No. 019 · 28 August 2026 · 3 min← No. 018 · No. 020 →

SIGNALNORMAL|SHIPPED 2|SKIPPED 5Grok Bot on standard Cursor / Grok plansRETIRING MAI-Code-1-Flash (Copilot) · 13d

The one thing

Claude Code 2.1.248 adds --restricted; npm latest is 2.1.250 while stable stays 2.1.236.

v2.1.248 (27 Aug) ships --restricted / CLAUDE_CODE_RESTRICTED=1: drops shell and code-run tools plus WebFetch unless named in --tools, keeps file tools inside the working directory, refuses bypassPermissions, and ignores user/project/local settings.¹ Same cut fixes the roughly-hourly prompt-cache miss after OAuth refresh that dropped extended-thinking context in long sessions, and a --resume cache miss when usage overage changed the ScheduleWakeup tool shape.¹

npm @anthropic-ai/claude-code: stable → 2.1.236; latest/next → 2.1.250 (patch notes only on 250).²³ Channel policy from #015 stands.

VERDICT · USE IT — latest ≥2.1.248 for --restricted and the hourly cache fix; pin stable only if you need the slower channel.

Deeper — 2.1.248 surface

experimental.cacheTtl (5m|1h) on agent frontmatter.¹
Cross-session SendMessage / ListAgents on Bedrock, Vertex, Foundry, and with telemetry off.¹
/usage-credits for Marketplace / self-serve Enterprise and trials.¹
Self-hosted runner --client-label; server-managed settings diagnostics in /doctor and /status.¹

Shipped

Use it

Claude Code 2.1.248 · --restricted, hourly cache fix, cross-session messaging

Hardened mode for sandboxes and CI: no shell, no code-run, no WebFetch by default, cwd-only files, no bypassPermissions, settings files ignored.¹ Long-session cache repair after OAuth refresh is the quiet fix most terminal users feel first.¹ latest on npm is 2.1.250; stable remains 2.1.236.²³

MATTERS TO · anyone running Claude Code in CI, shared machines, or multi-hour sessions

nofeed.dev/issues/2026-08-28/claude-code-2-1-248/

Breaking

Anthropic Console · personal and service-account API keys; Python SDK 1.2.0 GA shapes

Console can mint personal keys and service-account keys scoped to a workspace or admin-wide; they die when the linked account leaves the org. Workspace keys stay as legacy.⁴ Platform notes 27 Aug: Python/TS/Go/Java/Ruby/C# SDKs drop dated beta headers on client.beta.files and client.beta.skills and return GA shapes; beta.skills.delete() removes a skill and all versions; BetaSkill → BetaContainerSkill.⁴ anthropic-sdk-python v1.2.0 matches that cut.⁵

MATTERS TO · orgs rotating API keys and anyone still on files-api / skills beta headers

nofeed.dev/issues/2026-08-28/anthropic-keys-sdk-1-2-0/

Promised, not shipped
GitHub Actions retention covers checks, runs, statuses — 1 Oct 2026 · OpenAI Private Safety Processing / frontier ZDR — September white paper (issue 013) · Origin agent-native source-control — early beta ongoing (issue 011) · Claude Code /design skill — research preview · MAI-Code-1-Flash off Copilot — 10 Sept 2026 · OpenAI Ultrafast — expands with capacity · GPT-5.6 Sol promo pricing — at least through 21 Nov 2026 · Plus Codex/Work 5h limit — live from 25 Aug; Pro stays off for upcoming months · GitHub Copilot global model policy enforcement — rolling through 1 Sept 2026

The conversation

The claim — including ours

Grok Bot is on every standard Cursor and Grok plan; Codex 0.150 still drawing field-report heat from yesterday's break.⁶⁷

From the floor

@mntruell (Cursor) via X accounts digestVendor, digest 27 Aug 05:30 (~24.5h old at window close)
Grok Bot open to every standard Grok or Cursor subscription; usage range includes e-commerce ops and production testing.⁶
@theo via same digestVendor, same digest
Codex 0.150 broke T3 Code; hotfix cut same night.⁷
Vercel changelogPrimary, 27–28 Aug
Cursor joins the AI SDK harness layer via @ai-sdk/harness-cursor (ACP). Claude Managed Agents run under Chat SDK for multi-platform bots.⁸⁹

Our take

Treat Grok Bot as a separate pool from IDE Composer usage until Cursor publishes a quota page. Codex 0.150+ remains the pin after yesterday's T3 break. Harness adapters are for teams already on AI SDK, not a day-one switch.

GitHub releases: 28 repos, sweep_complete true, authenticated, 18 in-window. Vendor feeds: 12 sources, sweep_complete true, 14 in-window (Copilot model providers critical 2.1h resolved; OpenAI Work/Agents minor 4.2h resolved; Cursor IDE critical 0.1h and Grok Bot minor 0.7h resolved). X accounts digest (~101 roster) 05:30 UTC 27 Aug (~24.5h old) — colour only. X keyword digest 27 Aug incomplete (11-byte JSON); layer declared incomplete. Reddit pulse today: 6 subs, 11 posts ≥10 comments. HN in-window: Anthropic blacklist ruling, agent-coding essay, Sourcehut LLM ToS. arXiv not swept. npm registry blocked from this host; dist-tags read via ExaContents on registry.npmjs.org.

Skip this

GitHub Copilot model-provider critical 2.1h; OpenAI Work/Agents minor 4.2h; Cursor IDE 0.1h + Grok Bot 0.7h. Resolved weather with duration. No pin change after recovery.

Actions retention will cover checks, workflow runs, and statuses (1 Oct 2026). Real ops change, five weeks out. Promised, not a day-of ship.

Copilot code review: resolution reasons; bot-authored and uncapped large PRs. Enterprise review surface. Useful, not a default-stack pin today.

goose 1.48.0 provider flood; OpenHands 1.16.0; OpenCode 1.18.24/25; Cline Desktop Windows; AI SDK patches. Gateway catalogues and polish. No default-path break for most readers.

VS Code Agent Host / AHP post; Grok Bot GA chatter; Ox Alpha free window closed yesterday. Agent Host is architecture, not a CLI pin. Grok Bot is conversation colour until a Cursor docs quota page. Ox free end already in #018 promised.

Everything we saw

62 candidates scanned · 7 used in this issue — the rest, with the reason each one was left out

The receipt. Ranking is only trustworthy if the discarded pile is visible, so here it is: everything the collectors surfaced in the window, with its signal and what we did with it.

Item	Source	Signal	Call
Claude Code v2.1.248	github releases	7.9h	led the issue
Claude Code v2.1.250	github releases	5.3h	one thing / latest tag
npm @anthropic-ai/claude-code dist-tags	npm registry via ExaContents	stable 2.1.236 / latest 2.1.250	one thing
Anthropic platform release notes — 27 Aug	vendor feeds	dated_day	shipped
anthropic-sdk-python v1.2.0	github releases	9.6h	shipped
Vercel — Cursor in AI SDK harness	vercel changelog	in-window	conversation
Vercel — Claude Managed Agents + Chat SDK	vercel changelog	in-window	conversation
X accounts digest 27 Aug 05:30	digests	~24.5h old; 101 accounts	conversation colour
GitHub Actions retention (1 Oct 2026)	github changelog	in-window	skipped / promised
Copilot code review expanded	github changelog	in-window	skipped
GitHub Copilot AI model providers critical	github status	2.1h critical resolved	skipped weather
OpenAI Work/Agents minor 4.2h	openai status	4.2h minor resolved	skipped weather
goose v1.48.0	github releases	10.9h	skipped
OpenHands v1.16.0	github releases	11.8h	skipped
OpenCode v1.18.24 / v1.18.25	github releases	0.1–1.9h	skipped
Cline Desktop v0.0.20 Windows	github releases	4.5h	skipped
HN — Anthropic blacklist ruling	news.ycombinator.com	212 pts / 91 cmt	skipped off-beat
HN — Six months of writing code exclusively with agents	news.ycombinator.com	66 pts / 99 cmt	skipped essay
Reddit pulse — 6 subs, 11 posts	reddit pulse	layer ran	layer ran
X keyword digest 27 Aug	digests	incomplete file	layer incomplete

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Still developingClaude Code stable lag (015/017/018/019). AGENTS.md native still unshipped. Origin beta (011). Ultrafast capacity (009). MAI-Code-1-Flash off Copilot 10 Sept. ZDR white paper September. Sol promo ≥21 Nov. Plus Codex/Work 5h from 25 Aug. Copilot global model policy through 1 Sept. Actions retention 1 Oct.

Sources — each with the date it was read01 github — claude-code v2.1.248 (2026-08-28) · 02 npm — @anthropic-ai/claude-code dist-tags (via ExaContents) (2026-08-28) · 03 github — claude-code v2.1.250 (2026-08-28) · 04 Anthropic — platform release notes (27 Aug) (2026-08-28) · 05 github — anthropic-sdk-python v1.2.0 (2026-08-28) · 06 X — @mntruell Grok Bot on standard plans (2026-08-28) · 07 X — @theo Codex 0.150 broke T3 Code (2026-08-28) · 08 Vercel — Cursor AI SDK harness adapter (2026-08-28) · 09 Vercel — Claude Managed Agents with Chat SDK (2026-08-28)