In early 2026, Obsidian released Bases β a new core plugin that creates table, card, and list views from note properties. It looks similar to Notion databases, but your data stays in Markdown files on your own machine.
On May 6, 2026, Claude Code v2.1.129 shipped with three standout features: install plugins from a URL with --plugin-url, build personal color palettes via /theme, and wipe project state cleanly with claude project purge. Anthropic also opened its official plugin directory. Claude Code is no longer just a tool β it is becoming a platform.