Claude Code 2.1.289 prompt tokens jump 17.8%, system prompts now over half
ClaudeCodeLog · x · 2026-10-04
Additional changes and metadata for Claude Code 2.1.289 vs 2.1.288 (released 1d 2h 39m apart):
- CLI surface: removed models including claude-code-user and claude-lsremote-, dropping model count from 181 to 179.
- Size: bundle grew 131.9 kB (+0.2%).
- Prompts: prompt files +1 (+6.7%), prompt tokens +5,031 (+17.8%); system prompt share rose from 46.3% to 54.4%, while tools share fell from 53.7% to 45.6%.
Stats come from the marckrenn/claude-code-changelog tracking repo, which diffs Claude Code's CLI surface and prompts across versions.
Related event: Claude Code 2.1.289 Adds agent.spawn, Fixes Permission Bypass(3 posts)→
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