Claude Code v2.1.153 Ships Skip LFS, MCP Fixes, and Agent Autocomplete

Claude Code v2.1.153 dropped with a hefty changelog: Git LFS control, critical MCP server fixes, and improved agent UX. If you use github or git plugin marketplace sources, you can now pass skipLfs: true to avoid downloading LFS objects during clone and update — handy for repos with large binary assets.

Key Changes

• Git LFS: New skipLfs option in github/git marketplace source definitions to skip LFS downloads.
• Auto-update notice: npm global installs that can't auto-update show a one-time notice; /doctor lists the fixes.
• Status line env vars: Status line commands now receive COLUMNS and LINES for proper terminal-aware output sizing.
• Agent autocomplete: The dispatch input now suggests native slash commands and bundled skills, not just project skills.
• PR column: Shows PR #N for single PR, N PRs for multiple.
• claude doctor now shows the result of your last update attempt.
• MCP server fixes: Fixed stateful MCP servers without optional GET SSE stream from reconnect-looping on tools/list (regression from v2.1.147). Subagent MCP servers now respect --strict-mcp-config, --bare, remote mode, enterprise MCP config, and managed-settings allow/deny policies. The flag no longer strips inline mcpServers from explicitly passed agent definitions, and blocked subagent servers now surface a visible warning.
• Credentials fix: Fixed custom API gateway receiving Anthropic OAuth credential instead of the gateway's own token.
• Memory fix: Resolved excessive memory usage (multiple GB) when resuming a session by transcript file path on machines with many stored sessions.
• Daemon fix: claude agents and claude --bg no longer run on a stale daemon started before binary-takeover support.
• Hang fix: CLI no longer hangs when stdin is closed without EOF in stream-json mode, which left stale session markers.
• /bg behavior: Now continues the response in background session instead of dropping it.
• Windows: Update rollback restores original executable if update fails; PowerShell installer no longer falsely reports success on failure.
• /model: Saves your selection as default for new sessions (press s to switch for current session only).

Who It's For

Anyone running Claude Code — especially if you use MCP servers, work in large repos with Git LFS, or run background agents.