Codex Rises, Claude Meters Programmatic Usage

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Claude Code's new Mods system lets developers rewrite the AI coding tool from the inside

Anthropic is adding a "Mods" system to Claude Code, essentially middleware that runs directly inside the tool. Developers can use JavaScript or TypeScript to reshape the interface and behavior, adding custom panels…

Opus 4.8 now defaults to high effort mode and enables dynamic

What's changed Opus 4.8 is here! Now defaults to high effort · /effort xhigh for your hardest tasks Introducing dynamic workflows: ask Claude to create a workflow and it orchestrates work across tens to hundreds of…

Claude for Government now available; Code CLI, 365 in early access

Claude: Anthropic says Claude for Government is now generally available to federal and state agencies, with Claude Code CLI and Claude for Microsoft 365 in early access — Claude Code CLI and Claude for Microsoft…

Claude Code’s Next Era

Shipping Opus/Sonnet 5.5, Mods, Plugins, Projects, Tag while Pacing the Frontier

Unity launches plugins to stop AI agents using outdated tutorials

Unity launches official plugins for Claude Code and OpenAI Codex to stop AI agents from using outdated tutorials the-decoder.com

Claude Code now runs Anthropic maintenance at 46 percent merge rate

Claude Code now runs daily maintenance on Anthropic's software with a 46 percent merge rate the-decoder.com

Claude Code handles Anthropic software maintenance with 46% merge rate

Anthropic is testing whether Claude Code can handle daily maintenance of the company's own apps, from crash fuzzing to dead-code removal. In a few weeks, the AI created 388 pull requests, and 46 percent were merged…

Anthropic opens self-hosted Claude Code sessions to Team and Enterprise customers

Anthropic opens self-hosted Claude Code sessions to Team and Enterprise customers EdTech Innovation Hub

Anthropic makes auto mode default in Claude Code starting Aug. 14

Simon Willison / Simon Willison's Weblog: Anthropic says auto mode will be the default in Claude Code for Pro, Max, Team plans, starting on Aug. 14, claiming it's good enough at catching harmful actions — This…

Anthropic makes Claude Code Auto Mode default for safety

Starting August 14, Anthropic will make Auto Mode in Claude Code the default for Pro, Max, and Team plans. The company says it's safer. In tests, the classifier caught 89 percent of dangerous commands, while human…

Anthropic adds cross-session messaging to Claude Code on macOS, Linux

Marcus Mendes / 9to5Mac: Anthropic announces a feature that allows different Claude Code sessions to message each other with updates and other information, available on macOS and Linux — Users running the latest…

Adds self-hosted runner for your machines and containers

What's changed Added self-hosted environments: `claude self-hosted-runner` turns your own machines or containers into a place Claude Code web, mobile, and desktop sessions can run, on Team and Enterprise plans Added…

Claude Code gains built-in browser for AI web interaction

Claude Code now has a built-in browser that lets the AI open, read, and interact with web pages directly inside the development environment. Write actions on external sites are screened by classifiers, and purchases or…

Adds background agent notifications and auto-commit to PR on code work

What's changed Claude in Chrome is now generally available Added background agent notifications in `claude agents` — sessions that need input or finish now fire the `Notification` hook (`agent_needs_input` /…

Sonnet 5 today, and Fable 5 tomorrow

Everything is open again!

Defaults to Claude Sonnet 5 with 1M-token context window

What's changed Introducing Claude Sonnet 5: now the default model in Claude Code, with a native 1M-token context window and promotional pricing of $2/$10 per Mtok through August 31. Update to version 2.1.197 for…

Anthropic Wants Claude to Be Your New Slack Coworker

Anthropic Wants Claude to Be Your New Slack Coworker Bloomberg

Adds Workflow tool for deterministic multi-agent orchestration

What's changed Added the `Workflow` tool for deterministic multi-agent orchestration. It is off by default — set `CLAUDE_CODE_WORKFLOWS=1` to enable Pinned background sessions (`Ctrl+T` in `claude agents`) now stay…

Deepseek wants to take on Claude Code and OpenAI's Codex with "Deepseek Code"

Deepseek is building a new team in Beijing to develop its own AI code agent, working title "Deepseek Code," a direct competitor to Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor. Applicants should know agent loops, MCP, and context…

Claude Code v2.1.144

What's changed Added `/resume` support for background sessions — sessions started via `claude --bg` or agent view now appear alongside interactive ones, marked with `bg` Added elapsed duration to background subagent…

Cursor releases Composer 2.5 for sustained work on long tasks

Cursor: Cursor releases Composer 2.5, saying it's better at sustained work on long-running tasks and follows complex instructions more reliably; it's built on Kimi K2.5 — Composer 2.5 is now available in Cursor. — It's…

Claude Code v2.1.142

What's changed Added new `claude agents` flags: `--add-dir`, `--settings`, `--mcp-config`, `--plugin-dir`, `--permission-mode`, `--model`, `--effort`, and `--dangerously-skip-permissions` to configure dispatched…

Anthropic-SpaceXai's 300MW/$5B/yr deal for Colossus I, ARR growth is 8000% annualized

Anthropic announced a new SpaceX compute partnership to significantly increase capacity for Claude products, doubling Claude Code's 5-hour rate limits for Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise users, removing peak-hour limit…

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Anthropic introduced computer use inside Claude Code for closed-loop verification in a research preview for Pro/Max users, enhancing reliable app iteration. OpenAI released a Codex plugin for Claude Code, enabling…

not much happened today

Anthropic introduced Claude Cowork and Claude Code enabling desktop control of mouse, keyboard, and screen in a macOS research preview, expanding agent capabilities beyond APIs and browsers. The agent ecosystem is…

Getting the most out of Opus 5.5 in Claude and Claude Code

Adds claude --desktop to open the desktop app on a directory

What's changed Added `CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_WEB_FETCH` environment variable to turn off the WebFetch tool Added `claude --desktop` to open the Claude desktop app on the current directory, or on a session with…

Adds Claude Sonnet 5.5 as default Sonnet

What's changed Added Claude Sonnet 5.5 (`claude-sonnet-5-5`), now the default Sonnet model on the Anthropic API — 1M context, $2/$10 per Mtok with $0.20/Mtok cache reads Added a "Yes, but ask again next time" answer to…

Unity launches official plugins for Claude Code and OpenAI Codex

Unity has released official plugins for Claude Code and OpenAI's Codex. The article Unity launches official plugins for Claude Code and OpenAI Codex to stop AI agents from using outdated tutorials appeared first on The…