The Claude Code Changelog

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Hard-Locking Claude Subagents to Stop Surprise Bills

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This episode breaks down new Claude Code workflow updates, including how subagent model precedence now works and why the new FORCE environment variable can hard-lock every subagent to a chosen model. It also covers session-level effort controls and new containment rules that add stronger cost and security guardrails for autonomous agents.