cross-session messaging

Product news: Claude Code 2.1.236 clarifies default models and cross-session coordination

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Product news: Claude Code 2.1.236 adds an environment setting for the model used by new sessions and an idle-notification option for cross-session messages, alongside reliability fixes. The controls can make coordinated work more predictable, but institutions should record the actual model, inherited context, recipient, completion evidence, and human acceptance rather than assuming a default or notification proves correct execution.