Claude Code Update Removes File Path Visibility, Sparking User Backlash
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Summary
Anthropic's Claude Code version 2.1.20 introduced a controversial change that replaces detailed file read and search pattern information with minimal summary lines like 'Read 3 files' and 'Searched for 1 pattern', removing visibility into which specific files and patterns were processed. Users are frustrated that they're paying $200/month for a tool that now hides its operations by default, with multiple GitHub issues requesting restoration of file paths or at least a toggle option. The article criticizes this decision as dumbing down the tool and reducing transparency for developers.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledYou're paying $200 a month for a tool that now hides what it's doing with your codebase by default.
Where you used to see: You now get: That's it.
Across multiple GitHub issues opened for this, all comments are pretty much saying the same thing: give us back the file paths, or at minimum, give us a toggle.
Read 3 files. Which files? Doesn't matter. Searched for 1 pattern. What pattern? Who cares.
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