Descriptions:
Ray Amjad covers a week’s worth of Claude Code updates from December 2025, with the headline feature being native browser control through the Claude in Chrome extension. Once the extension is installed and connected via the `/chrome` command, Claude Code can open tabs, navigate pages, enter text, and read browser console logs — giving the coding agent a live browser to work with. Amjad demonstrates this by directing Claude Code to open ChatGPT, submit a prompt, and return the synthesized results, noting that this tightly coupled approach outperforms prior MCP-based browser automation options like the Puppeteer MCP server.
The update also brings improved syntax highlighting with clearer diff displays and highlighted line numbers, a first-party plugin marketplace accessible via `/plugins` with official integrations including Chrome DevTools and code review tools, and a new currency usage field in the status bar. A thinking mode keyboard shortcut change — from Tab to Alt+T (or Option+T on macOS) — is covered in detail, including a fix for the macOS “dagger” symbol issue that appears in terminals like Warp when the option key is not configured as meta.
Smaller additions include prompt suggestions that autocomplete likely next steps (which Amjad turns off via `/config`), a `/mobile` command displaying QR codes to the iOS and Android apps, and reduced terminal flickering. He flags one remaining gap: running Claude in Chrome inside a subagent to preserve the main context window does not yet work, which he identifies as the one change that would make the browser integration feature complete.
📺 Source: Ray Amjad · Published December 18, 2025
🏷️ Format: Tutorial Demo
