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#1 GOLDReleaseClaude Code Releases

New `claude project purge [path]` command wipes all Claude Code state for a project (transcripts, tasks, file history, config) with `--dry-run`, `-y`, `-i`, and `--all` flags — finally a clean way to reset without manual file hunting
`claude auth login` now accepts an OAuth code pasted directly into the terminal when the browser callback can't reach localhost — this unblocks WSL2, SSH, and container setups that were previously stuck at login
`--dangerously-skip-permissions` now also bypasses prompts for writes to `.claude/`, `.git/`, `.vscode/`, and shell config files (catastrophic removals still prompt as a safety net)
Security fix: `allowManagedDomainsOnly` / `allowManagedReadPathsOnly` were being silently ignored when a higher-priority managed-settings source lacked a `sandbox` block — now correctly enforced
Image paste fixed: images larger than 2000px are now downscaled on paste instead of breaking the session; oversized images in history are auto-removed and the request is retried

#2 SILVERGuideClaude Blog

Prompt caching isn't just a cost optimization — it's a core architectural decision that shapes how Claude Code maintains context across long agentic sessions
The Claude Code team treats cache hit rate as a first-class metric alongside latency and accuracy, since degraded caching directly affects how well the model holds context across multi-step tasks
Direct from the team that ships Claude Code: understanding how caching works under the hood changes how you structure CLAUDE.md files, system prompts, and long-running sessions

#3 BRONZEReleaseReddit r/ClaudeAI

Semble is a local MCP server that gives Claude Code semantic code search: instead of `grep` + reading full files, it returns only matching chunks — install with one command: `claude mcp add semble -s user -- uvx --from "semble[mcp]" semble`
Claims 98% fewer tokens than grep+read, indexes any repo in ~250ms, answers queries in ~1.5ms, all on CPU with no API keys or GPU required