Update Claude Code to v2.1.12 and MCP Gateway to v0.0.69

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Updates default versions for Claude Code CLI (2.1.9 → 2.1.12) and MCP Gateway (v0.0.62 → v0.0.69). MCP Gateway v0.0.69 includes critical bug fixes for tool invocation failures and new JQ Schema Middleware.

Changes

• Constants (pkg/constants/constants.go):

  • DefaultClaudeCodeVersion: "2.1.9" → "2.1.12"
  • DefaultMCPGatewayVersion: "v0.0.62" → "v0.0.69"

• Tests (pkg/constants/constants_test.go):

  • Updated version expectations to match new constants

• Workflow Lock Files (129 files):

  • Recompiled all .github/workflows/*.lock.yml files
  • New versions propagated to all Claude Code and MCP Gateway references

Version Context

Claude Code: 3 patch releases (Jan 16-17, 2026), routine stability improvements

MCP Gateway: 7 releases (Jan 16-18, 2026):

• v0.0.65: Critical fixes for tool call argument stripping and missing inputSchema (Safe output for forked PRs #303, Add GitHub Actions workflow for automated formatting, linting, building, and committing #304)
• v0.0.69: JQ Schema Middleware for on-the-fly tool response transformation (Bump esbuild and vite (#41) #295)

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<issue_title>[ca] Update Claude Code to v2.1.12 and MCP Gateway to v0.0.69</issue_title>
<issue_description># CLI Version Updates (2026-01-18)

This issue tracks updates for 2 agentic CLI tools with new versions available.

Summary

• Claude Code: 2.1.9 → 2.1.12
• MCP Gateway: v0.0.62 → v0.0.69

All other tools (Copilot CLI, Codex, GitHub MCP Server, Playwright MCP, Sandbox Runtime, Playwright Browser) are current.

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Update Claude Code (2.1.9 → 2.1.12)

• Previous: 2.1.9 → New: 2.1.12
• Timeline: 3 patch versions released over 2 days (Jan 16-17, 2026)
  • 2.1.10: 2026-01-17T00:11:29Z
  • 2.1.11: 2026-01-17T01:19:37Z
  • 2.1.12: 2026-01-17T15:40:35Z
• Breaking Changes: None
• New Features: No public changelog available (Claude Code has no public GitHub repository)
• Bug Fixes: Patch release series suggests bug fixes and stability improvements
• Security: None identified
• CLI Discovery: No --help changes detected (requires installation to verify)
• Impact: Risk Low - Patch releases typically contain bug fixes and minor improvements
• Migration: No - Patch version updates are backward compatible

Package Links

• NPM Package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@anthropic-ai/claude-code
• Repository: No public repository
• Release Notes: Not publicly available

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Update MCP Gateway (v0.0.62 → v0.0.69)

• Previous: v0.0.62 → New: v0.0.69
• Timeline: 7 releases over 2 days (Jan 16-18, 2026)
  • v0.0.63: 2026-01-16T19:55:42Z
  • v0.0.64: 2026-01-16T21:33:53Z
  • v0.0.65: 2026-01-16T21:39:15Z (critical bug fixes)
  • v0.0.66: 2026-01-17T00:30:46Z
  • v0.0.67: 2026-01-17T00:44:19Z
  • v0.0.68: 2026-01-18T17:31:44Z
  • v0.0.69: 2026-01-18T17:36:17Z (latest)
• Breaking Changes: None
• New Features:
  • JQ Schema Middleware (v0.0.69): On-the-fly transformation of MCP tool call responses, enabling flexible data manipulation and filtering
  • Enhanced Debug Logging (v0.0.68): Comprehensive debug logging for health endpoint handler and guard registry (enable with DEBUG=server:*,guard:*)
  • Automated Smoke Testing (v0.0.68): New smoke-codex and smoke-copilot workflows for continuous validation
  • Log Monitoring (v0.0.67): Nightly MCP Gateway log analyzer workflow for production monitoring
  • Schema Normalization Test (v0.0.68): Integration test for GitHub get_commit schema normalization
• Bug Fixes:
  • CRITICAL (v0.0.65): Fixed MCP tool call arguments being stripped from SDK requests (Safe output for forked PRs #303)
  • CRITICAL (v0.0.65): Fixed missing inputSchema in tools/list responses preventing client parameter wrapping (Add GitHub Actions workflow for automated formatting, linting, building, and committing #304)
  • High (v0.0.66): Fixed panic in test mock handlers with safe type assertions (add forks filtering support #309)
  • Code quality improvements: Eliminated duplicate code patterns, consolidated sanitization logic (Update GitHub MCP Server #297, [Custom Engine Test] Test Issue Created by Custom Engine #332, Fix missing safe outputs in GITHUB_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS_CONFIG #333)
• Security: None identified
• CLI Discovery: N/A (Docker image, not a CLI tool)
• Impact: Risk Medium - Two critical bug fixes in v0.0.65 address tool invocation failures and schema handling issues that affected production deployments
• Migration: No - All changes are backward compatible, but v0.0.65+ strongly recommended for users experiencing tool call failures

Release Highlights (from GitHub)

v0.0.69 (Latest)

JQ Schema Middleware and Workflow Automation

• Added jqschema middleware for tool call response transformation (Bump esbuild and vite (#41) #295)
• Refactored duplicate code patterns in logger and server packages ([Custom Engine Test] Test Issue Created by Custom Engine #332, Fix missing safe outputs in GITHUB_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS_CONFIG #333)
• Enhanced debug logging and smoke testing workflows ([Custom Engine Test] Test Issue Created by Custom Engine #323, [Custom Engine Test] Test Issue Created by Custom Engine #330, safe output as security report #310-Cleanup some code, AgenticEngine --> CodingAgentEngine #315, [Custom Engine Test] Test Issue Created by Custom Engine #322, [Custom Engine Test] Test Issue Created by Custom Engine #326-fixing some safe outputs #329)
• Integration test for GitHub get_commit schema normalization (Use simpler engine interface #321)

v0.0.65 (Critical Bug Fix Release)

CRITICAL: Users experiencing tool call failures should upgrade immediately

• Fixed MCP tool call arguments being stripped (Safe output for forked PRs #303)
• Fixed missing inputSchema in tools/list responses (Add GitHub Actions workflow for automated formatting, linting, building, and committing #304)
• Eliminated duplicate code patterns in MCP connection handling (Update GitHub MCP Server #297)
• Improved test coverage and reliability (Upload squid access logs and show summary in logs command #296, Simplify permissions/network, remove strict, add network: defaults #300, Safe discussions, pull request reviews and better errors  #301)

v0.0.67

Operational Improvements

• MCP Gateway Log Analyzer with test case reproduction (missing-tool safe output #307)
• Nightly monitoring workflow for log tracking (don't run add-reaction on PRs of forked repos #305)
• Smoke testing with Codex (safe output as security report #310)
• Panic prevention in test mocks (add forks filtering support #309)

Package Links

• NPM Package: N/A (Docker image)
• Repository: https://github.com/githubnext/gh-aw-mcpg
• Release Notes: https://github.com/githubnext/gh-aw-mcpg/releases
• Docker Image: https://ghcr.io/githubnext/gh-aw-mcpg

Merged PRs

• Safe output for forked PRs #303: Fix MCP tool call arguments being stripped from SDK requests gh-aw-mcpg#303 (Fix MCP tool call arguments)
• Add GitHub Actions workflow for automated formatting, linting, building, and committing #304: Fix: Include inputSchema in tools/list responses to prevent client parameter wrapping gh-aw-mcpg#304 (Fix inputSchema in tools/list)
• Bump esbuild and vite (#41) #295: https://...

• Fixes [ca] Update Claude Code to v2.1.12 and MCP Gateway to v0.0.69 #10610

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Changeset

• Type: patch
• Description: Update Claude Code default version to 2.1.12 and MCP Gateway to v0.0.69; updated constants, tests, and recompiled workflow lock files.

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Smoke Test: ⚠️ PARTIAL PASS

• ✅ GitHub MCP (Add 64 sub-issue limit with automatic parent rotation (keeps old parents open) #10608, fix: Remove Tavily dependency from Q workflow #10620)
• ❌ Serena Go (not available)
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Smoke Test Results

PRs:

• Add 64 sub-issue limit with automatic parent rotation (keeps old parents open) #10608: Add 64 sub-issue limit
• fix: Remove Tavily dependency from Q workflow #10620: fix: Remove Tavily dependency

Tests:
✅ GitHub MCP | ❌ Serena | ✅ Playwright | ✅ Tavily | ✅ File Write | ✅ Bash

Status: PASS (5/6)

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GitHub MCP: ✅ [WIP] Merge add reactions step into activation job; Treat container image validation as warning instead of error
Serena Go Testing: ✅
Playwright: ✅
Tavily Search: ✅
File Writing: ✅
Bash Readback: ✅
Overall: PASS

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