# Claude Code 2.1.318 — sign-in expiry warnings and repo-free cloud sessions

> Claude Code 2.1.318 tells headless jobs when their login runs out and fixes config saves on network homes.

- Org: Anthropic
- Date: 2026-11-04
- Category: tool
- Source: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/releases/tag/v2.1.318
- Canonical page: https://ai-tldr.dev/releases/anthropic-claude-code-2-1-318/

## In short

Claude Code 2.1.318 shows when a stored claude.ai sign-in ends, warns claude -p users 10 days ahead, lets cloud sessions start with no repository and lets a mod run a side job at its own effort level.

## What it is

Sign-in expiry is now visible in Claude Code 2.1.318: `claude auth status` reports `loginExpiresAt`, `claude -p` JSON results carry `credential_expires_at`, and text output prints a stderr warning starting 10 days before a stored claude.ai sign-in ends. Cloud sessions on Anthropic-hosted environments can also start without picking a repository.

## How it works

A mod's `$.model.fork` gains an `effort` option, so a quick side job can run at `low` whatever the session uses, and the Claude apps gateway adds `assume_role` on `mantle` upstreams for a role in another AWS account. Many fixes target shared network home directories, where `~/.claude.json`, settings and the stored login were sometimes emptied or replaced on save.

## Why it matters

CI jobs and scripts built on `claude -p` can now catch an expiring login before it breaks a run. Teams on network home directories should see fewer lost MCP servers and trusted folders, and Claude Code no longer installs or updates the IDE extension when started in an IDE terminal.

## Who it's for

developers running Claude Code headless, in the cloud or behind a gateway

## Try it

npm i -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code@2.1.318

## Links

- [Release Notes](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/releases/tag/v2.1.318)
- [Repository](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code)