Claude Code v2.1.228: Fixed Git Detection, TUI Model Reverts, and Skill Security

Claude Code's latest release, v2.1.228, is out with a batch of stability fixes and a few behavior changes worth noting before you update.

Key Fixes

• Windows Git detection: Fixed an issue where git / Git Bash wasn't found when launching from a parent directory of the git installation — if you kept hitting that, this should resolve it.
• /tui model reversion: The TUI no longer reverts to an earlier model when /model was changed mid-session. That's a nasty one to lose work to.
• Session cleanup: Fixed a bug where cleanup could delete contents inside a project's memory folder. Critical if you rely on that directory.
• Plugin cache cleanup: A symlinked development checkout of a plugin is no longer removed when it's the only version present.
• Settings merge: Marketplace entries defined in a higher-precedence tier now merge as whole entries; they no longer accidentally pick up another tier's custom headers.
• Remote Control resume: No more leaking the resumed conversation's title/history into the session when you /resume while connected.
• Self-hosted runners: Fixed crashes when a checkout hook fails for a repo you don't push to, and a gap where sessions could end between a background task and the follow-up turn.

Security & Skills Hardening

Skills synced from claude.ai are now more safely sandboxed:

• They no longer shadow local commands or MCP prompts.
• Their descriptions are sanitized.
• Their bodies don't run ! commands or expand @ files on your machine.

Behavior Changes

• Write tool: Newer models can now overwrite an existing file they haven't read this session (same as the Edit tool). Older models still require a read first.
• Vertex AI: Expired Google Cloud credentials now fail in seconds, not minutes.
• Compaction progress: Shows a retry countdown and stall hint — not just a bare progress bar.
• Terminal title spinner: Updated busy-spinner glyphs to reduce tab-bar jitter.
• Cross-session messages: Sender and body display inline rather than collapsed.

If you're on an older build, this is a solid maintenance release to upgrade to — especially if you've hit any of the Windows Git, TUI model, or session cleanup bugs.