Anthropic Releases
Anthropic news, Claude releases and SDK updates. New features, breaking changes, security advisories and deprecations - each summarised in plain English and updated continuously.
Tracking 218 Anthropic releases · Updated
- Anthropic News aiengineereducation ·
Anthropic Launches Claude for Teachers with Free Premium Access
Anthropic has launched Claude for Teachers, offering verified US K-12 educators free access to premium Claude capabilities, teaching skills, and curriculum connections. This initiative aims to help teachers implement best practices, address time constraints, and improve student outcomes by integrating AI support into instructional planning and differentiation. The service includes integrations with various K-12 tools and is built with a focus on privacy and FERPA compliance. Educators can sign up for free access until June 30, 2027.
feature announcement - Anthropic News aigaengineer ·
Anthropic Invests $10M CAD in Canadian AI Research and Startups
Anthropic is committing $10 million CAD to fund AI research and development at leading Canadian institutions and support startups. This investment aims to advance beneficial and responsible AI applications, building on Canada's historical contributions to AI research. The initiative includes partnerships with major AI institutes and provides Claude API credits to researchers and startups, alongside a report on Claude usage in Canada.
announcement feature - Claude Code Releases sdkaimedia ·
Claude Code 2.1.208: Screen Reader Mode, Vim Remaps, and Numerous Fixes
Claude Code version 2.1.208 introduces an opt-in screen reader mode for improved accessibility and adds a new setting for Vim insert mode key remapping. This update also includes significant bug fixes across various functionalities, such as session saving, context window handling, and tool execution. These improvements are relevant to all users of Claude Code, particularly those relying on screen readers or advanced Vim configurations.
patch feature - Claude Code Releases sdkaimedia ·
Claude Code v2.1.207: Auto Mode, Bug Fixes, and Security Improvements
Version 2.1.207 of Claude Code introduces auto mode availability on major cloud platforms without opt-in, enhancing user workflow. This release also addresses numerous bugs, including issues with terminal responsiveness, consent dialogs, update processes, and file handling, ensuring a more stable and secure experience. Notably, it fixes security vulnerabilities related to prompt injection and shell injection for plugin developers. These updates benefit all users of Claude Code, particularly those leveraging cloud integrations and developing custom plugins.
patch security - Claude Platform Release Notes aigaengineer ·
Claude Platform Updates: New Sonnet 5, API Key Expiration, Agent Memory
Anthropic has released Claude Sonnet 5 with a 1M token context window and updated pricing, introducing significant behavioral changes and a new tokenizer for Sonnet 5. The Claude Platform now supports API key expiration in the Console, enhancing security for administrators. Additionally, updates to agent memory handling and SDKs improve developer experience and tool integration across various models.
feature patch deprecation - Claude Platform Release Notes aipreviewengineer ·
Claude API Update: Agent Memory Listing Changes
Anthropic is introducing a new beta header, `agent-memory-2026-07-22`, for the List Memories endpoint, altering response ordering and parameter behavior. This change impacts how developers retrieve memory data and requires updates to SDK usage and explicit beta header configurations. The new header will eventually replace `managed-agents-2026-04-01` on July 22, 2026, and developers are advised to restart pagination when adopting it.
feature breaking announcement - Anthropic News aiengineer ·
UST partners with Anthropic to embed Claude AI in physical product development
UST is integrating Anthropic's Claude AI into its engineering and manufacturing processes to improve physical AI applications. This partnership aims to catch design flaws earlier, speed up validation cycles, and enhance operational efficiency across various industries. UST is also training 20,000 of its engineers on Claude to facilitate AI adoption and deployment within its client solutions.
announcement feature - Claude Platform Release Notes aigaengineer ·
Claude Platform Updates: API Keys, New Models, and Tooling Enhancements
Anthropic has released updates to the Claude Platform, including new model versions like Claude Sonnet 5, Fable 5, and Mythos 5, and enhanced tooling for API keys and managed agents. These changes offer improved context windows, adaptive thinking, and more granular control over agent behavior and security. The updates affect developers building applications with Claude models, providing new capabilities and requiring some migration steps for certain features.
feature patch deprecation announcement - Claude Release Notes aipreviewengineer ·
Claude Adds Monthly Usage Recap and Focus Tools
Anthropic introduced a new 'Monthly Recap' feature in Claude, providing insights into user activity and work patterns with the AI model. This feature aims to enhance user awareness and productivity by offering data on topics, active days, and peak hours. It is currently in beta for Free, Pro, and Max plan users on web and desktop versions, requiring memory to be enabled, and is complemented by new time management tools.
feature announcement - Anthropic News aipreviewengineer ·
Anthropic Beta: Claude Usage Reflection Dashboard
Anthropic has launched a beta feature allowing users to track and analyze their interaction patterns with Claude, aiming to improve AI integration into daily life. This reflection dashboard visualizes usage across key topics and task types, offering insights and interactive prompts to refine AI collaboration. It is available to Free, Pro, and Max users with Memory enabled, with specific privacy measures for sensitive conversations.
feature announcement - Claude Release Notes aipreviewengineer ·
Claude Cowork available on web and mobile
Claude Cowork is expanding to web and mobile platforms, complementing its existing desktop availability. This feature allows sessions and files to be saved to a user's Claude account, enabling access across devices and ensuring scheduled tasks run even when a device is offline. The rollout begins with the Max plan over the coming weeks, and all chat and Cowork features are now consolidated in a single location.
feature announcement - Claude Release Notes aiengineer ·
Claude's Microsoft 365 connector gains write capabilities
The Microsoft 365 connector for Claude now supports write operations, allowing it to draft and send emails, manage calendar events, update mailbox settings, and create/update files in OneDrive and SharePoint. This significantly expands its utility beyond search for users interacting with Microsoft 365 data. Administrators must enable these new write permissions, and users can find setup details in the provided documentation.
feature - Claude Code Releases sdkaipreviewengineer ·
Claude Code v2.1.203: Session Recovery and UI Improvements
This update to Claude Code addresses numerous bugs related to background session stability and responsiveness, particularly on macOS and Windows. It improves the user experience by adding warnings for expiring logins, clearer visibility of active modes, and better recovery from session staleness. The release affects developers using Claude Code for coding assistance, especially those working with background agents or on macOS.
patch feature - Anthropic News aiengineergovernment ·
Alberta Government Uses Claude to Enhance Cybersecurity
The Government of Alberta has successfully leveraged Claude Code with Opus and Sonnet models to review, identify, and fix cybersecurity vulnerabilities across millions of lines of government code. This initiative significantly accelerated the process of securing systems, which would have traditionally taken years. The program involved scanning 466 million lines of code in just 20 hours, remediating security gaps, and developing new tools to bolster system safety, showcasing a large-scale application of AI in government cybersecurity.
announcement feature - Anthropic News aisecurityengineer ·
Anthropic Details Fable 5 Cybersecurity Safeguards and Jailbreak Framework
Anthropic has redeployed Fable 5 globally, providing new details on its cybersecurity safeguards, specifically safety classifiers designed to detect and block dangerous uses. The company also introduced a draft AI jailbreak severity framework developed with Glasswing partners, aiming to standardize risk communication. These updates are relevant to all users, security researchers, and AI developers interested in responsible AI deployment and risk mitigation.
feature announcement - Anthropic Python SDK Releases sdkaipreviewengineer ·
Anthropic SDK Python v0.116.0 Adds Agent Memory Beta Header
Anthropic's Python SDK has been updated to version 0.116.0, introducing a beta header for agent memory features. This change signals upcoming capabilities for developers working with AI agents and memory management within the Anthropic ecosystem. The update is available now for users of the Python SDK.
feature - Claude Code Releases sdkaigaengineer ·
Claude in Chrome, Background Agents, and New Skills Go GA
Claude in Chrome is now generally available, bringing enhanced background agent notifications and new skills like `/dataviz` for chart design. Background agents have improved Git integration, committing and opening draft PRs upon completion. These updates are available to all users, with several fixes addressing session stability, UI rendering, and agent behavior across web, desktop, and VS Code environments.
feature patch - Claude Release Notes aipreviewengineer ·
Claude edits drafts in place within its workspace
Claude can now edit drafts directly within its chat or Claude Cowork interface, allowing users to highlight text and specify changes. This feature streamlines the editing process by eliminating the need to switch applications or re-explain content in chat prompts. The functionality is available now and further details can be found in the "Work with artifacts" documentation.
feature - Claude Release Notes aipreviewengineer ·
Anthropic Enterprise: Model Entitlements Beta
Anthropic's Enterprise plans now offer a beta feature for admins to control user access to specific models and effort level settings. This enhancement allows for greater organizational oversight of AI model usage and configuration. The feature is currently in beta and is available to administrators on Enterprise plans.
feature announcement - Claude Platform Release Notes ai ·
Claude Platform Updates: New Models, Features, and Deprecations in July 2026
Anthropic has released Claude Sonnet 5, Claude Fable 5, and Claude Mythos 5, featuring expanded context windows and updated tokenizers, impacting prompt token counts. Several enhancements to Claude Managed Agents improve session event streaming, pagination, and configuration overrides. The platform also introduced new tool versions for code execution and web search, alongside API and SDK updates, while deprecating older Opus and Sonnet models and fast mode for certain versions.
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