Claude in Chrome, Background Agents, and New Skills Go GA
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Claude in Chrome is now generally available, bringing enhanced background agent notifications and new skills like `/dataviz` for chart design. Background agents have improved Git integration, committing and opening draft PRs upon completion. These updates are available to all users, with several fixes addressing session stability, UI rendering, and agent behavior across web, desktop, and VS Code environments.
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https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/releases/tag/v2.1.198
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