Claude Code 2.1.140: Agent Matching, Background Service Fixes

TL;DR

• Agent tool `subagent_type` now accepts case- and separator-insensitive values
• Fixed `/goal` hanging silently when hooks are disabled
• Resolved background service startup and idle-exit issues on Windows and enterprise networks
• Fixed symlinked settings file change detection and remote token refresh logic

New

• Case-insensitive agent matching — `subagent_type` now resolves values like `"Code Reviewer"` to `code-reviewer` regardless of casing or separators
• Agent color palette update — visual refresh to the agent UI
• Plugin folder warnings — plugins now warn when default component folders (e.g. `commands/`) are silently ignored due to `plugin.json` configuration, visible in `/doctor`, `claude plugin list`, and `/plugin`

Fixed

• `/goal` silent hang — now shows a clear message instead of an unresolved indicator when `disableAllHooks` or `allowManagedHooksOnly` is set
• Settings hot-reload regression — symlinked settings files no longer cause misattributed change events and spurious `ConfigChange` hooks
• `claude --bg` connection drops — fixed "connection dropped mid-request" errors when the background service was about to idle-exit
• Background service startup on enterprise networks — increased timeout to prevent failures on machines with endpoint security software
• Remote managed settings 401 retry — now retries once with a force-refreshed token instead of failing silently
• Managed `extraKnownMarketplaces` persistence — auto-update policy now correctly persists to `known_marketplaces.json`
• `/loop` redundant wakeups — eliminated unnecessary polling for background tasks that already notify on completion
• Windows event-loop stall — fixed recurring stalls caused by missing executables (e.g. `gh`) triggering synchronous `where.exe` re-spawns on every check
• `Read` tool validation — fixed failures when `offset` is passed as whitespace-padded or `+`-prefixed strings
• Terminal cursor focus — native terminal cursor now stays at the input caret when the terminal loses focus

Update: npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code@2.1.140 or visit the Claude Code changelog.

Source: Claude Code