Claude Code v2.1.292 - Enhanced Agent Control and Security Patches

Claude Code now supports an effort parameter for agent execution, enabling granular control. Prompt caching has been added to mods, improving performance for re

Claude Code · Release v2.1.292 · 2026-10-06

Claude Code now supports an effort parameter for agent execution, enabling granular control. Prompt caching has been added to mods, improving performance for repeated requests. Multiple security issues have been fixed, including network path file read permission bypass and sandbox vulnerabilities. Stability improvements address MCP tool name length limit errors, background session task loss, and PDF page reading errors.

weltiq perspective: For automated trading bot development, agent control precision is enhanced, prompt caching accelerates repeated strategy testing, and security improvements ensure a safer execution environment.

Release Notes Excerpt

What's changed Added --marketplace to claude plugin install : adds the marketplace if needed, under the same policy checks as claude plugin marketplace add , then installs the plugin from it Added an effort parameter to the Agent tool, so Claude runs a sub-agent at the effort level you ask for Added CLAUDE_CODE_OVERLOADED_RETRY_BASE_DELAY_MS environment variable to set a longer base delay for the backoff when retrying an overloaded (529) request Added prompt.autocomplete , an event a mod hooks to add its own rows to the prompt box's autocomplete list Added prompt caching to $.model.complete for mods: prompt and system take blocks of text, and cache: true on a block caches the request up to i…

Source: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/releases/tag/v2.1.292