1.0.9

2026-03-19

• Spurious I/O error messages (ENOTCONN, EIO) no longer appear in the timeline during SSH disconnects or terminal closes
• Add include_gitignored config option to include gitignored files in @ file search
• Copying text on WSL correctly preserves CJK and other non-ASCII characters
• Marketplace and plugin installs from shortened URLs (e.g., aka.ms links) now work correctly

1.0.8

2026-03-18

• Agent mode labels and borders display correct colors on non-truecolor terminals (tmux, SSH, screen)
• Alternate screen buffer is now enabled by default for a cleaner terminal experience
• Exit plan mode tool remains available when an extension subprocess joins an active session
• Repo-level hooks are loaded only after folder trust is confirmed, not before the trust dialog is shown
• Idle subagents no longer clutter the /tasks view — they are hidden after 2 minutes of inactivity
• Add extension mode setting to control extensibility
• MCP servers can be validated against configured registries using the experimental MCP_ALLOWLIST feature flag
• Allow --resume to accept a task ID in addition to a session ID
• Support defining hooks in settings.json, settings.local.json, and config.json
• Scroll works correctly in macOS Terminal.app and other terminals that don't support SGR mouse encoding
• Mouse scroll works correctly in tmux after returning from an external editor
• Ctrl-C in prompt mode now exits immediately instead of waiting for the request to complete
• Spinner animation no longer delays visible output from appearing in the timeline
• Dialog titles display consistently inside all dialog boxes

1.0.8-0

Added

• Add extension mode setting to control extensibility
• MCP servers can be validated against configured registries using the experimental MCP_ALLOWLIST feature flag
• Allow --resume to accept a task ID in addition to a session ID
• Support defining hooks in settings.json, settings.local.json, and config.json

Improved

• Dialog titles display consistently inside all dialog boxes

Fixed

• Scroll works correctly in macOS Terminal.app and other terminals that don't support SGR mouse encoding
• Mouse scroll works correctly in tmux after returning from an external editor
• Ctrl-C in prompt mode now exits immediately instead of waiting for the request to complete
• Spinner animation no longer delays visible output from appearing in the timeline

1.0.7

2026-03-17

• Improve color contrast across CLI themes for better readability and accessibility
• User messages display with a subtle background color for visual differentiation from assistant messages
• Add support for gpt-5.4-mini model
• Tab bar selected tab uses compact [label] style with cleaner spacing
• Add "customize" mode to system message config for section-level system prompt overrides
• Double-Esc clears input when text is present, or triggers undo when the prompt is empty, with a hint shown after the first Esc
• Session resume no longer fails with 'Session file is corrupted' for sessions created before 1.0.6
• Branch indicator distinguishes unstaged changes (*), staged changes (+), and untracked files (%) in the header
• Add experimental SDK session APIs to list and manage skills, MCP servers, and plugins, with optional config auto-discovery from the working directory
• Add subagentStart hook that fires when a subagent is spawned, with support for injecting additional context into the subagent's prompt
• Pro and trial users now see all models they are entitled to in the model picker
• CLI restart no longer re-sends the -i/--interactive prompt to the new session
• Resolve an edge case where auto-update could leave an incomplete package on Windows

1.0.7-0

Added

• Add experimental SDK session APIs to list and manage skills, MCP servers, and plugins, with optional config auto-discovery from the working directory
• Add subagentStart hook that fires when a subagent is spawned, with support for injecting additional context into the subagent's prompt

Fixed

• Pro and trial users now see all models they are entitled to in the model picker
• CLI restart no longer re-sends the -i/--interactive prompt to the new session
• Resolve an edge case where auto-update could leave an incomplete package on Windows

1.0.6

2026-03-16

• Autopilot continuation no longer gets permanently blocked after an error in a previous turn
• In autopilot, task_complete summary is now required and renders as markdown
• Input placeholder text is no longer read aloud by screen readers on every prompt submission
• Free tree-sitter WASM objects after shell command parsing to prevent memory leak
• /help dialog starts scrolled to the top in alt-screen mode
• Auto-update correctly recovers from race conditions on Windows
• CLI no longer fails to load on Windows after updating while another instance is running
• Reduce memory usage by eliminating redundant environment variable copies per child process spawn
• Remaining requests widget no longer shows inaccurate quota data for Copilot Free users
• Resolve session crashes caused by HTTP/2 connection pool race conditions when sub-agents are active
• CLI loads the latest version of itself after an auto-update
• Kill command validation no longer incorrectly blocks some legitimate commands. e.g. p.kill() in a python script
• Instruction file frontmatter applyTo field accepts both string and array values
• Improve streaming and tool-output memory usage
• Model can discover and use tools dynamically with tool search for Claude models
• Hooks fire correctly when resuming a previous session
• Prompt input in alt screen mode renders all lines without truncation
• Links and right-click paste no longer trigger twice when running in VS Code's integrated terminal
• Hook configuration files now work across VS Code, Claude Code, and the CLI without modification by accepting PascalCase event names alongside camelCase
• Native module prebuilds (e.g., conpty.node on Windows ARM64) load reliably on first launch
• Subagent elapsed time in /tasks view freezes when idle and resumes when active again
• Flags --enable-all-github-mcp-tools, --add-github-mcp-toolset, and --add-github-mcp-tool now take effect when using the SDK (ACP mode)
• Custom instruction file paths load correctly when using COPILOT_CUSTOM_INSTRUCTIONS_DIRS
• Command output is no longer lost when a command causes the shell to exit
• Plugins using .claude-plugin/plugin.json are discovered when loaded via --plugin-dir
• Fix handling of shift+enter on VS Code with old /terminal-setup config.
• Agent creation wizard shows the correct user agents directory path
• Support Open Plugin spec file locations for loading plugin and marketplace manifests
• Show friendlier error messages and provide keyboard shortcut to open event links in browsers
• Extension tools now work with the permissions system, use skipPermission per-tool to bypass permission prompts
• Hook config files now support Claude Code's nested matcher/hooks structure and optional type field
• Sub-agents launched by the task tool are assigned human-readable IDs based on their name (e.g., math-helper-0) instead of generic agent-0 identifiers
• The create_pull_request tool now includes the PR URL in its output so the agent can share the direct link
• read_agent output includes inbound messages that triggered each turn in multi-turn agents
• Improve compatibility with the Open Plugins spec: support .lsp.json, PascalCase hook event names, exclusive path mode, and : namespace separator

1.0.6-2

Improved

• Reduce memory usage by eliminating redundant environment variable copies per child process spawn

Fixed

• Free tree-sitter WASM objects after shell command parsing to prevent memory leak
• /help dialog starts scrolled to the top in alt-screen mode
• Auto-update correctly recovers from race conditions on Windows
• CLI no longer fails to load on Windows after updating while another instance is running

1.0.6-1

Improved

• Improve streaming and tool-output memory usage

Fixed

• Remaining requests widget no longer shows inaccurate quota data for Copilot Free users
• Resolve session crashes caused by HTTP/2 connection pool race conditions when sub-agents are active
• CLI loads the latest version of itself after an auto-update
• Kill command validation no longer incorrectly blocks some legitimate commands. e.g. p.kill() in a python script
• Instruction file frontmatter applyTo field accepts both string and array values

1.0.6-0

Added

• Model can discover and use tools dynamically with tool search for Claude models

Improved

• Support Open Plugin spec file locations for loading plugin and marketplace manifests
• Show friendlier error messages and provide keyboard shortcut to open event links in browsers
• Extension tools now work with the permissions system, use skipPermission per-tool to bypass permission prompts
• Hook config files now support Claude Code's nested matcher/hooks structure and optional type field
• Sub-agents launched by the task tool are assigned human-readable IDs based on their name (e.g., math-helper-0) instead of generic agent-0 identifiers
• The create_pull_request tool now includes the PR URL in its output so the agent can share the direct link
• read_agent output includes inbound messages that triggered each turn in multi-turn agents
• Improve compatibility with the Open Plugins spec: support .lsp.json, PascalCase hook event names, exclusive path mode, and : namespace separator

Fixed

• Hooks fire correctly when resuming a previous session
• Prompt input in alt screen mode renders all lines without truncation
• Links and right-click paste no longer trigger twice when running in VS Code's integrated terminal
• Hook configuration files now work across VS Code, Claude Code, and the CLI without modification by accepting PascalCase event names alongside camelCase
• Native module prebuilds (e.g., conpty.node on Windows ARM64) load reliably on first launch
• Subagent elapsed time in /tasks view freezes when idle and resumes when active again
• Flags --enable-all-github-mcp-tools, --add-github-mcp-toolset, and --add-github-mcp-tool now take effect when using the SDK (ACP mode)
• Custom instruction file paths load correctly when using COPILOT_CUSTOM_INSTRUCTIONS_DIRS
• Command output is no longer lost when a command causes the shell to exit
• Plugins using .claude-plugin/plugin.json are discovered when loaded via --plugin-dir
• Fix handling of shift+enter on VS Code with old /terminal-setup config.
• Agent creation wizard shows the correct user agents directory path

1.0.5

2026-03-13

• Terminal title resets to default after running /clear or /new
• Add /extensions command to view, enable, and disable CLI extensions
• @ file mentions now support paths outside the project: absolute paths (@/usr/...), home directory (@~/...), and relative parent paths (@../...)
• Toggling experimental mode with /experimental on|off automatically restarts the CLI to apply changes immediately
• Right-click paste goes to the active dialog input instead of the main conversation input
• Introducing /pr to help create and view PRs, automatically fix CI failures, address review feedback, and resolve merge conflicts
• Block network (UNC) paths to prevent credential leakage via SMB authentication
• Send follow-up messages to background agents with the write_agent tool for multi-turn conversations
• Memory storage errors now indicate when repository doesn't exist or you lack write access
• Show a clear error when a classic Personal Access Token (ghp_) is set in environment variables instead of silently exiting
• Diff view displays correctly on Windows instead of showing corrupted/overwritten text
• Fix Kitty keyboard protocol escape sequences appearing at shutdown
• Setting claude-sonnet-4.6 as the default model is now preserved correctly
• Plugin uninstall reliably removes files using the stored install path
• Add /version command to display CLI version and check for updates from within the session
• Add experimental embedding-based dynamic retrieval of MCP and skill instructions per turn
• Syntax highlighting in /diff with support for 17 programming languages
• Add preCompact hook to run commands before context compaction starts
• Request ID from the API now appears in the timeline when errors occur after retries are exhausted
• PR descriptions with backtick-formatted code render correctly on Windows/PowerShell
• Show a helpful error message when a file path is passed as a CLI command
• Session reports an authentication error instead of hanging when the token is invalid or expired
• View tool shows partial content for large single-line files (e.g. minified JS, large JSON blobs) instead of empty output
• /changelog supports last <N>, since <version>, and summarize to browse and summarize multiple release notes at once
• Hooks config files that omit the version field are now accepted by the CLI