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
skipLfsoption ingithub/gitmarketplace source definitions to skip LFS downloads. - Auto-update notice: npm global installs that can't auto-update show a one-time notice;
/doctorlists the fixes. - Status line env vars: Status line commands now receive
COLUMNSandLINESfor 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 #Nfor single PR,N PRsfor multiple. claude doctornow 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 inlinemcpServersfrom 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 agentsandclaude --bgno 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
sto 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.
📖 Read the full source: GitHub Claude-Code
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