Notable releases of AI coding tools

Versions worth knowing about: new features, breaking changes and behaviour changes, with what to check before you upgrade. 37 logged so far, covering 16 tools.

Friday, November 13, 2026

Claude CodereleaseClaude Code 2.1.325: sandboxed Bash commands ask for permission by defaultBash commands in the sandbox no longer run without a prompt by default, so unattended workflows that relied on that need an opt-in.CodexreleaseCodex CLI 0.169.0: codex exec no longer trusts project config without --trustcodex exec now keeps project config and MCP servers off in untrusted directories, which can break CI jobs that relied on them.OpenCodereleaseOpenCode 2.3 runs subagents in the background by defaultSubagents now run in the background and report back, and transcripts are condensed by default.

Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Augment CodereleaseAuggie CLI 1.2.0: a stable 1.x rewrite with breaking changesAugment’s terminal agent reached its first stable 1.x release, rebuilt on an open-source agent core.Gemini CLIreleaseGemini CLI 0.68.0 shows rate-limit countdownsThe latest stable Gemini CLI shows a countdown when you hit a 429 rate limit, and adds Auto to /model in some setups.GoosereleaseGoose 1.59 makes live voice configurable and lets subagents resumeVersion 1.59.0 makes live-voice settings configurable and lets finished subagents be resumed.

Monday, November 9, 2026

GoosereleaseGoose 1.58 adds a context-window viewer and new providersVersion 1.58.0 adds context-window reporting and three new model providers.

Thursday, November 5, 2026

CursorreleaseCursor cloud agents can now build, host and publish live appsCloud agents can scaffold an app, set up a database and sign-in, host it and publish it once security checks pass.

Wednesday, November 4, 2026

Antigravity CLIreleaseAntigravity CLI 1.5.0 can run as an editor agent server and on remote agentsThe CLI gains an Agent Client Protocol server mode for editors and can run conversations on remote agents.ZedreleaseZed 1.27 removes agent checkpointsZed's agent panel no longer offers checkpoints or Restore Checkpoint for undoing agent edits.

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

KiroreleaseKiro CLI 3.0: V3 becomes default; Classic, desktop app and autocomplete retiredKiro CLI 3.0.0 makes the V3 agent the default and retires Classic mode, the CLI desktop app and inline autocomplete.

Thursday, October 29, 2026

FactoryreleaseFactory's Droid CLI and desktop app reach 1.0Factory moved the CLI and desktop app to a shared 1.0 version.

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

CopilotreleaseCopilot Fusion is generally available: automatic model routingCopilot Fusion, now on every Copilot plan, picks and combines models for each task, with 30% off model costs for a limited time.

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

OpenCodereleaseOpenCode 2.2 adds desktop plugins, with a breaking SDK changeVersion 2.2.0 adds experimental desktop plugins and a redesigned desktop app.

Friday, October 23, 2026

DevinreleaseDevin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) redesigns its Agent WindowDevin Desktop 3.11.212 rebuilt the Agent Window to match the Devin web app and shipped October security updates.

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

JetBrains JuniereleaseJunie adds an ECO mode and shows remaining quotaJunie release 26.10.20 adds a cheaper ECO mode and a default-model setting, and shows quota and licence in /account.

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

CursorreleaseCursor's Agent SDK is generally available for building and deploying botsTeams can define agents as code, test them with evals and deploy them on Cursor's infrastructure.

Friday, October 16, 2026

ClinereleaseCline 4.1.25 starts rolling out cloud sessionsCline can now run tasks in a hosted sandbox on a chosen GitHub repository and branch.

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

ZedreleaseZed 1.22 lets subagents use different models and adds GPT-6.1 Sol and Grok 4.7Zed 1.22.0 lets the agent choose a model for each subagent and adds new bring-your-own-key models.

Friday, September 18, 2026

Claude CodereleaseClaude Code 2.1.277 removes the deprecated TaskOutput toolClaude now reads background task output with the Read tool, and the old output-size settings do nothing.

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

ZedreleaseZed's Delta, a pull-request replacement for agent work, enters public betaZed Industries opened Delta, a multiplayer app for coding with agents that uses threads instead of pull requests.

Thursday, September 10, 2026

Antigravity CLIreleaseAntigravity CLI 1.2.0 can run Remote Control as a background serviceNew remote-control subcommands keep a machine reachable across logouts and reboots.CursorreleaseCursor Projects (beta): a coordinator agent that delegates long workCursor launched Projects in beta, where a coordinator agent plans larger work and hands pieces to other agents running in the cloud.

Saturday, September 5, 2026

Codexreleasecodex mcp-server and the standalone codex-mcp-server binary are removedTwelve days after deprecation, both ways of running Codex as an MCP server were removed.

Friday, August 28, 2026

CopilotreleaseCopilot Chat, Mobile and the cloud agent merge on github.com; reviews default to BalancedGitHub announced one Copilot experience on github.com from no earlier than September 28, plus a change to code review's default effort.

Thursday, August 27, 2026

WarpreleaseWarp Factories enters early accessWarp opened early access to Warp Factories, its system for running fleets of coding agents.

Monday, August 24, 2026

CodexreleaseThe codex mcp-server command is deprecated in favour of the app serverOpenAI deprecated the command that runs Codex itself as an MCP server.

Friday, August 14, 2026

CursorreleaseSpaceX completes its acquisition of CursorCursor announced that SpaceX has formally acquired the company, completing a process that began with an April partnership with SpaceXAI.

Friday, August 7, 2026

DevinreleaseLegacy Cascade switched off by default for Devin enterprise tiersCognition began phasing out the old Windsurf Cascade agent for enterprises in favour of Devin Local.

Friday, July 31, 2026

ClinereleaseCline 4.1.0 starts a staged rollout of the SDK-based extensionVersion 4.1.0 bundles the old and new extensions in one package and moves a small share of users to the SDK build.

Wednesday, July 22, 2026

CursorreleaseCursor Router now powers Auto mode, with Intelligence, Balance and Cost settingsAuto mode now routes each request to a model based on the task and its difficulty, with a cost-versus-quality setting.

Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Antigravity CLIreleaseAntigravity CLI 1.1.0 makes review-before-write the defaultVersion 1.1.0 pauses before every file write to show a line-level diff, and makes execution modes easier to switch.

Monday, June 29, 2026

CursorreleaseCursor for iOS enters public beta on all paid plansCursor released an iPhone app in public beta that launches cloud agents and remotely controls agents running on your computer.

Friday, June 26, 2026

ClinereleaseCline 4.0 ships an SDK rewrite, then rolls it back two days laterCline 4.0 moved the VS Code extension onto the shared Cline SDK, but 4.0.1 put stable users back on the old code after regressions.

Thursday, June 25, 2026

CodexreleaseCodex Remote is generally available; older phone pairings must re-pairControlling a Mac or Windows Codex host from the ChatGPT mobile app left preview, with a new pairing model.

Wednesday, June 10, 2026

CursorreleaseBugbot gets 3x faster and about 22% cheaper per run, now on Composer 2.5Cursor sped up its Bugbot pull-request reviewer, cut its per-run cost and added a /review command for checking changes before you push.

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

DevinreleaseWindsurf is renamed Devin DesktopCognition shipped an update that renames the Windsurf IDE to Devin Desktop and puts the Agent Command Center up front.