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vLLM 0.28.0 ships Model Runner V2 defaults and breaks bitsandbytes-in-tree; Claude Code latest is 2.1.247 while stable stays 2.1.231.

vLLM v0.28.0 (26 Aug) raises max_num_batched_tokens from 8192 to 16384, enables Mamba prefix caching by default, and matures Model Runner V2 (E/P/D disaggregation, tiered KV offload including disk, multi-layer MTP KV).1 Breaking: bitsandbytes moves out-of-tree; Transformers floor is 5.15.0; calculate_kv_scales and override_attention_dtype are removed.1

npm @anthropic-ai/claude-code: stable still 2.1.231; latest/next → 2.1.247.23 2.1.247 adds SendFeedback drafts and fixes /compact / --agent summarization under the wrong system prompt.3 Channel policy from #015 stands.

Breaking

vLLM: checklist bnb plugin + Transformers ≥5.15 before upgrade. Claude Code: latest ≥2.1.247 for those fixes; stable remains 2.1.231.

Deeper — vLLM 0.28.0 defaults and breaks
  • Defaults: batched tokens 16384; Mamba prefix cache on.1
  • Breaks: bitsandbytes plugin; Transformers ≥5.15.0; drop two deprecated knobs.1
  • Image: vllm/vllm-openai:v0.28.0 (cu130) plus cu129/ROCm/CPU/XPU tags.1

Sources

  1. github — vLLM v0.28.0 · read
  2. npm — @anthropic-ai/claude-code dist-tags · read
  3. github — claude-code v2.1.247 · read
Originally part of the 27 August 2026 edition.

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