Snapshot of official Anthropic Channels docs (channels.md, channels-reference.md,
routines summary) fetched 2026-05-06 from code.claude.com. Bob needs these to
implement the MCP Watcher in Layer 2; the channels-reference.md is the primary
implementation reference.
docs/channels/README.md cross-references the snapshot back to spec §4 and notes
the key facts confirmed: capability key, notification method, lifecycle, the
research-preview --dangerously-load-development-channels caveat, and version
minimums (v2.1.80 for channels, v2.1.81 for permission relay which we are not
using in v1).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>