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Claude Code Cloud Sessions Now Show a Form Card When an MCP Server Asks for Input

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Claude Code 2.1.316 adds a form card to cloud sessions. When an MCP server asks for a form, the card lets the user fill it in or decline it. Before this change, such a request was canceled without the user seeing it.

Key Takeaways

  • Cloud sessions now show a form card whenever an MCP server asks for a form, in Claude Code 2.1.316.
  • The card lets the user fill in the form or decline it, so the decision stays with the person running the session.
  • Before 2.1.316, the same request was canceled without the user seeing it.
  • The change is limited to cloud sessions; the release notes do not describe any change elsewhere.
  • The fix makes MCP server requests visible instead of silently dropping them.
  • The change shipped on October 31, 2026 as part of Claude Code 2.1.316.

A form request that used to disappear now appears

Claude Code 2.1.316 adds a form card to cloud sessions. When an MCP server asks the user for a form, the card lets the user fill it in or decline it.

Before this release, that request was canceled without the user seeing it. In a cloud session, an MCP server could ask for a form and the request would be dropped with nothing shown on screen. With 2.1.316, the request appears as a card in the session.

What changes for the user

The change is about visibility and choice. A request from an MCP server is no longer dropped silently. The user now sees it and can do one of two things:

  • Fill in the form.
  • Decline the form.

Either way, the decision is the user's. Previously, no decision was possible because the request never reached them.

Where it applies

The change is limited to cloud sessions. The release notes list it under the Cloud sessions group and do not describe any change to the same situation in other places where Claude Code runs. Anthropic's notes give no further detail on how the card looks or which MCP servers send form requests, so this article does not describe those parts.

Why it matters

Cloud sessions are the ones a user may not be watching moment to moment. A request that is canceled without being shown is easy to miss, and the user would have no way to know that an MCP server had asked for something. Showing the request as a card makes the behavior visible and lets the user respond to it.

The change shipped in Claude Code 2.1.316 on October 31, 2026.