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title: Claude Code 2.1.323 lets Claude call tools from experimental Code Mode
description: "Claude Code 2.1.323 adds experimental Code Mode, where Claude writes JavaScript to call tools, plus plugin version constraints."
date: 2026-11-13T04:08:31.017Z
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# Claude Code 2.1.323 lets Claude call tools from experimental Code Mode

> Claude Code 2.1.323 adds experimental Code Mode, where Claude writes JavaScript to call tools, plus plugin version constraints.

Claude Code 2.1.323, published November 12, 2026, adds Code Mode. It is an experimental opt-in in which Claude writes JavaScript to call its tools.

That line leads the v2.1.323 release notes. The notes say to see documentation to turn Code Mode on, or to turn it off for an organization. They do not name the setting, and they do not list the steps. Those details are not in the release text, so this article does not supply them.

What the notes do confirm is narrow. Claude writes JavaScript, and that JavaScript calls its tools. The feature is marked experimental, and the path in is opt-in. Treat the release line as the announcement, not as an enablement guide.

Plugin authors get a version gate in the same release. `plugin.json` can declare `engines["claude-code"]`. Plugins outside their stated Claude Code version range are not installed, updated, or loaded. Install and update pick the newest version that fits.

`claude plugin validate` now type-checks a plugin's TypeScript hooks module. Each finding is a warning, and `--strict` fails on it. The command also reports the `$` nouns a mod's `engine.create` hook adds, withholds, or replaces. Validate fails a mod whose `engine.create` hook is not written in the one accepted form; installed mods keep loading. A `*`, namespace, or negated hook on `engine.create` now only observes. To add or withhold a `$` noun, hook `engine.create` by name.

Start-up also warns about Bash allow rules with a `*` in a variable's value, such as `Bash(PORT=* npm run dev)`. A related fix in the same release: Bash allow rules with an attached wildcard, such as `Bash(ls*)`, had been skipping the permission prompt in some cases. A rule that names a variable, such as `Bash(NODE_ENV*)`, now asks.

Before the next plugin install or update, read the v2.1.323 release notes and check whether `plugin.json` should state a Claude Code version range. If you want Code Mode, use the documented on and off steps once you have them. Do not guess a setting name from the changelog line.

## Sources

- [Claude Code v2\.1\.323](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/releases/tag/v2.1.323)