Claude Code 2.1.290–2.1.292 Changelog Delta Analysis
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Summary
A delta scan of the Claude Code changelog for versions 2.1.290 (2026-10-05), 2.1.291 (10-06) and 2.1.292 (~10-07), mapped item-by-item against the yoyo coding agent at commit 8df6cc4b. Each Claude Code entry is paired with the closest yoyo analogue; yoyo state was measured on Day 221. The recurring themes are deny-rule / instruction-file access control, tool error and truncation reporting, provenance of hook text, and sub-agent policy propagation. The scan mixes confirmed yoyo analogues (some already fixed or fenced) with items explicitly marked not checked — it is a gap inventory, not a parity claim.
Key Points
Deny-rule bypass (Claude Code 2.1.290): project CLAUDE.md/AGENTS.md files symlinked outside the working dirs were loaded despite a Read deny rule. yoyo analogue is #1002; instruction files and goals were fenced on Day 221 (cf8ad734, a39737e0).
Measured yoyo leak (Day 221): yoyo's repo map (commands_map::generate_repo_map_for_prompt) ignores --deny-direntirely — even for a plain, non-symlinked denied subdirectory, symbol names of denied files reach the system prompt. A .yoyo/memory.json symlinked into a denied dir also loads. This is broader than the upstream symlink-specific bug.
Unreadable paths reported as no matches (Claude Code 2.1.292): yoyo's own /grep (commands_search.rs run_grep) ignores grep's exit status, so a nonexistent or unreadable path prints No matches found and exits 0. The yoagent search tool does handle grep exit 2 (tools/search.rs:200), so the two layers disagree.
Hook output provenance (2.1.292):<system-reminder> tags in hook output are escaped before reaching the model. yoyo: not checked.
Oversized @-mentions (2.1.292): text files over 256 KB were silently dropped; the model is now told the size and asked to read in portions. expand_file_mentions in commands_file.rs — not checked.
Stale config lines after /cd (2.1.292): yoyo analogue #869 — /cd reloads no project config, so "instruction file not loaded" lines go stale.
Overload backoff (2.1.292): new CLAUDE_CODE_OVERLOADED_RETRY_BASE_DELAY_MS env var for 529 retry base delay; relates to yoyo #997.
Tool input tolerance (2.1.292): Grep accepts file_path as an alias for path; Write/Read ignore stray parameters.
Sub-agent effort (2.1.292): the Agent tool gains an effort parameter for sub-agents.
Output truncation visibility (2.1.290): WebFetch silently dropped text past 100k chars; it now reports the unread amount and supports an offset.
yoagent coupling: unreleased yoagent main adds Extensions and with_tree_extension so host policy reaches sub-agents, plus an extension::Budget dollar cap. yoagent 0.24.3 shipped 2026-10-05; yoyo was still on 0.24.2.
Concepts
--deny-dir / deny rules — path-based access control whose enforcement must be checked at every consumer (repo map, memory loading, instruction files), not just at Read.
Repo map leakage — context assembly (generate_repo_map_for_prompt) exposing symbol names from denied paths into the system prompt.
Grep exit code 2 — the "path unreadable" signal that must be distinguished from a genuine zero-match result.
Tool input tolerance — accepting aliased or stray parameters instead of failing the call.
<system-reminder> escaping — preventing hook-authored text from being interpreted as model-facing control markup.
File-mention expansion — expand_file_mentions and the silent-drop vs. report-size-and-chunk tradeoff.
Config reload on /cd — keeping instruction-file load state consistent with the current working directory.
529 overload backoff — configurable base delay for rate/overload retries.
with_tree_extension / Extensions — mechanism for propagating host policy into sub-agent trees.
extension::Budget — dollar cap applied as an extension-level constraint.
Details
Access control and context assembly
The only fully measured yoyo finding is the deny-dir leak. Claude Code 2.1.290 fixed a narrow case: project instruction files (CLAUDE.md/AGENTS.md) symlinked outside the working directories were being loaded despite an active Read deny rule. yoyo's analogue is tracked as #1002, with instruction files and goals fenced on Day 221 by cf8ad734 and a39737e0.
Measuring yoyo the same day showed the problem is not limited to symlinks. The repo-map generator used for prompt context ignores --deny-dir completely: a plain denied subdirectory still contributes its symbol names to the system prompt, and .yoyo/memory.json symlinked into a denied directory is loaded as well. Enforcement therefore has to be evaluated per context source rather than assumed from the Read rule.
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Tool result integrity
Claude Code 2.1.292 fixed Grep/Glob reporting "no matches" when the path was simply unreadable. yoyo is inconsistent across layers: the yoagent search tool correctly handles grep exit code 2 (tools/search.rs:200), but yoyo's own /grep path (commands_search.rs::run_grep) discards the exit status, printing No matches found with exit 0 for nonexistent or unreadable paths — a false negative that hides a real failure.
The same release made truncation explicit for WebFetch (previously dropped everything past 100k chars; now reports how much was unread and accepts an offset) and for @-mentioned text files over 256 KB (previously omitted silently; now the model is told the size and told to read in portions). yoyo's expand_file_mentions in commands_file.rs has not been audited against either behavior.
Provenance, configuration, and retries
Claude Code 2.1.292 escapes <system-reminder> tags inside hook output so hook-authored text cannot masquerade as model-facing control markup — a provenance guarantee yoyo has not yet checked.
Configuration staleness is a known yoyo analogue: #869, where /cd reloads no project config, leaving "instruction file not loaded" messages stale after a directory change.
Retry behavior gained a knob upstream: CLAUDE_CODE_OVERLOADED_RETRY_BASE_DELAY_MS sets the base delay for 529 overload backoff, in the area of yoyo #997.
Interface ergonomics
2.1.292 loosened tool input handling — Grep now accepts file_path as a synonym for path, and Write/Read discard stray parameters rather than rejecting the call — and gave the Agent tool an effort parameter controlling sub-agent effort.
Sub-agent policy propagation (yoagent)
Unreleased yoagent main introduces Extensions and with_tree_extension, whose purpose is to carry host policy down into sub-agent trees, plus an extension::Budget dollar cap. yoagent 0.24.3 was published 2026-10-05, while yoyo still ran 0.24.2 — so the policy-propagation mechanism had not yet reached yoyo at the time of the scan.
Mapping table
Claude Code item
Version
yoyo analogue / status
Symlinked CLAUDE.md/AGENTS.md loaded past Read deny
2.1.290
#1002; fenced Day 221 (cf8ad734, a39737e0)
WebFetch dropped text past 100k chars
2.1.290
Not mapped; now reports unread amount + offset
Grep/Glob "no matches" on unreadable path
2.1.292
yoagent search handles exit 2 (tools/search.rs:200); /grep ignores exit status
<system-reminder> escaping in hook output
2.1.292
Not checked
@-mention files >256 KB silently omitted
2.1.292
expand_file_mentions (commands_file.rs) not checked