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Oct 6, 2026, 9:32 PM EDT
GitHub Actions Degraded for Four Hours: 47% of Workflow Runs Failed at Peak
GitHub's initial report quantifies a four-hour Actions and hosted-runner outage: at peak, 47% of hosted-runner workflow runs failed and 71.9% of hosted jobs missed the five-minute start mark.
Oct 6, 2026, 8:28 PM EDT
Claude Code 2.1.290 Adds Advisor Data and Clearer Plugin Hook Validation
Claude Code v2.1.290 adds advisor tool records, identifies subagent permission checks, exposes required-approval metadata, and reports gating hooks with .catch handlers.
Oct 6, 2026, 6:50 PM EDT
Claude Code v2.1.292 Adds Sub-Agent Effort Control, Mod Autocomplete, and One-Step Marketplace Installs
Anthropic ships Claude Code v2.1.292 with per-sub-agent effort budgets, a prompt.autocomplete hook for mods and plugins, --marketplace flag on plugin install, prompt caching for mods, workflow agent visibility in hooks, and critical security fixes for sandbox escapes and UNC path bypasses.

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Diagram of Claude Code 2.1.290 hook metadata: serverToolUses on turn.step, agentId and ceiling on tool.check, plus the claude plugin validate gating hook inventory.

October 6, 2026

Claude Code 2.1.290 Adds Advisor Data and Clearer Plugin Hook Validation

Claude Code v2.1.290 adds advisor tool records, identifies subagent permission checks, exposes required-approval metadata, and reports gating hooks with .catch handlers.

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