thanks for the feedback on the Claude Code Desktop launch this week. we'll continue to iterate based on feedback (yes, group by folder is coming back). our small team is grateful to be building for so many of you!
I asked Opus 5.5 to explain camera focus by building an interactive lens lab
Here's what it came up with after 1 hour 26 minutes in one shot, $25.66 API cost
Move the focus ring and you can see the glass elements shift the sharp plane through the scene
Claude Code will now try to find a graceful stopping point when you hit your 5-hour limit mid-task, instead of cutting off mid-edit. It gets a small, fixed allowance pulled from your weekly limit to wrap up what it can.
If you're using Claude Code with the VS Code extension, I'd love to hear what's keeping you in the IDE. I think Claude Code on desktop is a better place to multi-Claude and we've love to close any gaps keeping you in VS Code!
Cloud sessions are officially available and out of research preview! They let you keep Claude Code working, even when your laptop is closed.
Existing subscribers get a one-time credit to try them: $100 on Pro, $250 on Max.
Introducing Claude Opus 5.5, the first model in our new Claude 5.5 family.
It performs at the level of Claude Fable 5.1 for most tasks, and costs 40% less to run than Opus 5.
Computer use in the Claude Code Desktop app now works in the background on Mac. Claude sees and acts in the apps you’ve approved while you keep working.
Background computer use is in beta on Pro and Max plans.
Constraints are a beautiful thing. It fuelled creativity for Nintendo early on and it’s the same thing that makes Instinct such an amazing agent. The team can’t hide behind fancy features or UI. If Instinct doesn’t feel like a capable human, there’s nothing to fall back on.
We're adding support for AGENTS.md to Claude Code.
Starting today in version 2.1.277, if there is no CLAUDE.md in a folder, Claude will check for and use AGENTS.md.
You can toggle this behavior in /config.
a few more interesting bits on using projects 🧵
when you first create a project, you give it a goal and a few repositories. the coordinator immediately start getting the lay of the land and will suggest a few threads for you to immediately get started