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#1 GOLDReleaseGitHub anthropics/claude-agent-sdk-python
[Release] anthropics/claude-agent-sdk-python: v0.1.74
- Hook events (PreToolUse, PostToolUse, Stop) now stream into your Python agent code — set `include_hook_events=True` on `ClaudeAgentOptions` and get `HookEventMessage` objects in your message stream, closing a long-standing gap with the TypeScript SDK
- A new `"defer"` hook decision lets your code pause a tool call mid-stream, consult an external system or human, then return go/no-go — enables proper human-in-the-loop patterns without blocking the whole agent loop
- `strict_mcp_config=True` makes your agent ignore all project/user/global MCP configs and only use servers you explicitly pass — essential for reproducible, isolated runs in CI or staging
- New `"xhigh"` effort level on `ClaudeAgentOptions` targets Opus 4.7's highest reasoning tier (falls back to `high` on other models)
- Subprocess cleanup on atexit: live `claude` subprocesses are now terminated when the parent Python process exits, preventing orphaned processes leaking in the background
#2 SILVERReleaseClaude Code Releases
v2.1.129
- The `skillOverrides` setting now actually works: set a skill to `off` to hide it from both the model and the `/` command list, `user-invocable-only` to keep it out of model context but still accessible via slash command, or `name-only` to collapse its description
- Fixed: `/context` was secretly dumping a ~1,600-token ASCII visualization grid into your conversation every single call — a significant hidden token cost for anyone using it to manage context budget
- Ctrl+R history search reverts to pre-2.1.124 behavior: searches all prompts across all projects by default; press Ctrl+S to narrow to the current session
#3 BRONZEGuideReddit r/ClaudeAI
I asked Claude to investigate its own token burn. The receipts go back six months.
- A community dev built `cc-cache-monitor` — a 50-line tool that reads the JSONL Claude Code already writes locally and shows your per-turn cache hit rate in your statusline in real time
- Claimed actionable mitigations: avoid `--resume`/`--continue` (may invalidate cache on first turn), run one Claude Code session at a time during dense work, don't disable telemetry