Claude Code v2.1.114 → v2.1.116: 67% Faster Large Session Performance

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🚀 Claude Code v2.1.116 Released

WHY users should care:

• Large sessions now load 67% faster (40MB+ files)
• VS Code integration is smoother than ever
• Terminal experience significantly improved

Key Performance Wins

• Massive speedup on large sessions with dead-fork cleanup
• Faster MCP startup - deferred resource loading until first @-mention
• Smoother scrolling in VS Code, Cursor, and Windsurf terminals

UX Polish That Matters

• Progress-aware thinking spinner ("still thinking", "almost done")
• Enhanced /config search - finds option values (search "vim" → finds Editor mode)
• Non-blocking /doctor - opens while Claude responds
• Auto-install plugin deps during reload/updates

Security & Stability

• Improved sandbox safety - dangerous-path checks for rm/rmdir
• GitHub rate limit hints for agent backoff
• Fixed Kitty protocol keyboard issues (Ctrl+-, Cmd+Left/Right)

From PR: thevibeworks/claude-code-docs#879

Night shift delivered solid performance gains + UX polish. Users with large codebases will especially notice the speed improvements.