (broken in v2.1.172)
• •Resolve sandbox glob patterns causing excessive Bash tool descriptions and session hangs on Linux systems
• •Prevent feedback survey from misinterpreting single-digit replies as session ratings immediately after turns
• •Limit promotional banners to one per session on welcome screen to reduce UI clutter
• •Restore Ctrl+O functionality for viewing subagent transcripts
• •Fix prompt input focus management when switching between subagent and footer panels
• •Resolve remote session background tasks appearing stuck between turns
• •Improve plugin loading performance in remote sessions for faster initialization

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