Claude Code now flags your dead-weight skills

Claude Code v2.1.261 is a reliability-and-governance-focused release that makes the tool more enterprise-ready, especially for organizations running behind proxies, using managed policies, or integrating remote control and cloud workflows. The new /skill-doctor capability is strategically important because it identifies unused skills and their context cost, helping IT teams reduce prompt bloat, improve performance, and potentially lower usage costs while tightening operational discipline around AI-assisted development. For CIOs and technology leaders, the update signals that AI coding tools are moving from experimentation to governed enterprise platforms that require the same attention to policy enforcement, network compatibility, and lifecycle management as other core developer tools.