Claude Code 2.1.128: Session Colors, MCP Tool Counts, and ZIP Plugin Archives
Claude Code 2.1.128 shipped on May 5 with a handful of quality-of-life improvements: randomized session colors, tool count display for MCP servers, ZIP archive support for plugins, and persistent 'always allow' rules for Bash.
Claude Code 2.1.128 shipped on May 5, the second release this month following 2.1.126 on May 1. It’s a smaller update, but several of the changes are the kind that show up in daily use.
Session Colors
Running /color without any arguments now picks a random color for the current session. Previously the command required you to specify a color. The shorthand is useful when you’re juggling multiple terminal windows and want quick visual differentiation without stopping to pick a specific palette entry.
MCP Tool Count
The /mcp panel now shows a tool count next to each connected server. When a server connects with a large tool surface, it can be hard to know at a glance whether everything loaded correctly. The count gives you immediate feedback without having to expand the server to inspect each tool individually.
ZIP Plugin Archives
Plugins can now be installed from .zip archives in addition to directories. This makes it easier to distribute and install plugins without requiring a Git repository or an npm package. You hand someone a zip file, they point Claude Code at it, done.
Always Allow for Bash
Permission prompts for Bash commands now support an “always allow” option that persists across sessions. When Claude Code asks whether to run a shell command, you can mark it as permanently allowed rather than approving it each run. The rules are stored per-project and survive restarts.
Other Fixes
MCP server reconnections no longer flood conversations with tool lists on each retry. Console authentication works correctly when --channels is set. Several terminal and session stability issues were resolved, including crashes when piping large input files to the CLI and image upload handling problems.
The full changelog is on GitHub and Releasebot.
Sources: Releasebot — Claude Code updates, Claude Code GitHub releases