Claude docs changes for August 1st, 2026 [diff]
Executive Summary
- The Agent SDK's permission mode table now includes a "Use case" column for each mode, and gained a new note that
"bypassPermissions"requiresallowDangerouslySkipPermissions: truein the TypeScript SDK. - The Agent SDK quickstart no longer duplicates the permission modes table; it now links to the canonical table in "How the agent loop works" instead.
- The Claude Code on Claude Platform on AWS page dropped its enterprise sales promo banner.
Claude Code changes
Changed documents
agent-sdk/agent-loop [Source]
- The permission mode table gained a "Use case" column describing when to reach for each mode (e.g.
"acceptEdits"for trusted prototyping,"dontAsk"for locked-down headless agents). [lines 193-199] [Source] "default"mode's description now explicitly names thecanUseToolcallback."bypassPermissions"now notes that the TypeScript SDK also requiresallowDangerouslySkipPermissions: trueinoptions. [lines 194, 199]
agent-sdk/quickstart [Source]
- Removed the standalone permission modes table and replaced it with a short explanation plus a link to the canonical table in How the agent loop works, avoiding duplicated/divergent documentation. [line 326] [Source]
claude-platform-on-aws [Source]
- Removed the enterprise sales promo banner ("Deploying Claude Code across your organization?" with "View plans" / "Contact sales" links) from the top of the page. [lines 1-5] [Source]
API changes
No significant documentation changes today. The only edits to docs-md/api were regenerated Cloudflare email-obfuscation links in files and thinking, which carry no content change.