Claude Code v2.1.259 adds managedMcpServers so admins can push MCP servers to every developer machine. Validation allows only HTTPS/HTTP/SSE transports and rejects command/env stdio servers, keeping code-running local MCP on the machine while enabling safer org-wide managed configs.
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Marwan (@Marwan_3atef) summarized Claude Code point releases 2.1.259–2.1.263 shipping an unattended CI kit: org-pushed managedMcpServers, --permission-prompts none so CI denies instead of hanging, and /skill-doctor for skill context cost. Stable remains pinned at 2.1.236.
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Official @ClaudeDevs: Claude Code adds `claude plugin eval`—author test cases, score a plugin/skill against a no-plugin baseline (terminal + HTML), then `claude update`. Docs at code.claude.com/docs/en/plugin-evals. Evals burn tokens; MCP/hooks run as configured.
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