Enabling Claude Code to work more autonomously
a day ago
- #Claude Code
- #Autonomous Development
- #VS Code Extension
- Introduction of a native VS Code extension for Claude Code, providing real-time changes and a richer IDE experience.
- Enhanced terminal interface with improved status visibility and searchable prompt history (Ctrl+r).
- Launch of the Claude Agent SDK (formerly Claude Code SDK) for custom agentic experiences, including support for subagents and hooks.
- Checkpointing feature introduced to save code states before changes, allowing users to rewind to previous versions easily.
- New capabilities like subagents, hooks, and background tasks enable parallel development workflows and automated actions.
- Claude Sonnet 4.5 is now the default model in Claude Code, with options to switch models.
- Updates available for VS Code extension (beta), terminal interface, and Claude Agent SDK.