What's new in AI coding tools: latest releases

Claude Code

• 2026-10-16v2.1.302 (opens in a new tab): Added CLAUDE_CODE_AUTO_MODE_MODEL to choose the model the client-side auto mode classifier uses; it does not change the model for server-side auto mode · Added an Idle compaction row to /config for turning idle compaction off or back on; the notices shown after an idle compaction now say how to turn it off · Added a notice to /design-sync and /design-login that standalone Claude Design (claude.ai/design) closes by December 14, 2026
• 2026-10-15v2.1.301 (opens in a new tab): Added CLAUDE_CODE_RETRY_WATCHDOG_MAX_USAGE_LIMIT_WAIT_MS so unattended retry mode (CLAUDE_CODE_RETRY_WATCHDOG) ends a request at a usage limit that resets… · Added OpenTelemetry tracing guidance to the claude-api skill, including setting up trace destinations with the ant CLI · Added the % motion to vim mode: jump to the matching bracket, alone or with d/c/y
• 2026-10-14v2.1.300 (opens in a new tab): Added virtualText to a mod's prompt decorations: text drawn in the prompt box that never enters the draft or the submitted prompt · Added cache_creation_5m_tokens and cache_creation_1h_tokens to the OpenTelemetry api_request event, splitting cache writes by lifetime · Added $.ui.view({ agentId }) for mods: shows an agent's transcript in the main view when you ask, and $.ui.view({}) goes back

Cline

• 2026-10-16v4.1.25 (opens in a new tab): Cline Cloud sessions, rolling out gradually: run a task in a hosted sandbox on a GitHub repo and branch you pick. Turn it on in Settings. Cloud tasks show in… · With no model chosen, the Cline provider now uses Gemini 4 Argon, the new first model in Cline's recommended list. OpenRouter stays on Claude Sonnet 5.5. · Refreshed the model catalog. Adds the Boundless and Standard Compute providers, and SambaNova now comes from the catalog with MiniMax M3 as its default. The…
• 2026-10-13v4.1.24 (opens in a new tab): With no model chosen, the Cline and OpenRouter providers now use Claude Sonnet 5.5. For Cline, that's the first model in Cline's recommended list. · Selecting ai& shows its own API key and model picker, instead of the generic OpenAI-compatible form with base URL and custom headers. · Refreshed the model catalog. Adds Claude Haiku 5.5 and the AI/ML API, LowRouter, and Prime Inference providers. The Cline free list adds Step 5 Preview. The…
• 2026-10-07v4.1.23 (opens in a new tab): If a model's response ends without a recognized finish reason, Cline asks it to continue once instead of treating the response as complete. · Refreshed the model catalog. The Cline recommended list adds GPT-6.1 Sol, and the free list adds Solar Mini 4 and drops DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and… · Generate Commit Message now follows your .clinerules, so conventions like language, format, and ticket references apply to commit messages too.

OpenAI Codex CLI

• 2026-10-15rust-v0.163.0 (opens in a new tab): Open /config to search preferences across categories, change supported settings immediately, and see which changes require a restart. · Send a follow-up while Codex is responding to steer it immediately. Interrupting a turn also stops active Code Mode cells and their nested tool calls. · Configure a leader key in /keymap. The default is Ctrl+X, shortcut hints stay open until you choose or cancel, and voice mute moves to F9.
• 2026-10-09rust-v0.162.1 (opens in a new tab): Fixed a TUI crash when asynchronous questions contain multiple lines, preserving line breaks and complete hyperlink destinations. · Fixed startup failures caused by differences between a running background server's feature settings and CLI defaults. Compatibility checks now apply only to…
• 2026-10-08rust-v0.162.0 (opens in a new tab): Add tools for creating and listing managed Git worktrees from trusted local projects when the worktrees feature is enabled. · Pin tasks in the agent Command Center with p and keep them in a shared Pinned group when supported by the server. · Navigate and copy transcript blocks with /copy, use Ctrl+Insert to copy selections, and tune mouse-wheel scrolling with tui.mouse_scroll_speed.

Kilo Code

• 2026-10-15v7.8.12 (opens in a new tab): Route Kilo Gateway traffic (chat, models, embeddings, autocomplete, transcription) through https://ai-gateway.kilo.ai/api/v1 by default, and… · Add an experimental Search Ignored Paths setting that lists ignored folders or files, such as build output, that the… · Keep .gitignored files and folders, such as node_modules, out of glob results and grep include searches, even when…
• 2026-10-07v7.8.8 (opens in a new tab): Pin worktrees in the Agent Manager sidebar with Shift+click or the context menu. Pinned worktrees stay at the top of the list, get the first jump… · Open chat web links in-app by default when the experimental Integrated Browser is enabled: sidebar chats use a browser tab and Agent Manager uses… · Reduce the height of Agent Manager section headers so more sessions fit in the sidebar.
• 2026-10-01v7.8.3 (opens in a new tab): Add a copy content button to the Documents viewer toolbar, and expand the document tab context menu with Copy Path, Copy… · Add a manual Fetch Models button to the Custom Provider settings dialog. · Suggest files from every folder in a multi-root VS Code workspace when typing @, so folders added through "Add…

GitHub Copilot CLI

• 2026-10-14v1.0.98 (opens in a new tab): Add support for Gemini 4 Argon · Command hooks complete reliably even when child-exit signals are lost under Node · MCP status and /mcp commands stay synced to the active session after split-view session switches
• 2026-10-13v1.0.97 (opens in a new tab): Add agent-scoped declarative hooks for custom agents · Remote plugin marketplace and plugin fetches retry once with your signed-in GitHub token after HTTPS auth fails. · Streamed responses behind TLS-intercepting proxies complete when close_notify is omitted
• 2026-10-12v1.0.96 (opens in a new tab): Interactive sandbox settings suggest possible environment secrets and let you add masking hosts before saving. · Make model IDs in /model and /config model case-insensitive and save canonical IDs · Keep /allow-all available during startup while enterprise policy is still resolving

Gemini CLI

Google's free tier moved to Antigravity CLI on 18 June 2026.

• 2026-10-13v0.64.0 (opens in a new tab): refactor(a2a-server): implement V1 to V2 settings migration logic · fix(acp): bridge PromptResponse.usage and emit usage_update notifications · Changelog for v0.63.0-preview.0
• 2026-10-06v0.63.0 (opens in a new tab): fix(cli): display retry progress indicator during connection recovery · Changelog for v0.61.0-preview.1 · Changelog for v0.61.0
• 2026-09-29v0.62.0 (opens in a new tab): fix(a2a-server): add early return on unsupported store in tasks metadata endpoint · Changelog for v0.61.0-preview.0 · Changelog for v0.60.0