Version 0.2.53

# Claude Code v0.2.53 Changelog

• New capability: Claude can now view URLs that you paste into the conversation
• Simply paste a URL and Claude will fetch and analyze the content
• Improved handling of URL redirects with better host validation

• New /tasks command: View and manage long-running background tasks
• Press ↓ key to quickly view running tasks from the main prompt
• Tasks show real-time status updates and unread output indicators
• Kill background tasks with /tasks kill <task_id>
• Retrieve task output with /tasks output <task_id>

• Automatic setup for Option as Meta key in Terminal.app
• Creates backup of Terminal preferences before making changes
• Restores settings automatically if setup is interrupted
• New setup process similar to existing iTerm2 integration

• Simplified command input: Now accepts full command with arguments and environment variables in a single step
• Smart parsing of commands like API_KEY=abc123 NODE_ENV=dev node server.js
• Reduced setup steps from 6 to 4 for faster configuration
• Better examples and guidance for complex commands with quotes

• Added visual indicator for number of running background tasks in the prompt
• New hasSeenTasksHint preference to track if user has been shown task shortcuts
• Improved handling of backslash+return key combination tracking

• Fixed JPEG file extension detection
• Changed from checking .jpg to properly checking both jpg and jpeg extensions (without dots)
• Ensures proper handling of all JPEG image files

• Updated to version 0.2.53
• Added comprehensive changelog parsing functionality
• Improved URL validation to prevent redirect attacks
• Better error handling for Terminal.app preference modifications