MasterMindMandan - Field Report

OAuth-based wrappers that pilot Claude Pro/Max accounts are being actively severed. This affects external coding environments using flat-rate consumer plans for automation. Ensure any automation tools use official APIs.

Developers complaining about rapid token consumption. Anthropic confirms this follows the expiration of a holiday usage bonus. Budget your token usage accordingly.

The last available Gemini tuning model has been shut down. Tuning is no longer supported on any Google Gemini models. Migrate tuned models or find alternatives.

Claude now works directly in Excel with pivot tables, charts, file uploads, and a quick-launch shortcut. Context window compaction enables longer conversations by summarizing older messages.

Claude can read and analyze health/fitness data. Ask about activity patterns, workout trends, sleep quality with native chart visualizations. Pro and Max plans in US, Android 14+ required.

The most capable Claude model is now accessible with your existing Pro subscription. Major upgrade to reasoning capabilities.

Connect to remote MCP servers directly from the Messages API without local setup. Enables cloud-hosted tool integrations.

Tools can return search results with proper source attribution. Claude automatically cites sources in responses. Natural citation flow for RAG applications.

1 million token context now available in beta for API organizations in usage tier 4 or with custom rate limits. Massive context for entire codebase analysis.

Bun.Archive for tarballs with gzip, Bun.JSONC for JSON with comments, Response.json() 3.5x faster, async/await 15% faster, Promise.race 30% faster.

SKILL.toml for skill metadata, $skill-name invocation syntax, web search integration, multi-agent spawn_agent and send_input controls.

Anthropic overhauling Claude's foundational principles. Moving from rule lists to teaching WHY. First acknowledgment that Claude might have "some kind of consciousness or moral status".

Funding round would more than double valuation. Revenue grew from $1B to over $5B in eight months. The warchest continues to grow.

Every Team plan standard seat now includes Claude Code access. Enterprise democratization continues.

Cursor ($29.3B), Windsurf (Cognition/Devin), Google Antigravity (free preview) - all converging on similar features. Shadow Workspace (Cursor) and Cascade Engine (Windsurf) are key differentiators.

Built-in skill-creator skill, folder trust support for hooks, refactored model resolution. 60 req/min free tier remains generous.

Final Assistant shutdown on mobile pushed back. Gemini transition timeline extended to give users more adaptation time.