It’s been a big week for Claude Code. We launched 8 exciting new...
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Mar 22, 2025
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It’s been a big week for Claude Code.
We launched 8 exciting new features to help devs build faster and smarter.
Here's a roundup of everything we released:
We launched 8 exciting new features to help devs build faster and smarter.
Here's a roundup of everything we released:
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1/ Extended thinking
Ask Claude Code to “think” to trigger extended thinking, powered by Claude 3.7 Sonnet. Great for larger tasks that require planning, like refactors.
Ask Claude Code to “think” to trigger extended thinking, powered by Claude 3.7 Sonnet. Great for larger tasks that require planning, like refactors.
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Best practice: First tell Claude about your task and let it gather context from your project. Then, ask it to “think” to create a plan.
Claude will think more based on the words you use. For example, “think hard” will trigger more extended thinking than saying “think” alone.
Claude will think more based on the words you use. For example, “think hard” will trigger more extended thinking than saying “think” alone.
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2/ Vim mode
Use the slash command /vim to active insert/command modes for editing prompts.
Use the slash command /vim to active insert/command modes for editing prompts.
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Another batch of features for Claude Code!
Up first: Vim mode. This gives you the familiar insert/command modes for editing your prompts in Claude Code. Turn it on by typing the slash command /vim.
But that's not all:
Up first: Vim mode. This gives you the familiar insert/command modes for editing your prompts in Claude Code. Turn it on by typing the slash command /vim.
But that's not all:
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3/ Custom slash commands
Create your own custom workflows (like “triage GitHub issues”) by adding files to .claude/commands/.
Create your own custom workflows (like “triage GitHub issues”) by adding files to .claude/commands/.
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Custom slash commands. You can create personalized workflows that can be invoked anytime as slash commands.
Make them by adding Markdown files to your .claude/commands/ or ~/.claude/commands/ directories. The contents of those files will become new commands.
Make them by adding Markdown files to your .claude/commands/ or ~/.claude/commands/ directories. The contents of those files will become new commands.
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4/ Improved tool use latency
Common operations (including Git operations) are much snappier now.
Common operations (including Git operations) are much snappier now.
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5/ Auto-accept mode
Use Shift+Tab to switch on this mode, where Claude creates changes without stopping to ask permission at each step.
Use Shift+Tab to switch on this mode, where Claude creates changes without stopping to ask permission at each step.
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This is especially useful for repetitive tasks where Claude is on the right track.
You can always exit auto-accept if you need to review a specific change more carefully.
You can always exit auto-accept if you need to review a specific change more carefully.
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6/ Autocomplete for filepaths
Hit Tab while typing and Claude Code will suggest files/filepaths matching your input.
Hit Tab while typing and Claude Code will suggest files/filepaths matching your input.
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Next: autocomplete.
Hit Tab to show filepaths matching your input. Big quality of life upgrade to find files you want to explicitly reference.
Hit Tab to show filepaths matching your input. Big quality of life upgrade to find files you want to explicitly reference.
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7/ Auto-compact for context management
Claude Code automatically compacts conversation history while preserving important information, so you can work on longer problems without worrying about context limits.
Claude Code automatically compacts conversation history while preserving important information, so you can work on longer problems without worrying about context limits.
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8/ Web fetch
Paste a URL into Claude Code, and it will pull the content from that webpage as context.
Super handy to not context switch as much between Claude Code and a browser.
Paste a URL into Claude Code, and it will pull the content from that webpage as context.
Super handy to not context switch as much between Claude Code and a browser.
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Paste a URL directly into Claude Code, and it will use the content from that webpage as context.
Perfect for pulling in documentation, specs, or reference implementations without leaving your terminal.
Perfect for pulling in documentation, specs, or reference implementations without leaving your terminal.
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That wraps up our week of Claude Code updates. All features are available now, just restart to make sure you’re on the latest version.
And to download Claude Code, run: `npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code`
And to download Claude Code, run: `npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code`
