1.16.0

What's Changed

• Set up OpenHands CLI package structure with UV and Poetry by @malhotra5 in #1
• Setup pre-commit for Python files by @malhotra5 in #3
• Add PyInstaller packaging support for CLI binary by @malhotra5 in #5
• Simplify lint commands in Makefile by @malhotra5 in #7
• Create repo.md microagent with linting and documentation guidelines by @malhotra5 in #9
• Update repo.md with project details and references by @malhotra5 in #11
• Add GitHub workflow to test binary executable build by @malhotra5 in #13
• Add simple agent interaction functionality by @malhotra5 in #10
• Add macro style commands with dropdown window by @malhotra5 in #17
• Make comment more truthful by @malhotra5 in #18
• Clean README and add Development.md for build/developer guidance by @malhotra5 in #20
• Add modern typing requirement to repo.md by @malhotra5 in #24
• Update agent-sdk version and import paths by @malhotra5 in #26
• Add repo.md with instructions for updating agent-sdk SHA by @malhotra5 in #29
• Add confirmation mode to CLI by @malhotra5 in #30
• Update agent-sdk SHA and remove openhands/code path manipulation by @malhotra5 in #35
• feat(cli): add threaded Ctrl-P pause listener for synchronous SDK by @malhotra5 in #34
• Clean up files by @malhotra5 in #36
• Use dropdown for confirmation by @malhotra5 in #37
• Add "No (with reason)" option to confirmation dialog by @malhotra5 in #39
• Fix pause resume pause in confirmation mode by @malhotra5 in #38
• re arrange tests by @malhotra5 in #42
• Update agent-sdk SHA and remove openhands/code from Python path by @malhotra5 in #44
• Add 'Always proceed (don't ask again)' option to confirmation mode by @malhotra5 in #43
• Update sha by @malhotra5 in #46
• Test conversation runner with fewer mocks by @raymyers in #48
• Update README to reflect project relocation by @malhotra5 in #49
• Chore: copy over V1 CLI from OpenHands/OpenHands repo by @malhotra5 in #50
• Align OpenHands-CLI project configurations with agent-sdk by @malhotra5 in #51
• Only set litellm_extra_body for litellm_proxy models by @xingyaoww in #56
• Add code coverage collection and PR reporting to CI by @malhotra5 in #55
• feat: implement support for skills and legacy microagents in CLI by @malhotra5 in #53
• Fix: Check for openhands/ prefix instead of litellm_proxy in model name by @xingyaoww in #57
• Update CLI visualizer to use horizontal rules instead of panels by @xingyaoww in #64
• Fix model list display to show up to 10 models per provider by @xingyaoww in #74
• Release 1.2.0 + 1.2.1 by @malhotra5 in #75
• Fix binary artifact upload by @malhotra5 in #76
• Fix: Set prompt_continuation to empty string for cleaner multiline input by @Chesars in #65
• feat: Add --version/-v flag support to print CLI version by @xingyaoww in #113
• ci: Add binary --version test to CI workflow by @xingyaoww in #116
• feat(cli): add task & file params by @jwerner08 in #131
• Restrict Python version to <3.14 to avoid tiktoken build issues by @xingyaoww in #133
• Initial ACP Implementation by @xingyaoww in #69
• Tweak SDK name by @enyst in #63
• Add automatic version check and update prompt by @xingyaoww in #109
• test: add coverage for verify_agent_exists_or_setup_agent by @tosincarik in #121
• Remove -cli suffix requirement from release workflows by @malhotra5 in #137
• Display version number in grey color for consistency by @xingyaoww in #139
• Release 1.3.0 by @malhotra5 in #138
• Add CI workflow to update PR descriptions with uvx launch instructions by @malhotra5 in #140
• feat: Add --always-approve and --llm-approve CLI arguments for confirmation mode by @xingyaoww in #110
• Load public skills in CLI by @xingyaoww in #149
• Load .env at CLI startup to avoid python-dotenv stack-walk failures by @enyst in #162
• Fix ACP session/new returning null session ID by @xingyaoww in #164
• Release 1.4.0 by @malhotra5 in #165
• fix: hardcode base_url for OpenHands provider in CLI by @xingyaoww in #168
• Release 1.4.1 by @malhotra5 in #171
• Fix malformed mcp.json error handling in ACP by @neubig in #153
• Fix missing import and incorrect parameter names in ACP agent tests by @neubig in #172
• Fix URL display by adding newlines to prevent truncation by @xingyaoww in #173
• Refactor CLI UI by @malhotra5 in #141
• Add metrics to ACP meta field by @xingyaoww in #175
• Fix multi-line paste issue in single-line input mode by @malhotra5 in #177
• Fix API key preservation in settings screen by @malhotra5 in #178
• Add --exit-without-confirmation CLI parameter for refactor UI by @malhotra5 in #182
• Add end-to-end test for experimental UI with --exp flag by @malhotra5 in #183
• Refactor E2E tests into separate files with structured results by @malhotra5 in #184
• Add status_line metric to ACP event metadata by @xingyaoww in #181
• Chore: bump agent sdk by @malhotra5 in #187
• Fix error display crash when error message contains XML special characters by @jpshackelford in #188
• feat: implement headless mode with auto-exit functionality by @malhotra5 in #186
• Implement slash commands and confirmation mode for ACP by @xingyaoww in #176
• Feat: /condense command to force compact conversation history by @malhotra5 in #191
• bump sdk by @malhotra5 in #197
• Fix false positive on e2e test + binary executable packaging by @malhotra5 in #198
• Release 1.5.0 by @malhotra5 in #195
• CLI helper args to add/remove MPC servers by @malhotra5 in #185
• feat: show conversation list and ability to resume latest conversation by @malhotra5 in #193
• Fix MCP stdio server argument parsing with -- separator by @malhotra5 in #201
• Add macOS Intel support to CI workflow by @malhotra5 in #190
• Add Ubuntu ARM64 support to CI binary builds by @malhotra5 in #213
• Add ConversationErrorEvent handling to conversation visualizer by @malhotra5 in #216
• refactor: replace direct color usage with OPENHANDS_THEME colors by @malhotra5 in #219
• Use public SDK imports instead of internal module imports by @malhotra5 in #217
• Add OAuth 2.0 Device Flow CLI authentication by @malhotra5 in #192
• Release 1.6.0 by @malhotra5 in #229
• Update ACP help to list Toad CLI before Zed IDE by @malhotra5 in #233
• feat: Delegate conversation to cloud by @malhotra5 in #230
• Add workflow to update install-openhands-website on release by @malhotra5 in #237
• test(cli): ensure help text mentions key subcommands and flags by @antznette1 in #156
• feat: Add tabbed interface to settings modal by @malhotra5 in #231
• Make experimental UI the default UI by @malhotra5 in #235
• feat(mcp): Add enable/disable functionality for MCP servers by @jpshackelford in #242
• Chore: reorganize files by @malhotra5 in #248
• Feat: launch CLI as a browser app by @malhotra5 in #247
• Add --json flag for json streaming in headless mode by @malhotra5 in #249
• Fix none type error in cloud connection by @malhotra5 in #250
• Use load_project_skills from SDK instead of custom implementation & upgrade to sdk 1.7.1 by @xingyaoww in #225
• Add os description to AgentContext by @mathew1046 in #256
• Bump SDK packages to v1.7.2 by @all-hands-bot in #266
• Add --resume and --last flags support to openhands acp command by @xingyaoww in #265
• Always create fresh condenser with current defaults on load by @xingyaoww in #263
• Release 1.7.0 by @malhotra5 in #262
• feat: implement streaming LLM outputs for ACP implementation by @malhotra5 in #254
• Bump SDK packages to v1.7.3 by @all-hands-bot in #272
• fix(cli): add terminal compatibility detection by @tosincarik in #205
• fix: clipboard copy when copy button is pressed by @malhotra5 in #273
• fix: Skip PR description update if uvx section already exists by @malhotra5 in #279
• Chore: rename files and directories by @malhotra5 in #278
• fix: use model_id without provider prefix when loading settings by @neubig in #280
• Release 1.7.1 by @malhotra5 in #281
• Skip PR description update for forked repos by @malhotra5 in #285
• fix(tui): disable markup parsing for user messages to prevent crashes by @softpudding in #286
• Fix confirmation panel scrolling when content is too long by @malhotra5 in #297
• Move confirmation panel inline underneath action events by @malhotra5 in #299
• feat: Add toggle for default cell expand/collapse state by @jpshackelford in #295
• Add view command to display conversation trajectory by @xingyaoww in #290
• Add /feedback command for users to send anonymous feedback about CLI by @malhotra5 in #293
• Add pytest-textual-snapshot and integration tests by @xingyaoww in #259
• Add stale issues workflow by @malhotra5 in #310
• Release 1.8.1 by @malhotra5 in #306
• feat: Add drag-to-select auto-copy feature for conversation events by @malhotra5 in #312
• Add notification to restart CLI after settings change by @malhotra5 in #311
• Print raw JSON when event validation fails by @xingyaoww in #313
• Bump SDK packages to v1.8.1 by @all-hands-bot in #323
• Use LLM-generated action summary instead of string truncation heuristic + UI Clean up by @xingyaoww in #303
• Implement /new command to start a new conversation by @malhotra5 in #325
• Release 1.8.2 by @malhotra5 in #326
• fix: Correctly format LLM model names for litellm providers by @pashkash in #322
• Truncate long terminal commands in collapsed view by @jpshackelford in #335
• auth: prefer verification_uri_complete for OAuth device flow by @enyst in #319
• Add AGENTS.md and link OpenHands repo guidance by @enyst in #340
• feat: Show context window and cost metrics in status bar by @xingyaoww in #331
• Make ACP token streaming the default behavior by @malhotra5 in #336
• feat: Add dedicated plan window for agent task tracking by @malhotra5 in #315
• chore: Remove unused 'Display Cost Per Action' setting by @xingyaoww in #347
• Rewrite README by @malhotra5 in #337
• Remove .openhands/skills/repo.md symlink by @enyst in #348
• Chore: remove --exp feature flag by @malhotra5 in #350
• Add external editor support with CTRL+X shortcut by @juanmichelini in #328
• Bump SDK packages to v1.8.2 by @all-hands-bot in #354
• Ignore whitespace-only reasoning_content in streaming by @xingyaoww in #351
• Add test for Mistral XML function call syntax handling in visualizer by @malhotra5 in #210
• fix(input): implement auto-growing input with soft wrapping by @malhotra5 in #276
• feat(acp): Send LLM-generated summary to tool call title by @xingyaoww in #332
• Release 1.9.0 by @malhotra5 in #359
• Fix cloud login to respect llm_base_url from settings by @enyst in #361
• (Hotfix): CLI crashes when opening MCP panel by @malhotra5 in #363
• Patch release 1.9.1 by @malhotra5 in #364
• feat: support agent setup via environment variables by @malhotra5 in #366
• [Refactor]: Auto-login when cloud credentials are invalid by @malhotra5 in #368
• Fix capitalization in command palette for Plan and Settings by @xingyaoww in #375
• feat: send metadata for models using llm-proxy base URLs by @xingyaoww in #377
• docs(CONTRIBUTING): Correct install pre-commit hooks command by @utkarsh-in in #374
• fix: Issue with memory condensation not being editable by @BalasubramanyamEvani in #372
• feat: Add details about recommended models and use cases in CLI settings (#246) by @BalasubramanyamEvani in #357
• fix: require --override-with-envs flag to apply LLM env vars by @xingyaoww in #379
• Clean-up dead-code in openhands-cli/argparsers by @VascoSch92 in #371
• feat(tui): conversation history side panel by @pashkash in #333
• Add workflow to bump agent-sdk versions by @malhotra5 in #380
• Add workflow to bump version and create draft PR by @malhotra5 in #381
• Bump openhands-sdk and openhands-tools to 1.9.0 by @all-hands-bot in #382
• Add Critic Result Display in TUI by @xingyaoww in #360
• Bump version to 1.10.0 by @all-hands-bot in #383
• Add weekly type checking report workflow by @malhotra5 in #385
• Feat: delegate tool for spawning sub-agents by @malhotra5 in #341
• Exp: remote acp conversations by @malhotra5 in #277
• Fix critic feedback text to include 'success' prediction by @xingyaoww in #391
• feat: support auth for local ACP agent by @malhotra5 in #394
• fix: pin rich<14.3.0 to fix autocomplete shutdown crash by @jpshackelford in #402
• fix: display agent MessageEvents in TUI when critic is enabled by @jpshackelford in #400
• (Hotfix): fix headless mode to work with env overrides + disable critic in headless mode by @malhotra5 in #388
• Bump openhands-sdk and openhands-tools to 1.10.0 by @all-hands-bot in #417
• Bump version to 1.11.0 by @all-hands-bot in #418
• Remove spinner in headless mode, output status messages once by @malhotra5 in #420
• Preserve condenser settings from agent_settings.json by @enyst in #390
• feat: Load hooks from ~/.openhands/hooks.json in CLI by @neubig in #428
• docs: clarify uv usage in AGENTS by @enyst in #425
• cli: add --yolo as alias for --always-approve by @enyst in #424
• feat(e2e): add mock LLM server and full UI e2e tests by @malhotra5 in #427
• Add e2e snapshot test for creating agent plan trajectory + fix test flakiness by @malhotra5 in #432
• Add e2e snapshot tests for initial setup flow by @malhotra5 in #433
• Add E2E snapshot tests for history panel and conversation switching by @malhotra5 in #435
• tui: hide slash commands from vertical scroll by @malhotra5 in #438
• fix(tui): reset token metrics when creating new conversation by @malhotra5 in #439
• Add E2E snapshot test for multi-line mode submission by @malhotra5 in #437
• update critic feature description by @xingyaoww in #422
• fix: critic - no module named posthog by @brettstewart in #448
• fix(widgets): remove unnecessary type: ignore in collapsible.py by @github-actions[bot] in #458
• docs: clarify lint before commits by @enyst in #467
• ci: add daily good first issue labeler workflow by @enyst in #464
• Add automated PR review workflow using OpenHands by @jamiechicago312 in #442
• Add LMNR_PROJECT_API_KEY and all-hands-bot reviewer support by @neubig in #470
• refactor: add reactive state management + decouple main app from conversation management by @malhotra5 in #421
• Add e2e snapshot tests for confirmation mode by @malhotra5 in #479
• docs: minor documentation tweaks by @enyst in #471
• fix(tests): stabilize input cursor snapshots by @enyst in #476
• Bump openhands-sdk and openhands-tools to 1.11.0 by @all-hands-bot in #461
• add close button and Escape to dismiss history panel by @rstar327 in #454
• Bump version to 1.12.0 by @all-hands-bot in #480
• docs: clarify lint-before-commit guidance by @enyst in #460
• refactor: use consolidated pr-review action from SDK by @xingyaoww in #477
• fix: pass Laminar API key as action input in PR review workflow by @xingyaoww in #484
• feat: Show loaded resources (skills, hooks, MCPs) and add /skills command by @xingyaoww in #474
• ci: enhance type checking workflow with code quality analysis and auto-fix PRs by @malhotra5 in #455
• feat: add OpenHands stop hooks for pre-commit validation by @xingyaoww in #487
• chore: update skills path references by @enyst in #478
• Bump SDK packages to v1.11.4 by @all-hands-bot in #495
• Bump version to 1.12.1 by @all-hands-bot in #496
• tui: remove grey vertical border from Collapsible widgets by @xingyaoww in #490
• fix: default collapsibles to collapsed state by @xingyaoww in #504
• test: update comment reference to OpenHands/extensions by @neubig in #505
• tui: only show agent name prefix for non-default agents by @xingyaoww in #497
• Settings: enable memory condensation by default in basic and advanced modes by @malhotra5 in #510
• fix(tui): add ComposeResult return type hints to compose() methods by @github-actions[bot] in #509
• fix: Clear values of settings modal using .clear() instead of setting as blank by @csmith49 in #514
• Bump version to 1.12.2 by @all-hands-bot in #515
• feat(tui): bind ctrl+a to select all text in input area by @malhotra5 in #511
• test(snapshots): update select_all e2e snapshots for v1.12.2 by @malhotra5 in #522
• ci: disable uv cache in untrusted agent workflows by @enyst in #521
• fix(tests): make creating_agent_plan snapshot test deterministic by @malhotra5 in #524
• Migrate PR review workflow to use extensions action by @neubig in #516
• feat: add iterative refinement mode using critic model by @xingyaoww in #447
• ci: disable pull_request_target for PR review by @enyst in #523
• fix(Makefile): help and pre-commit by @VascoSch92 in #528
• fix(types): add missing type hints to handle_resume_logic and _meta by @github-actions[bot] in #532
• Bump SDK packages to v1.11.5 by @all-hands-bot in #527
• fix(acp): send session/update after session/new response by @jpshackelford in #543
• feat: add /settings slash command to open settings modal by @malhotra5 in #542
• tui: implement conditional autoscrolling by @juanmichelini in #546
• fix(acp): lazy-init ACP_CACHE_DIR to avoid import side effects by @github-actions[bot] in #531
• Rename auth console helper and tighten request kwargs typing by @enyst in #482
• feat: dropdown menu by @VascoSch92 in #550
• ci: Update bump-version workflow to regenerate snapshot tests by @malhotra5 in #552
• Bump version to 1.13.0 by @all-hands-bot in #553
• docs: Add release procedure documentation by @malhotra5 in #554
• Add timeout, max_tokens and max_size to the LLM settings configuration card by @joseluisll in #445
• refactor(shared): extract parse_slash_command to shared module by @github-actions[bot] in #560
• fix(types): add missing type hints to function parameters and init methods by @github-actions[bot] in #558
• fix: remove unused runtime image pull and env var from gui_launcher by @neubig in #534
• feat: round border by @VascoSch92 in #564
• fix(web): derive URLs from request headers for reverse-proxy support by @xingyaoww in #570
• refactoring(cli): print_console by @VascoSch92 in #578
• fix(types): add missing return type annotations by @github-actions[bot] in #584
• fix: bump agent-client-protocol to >=0.8.1 by @simonrosenberg in #587
• refactoring(cli/tui): richlog visualizer by @VascoSch92 in #577
• Bump version to 1.13.1 by @all-hands-bot in #589
• feat(tui): colored status icon by @VascoSch92 in #590
• fix(tui): consolidate duplicate get_conversation_summary logic by @github-actions[bot] in #595
• Add GitHub issue templates for bug reports and feature requests by @jamiechicago312 in #441
• fix(tui): add missing return type hints to TUI methods by @github-actions[bot] in #610
• feat: make run-watch - Fast TUI Development by @VascoSch92 in #606
• Add trusted-by logos to top of README by @jamiechicago312 in #617
• Bump SDK packages to v1.15.0 by @all-hands-bot in #616
• fix(types): add -> None return type to init methods by @github-actions[bot] in #620
• Bump SDK packages to v1.16.0 by @all-hands-bot in #622
• tui: refactor richlog visualizer rendering paths (#618) by @enyst in #621
• fix(tui): add type alias for collapsible content parameter by @github-actions[bot] in #619
• docs: update README trusted-by logos for dark mode by @jamiechicago312 in #625
• tui: add tab navigation hint to footers (#512) by @ixchio in #581
• build: add 7-day uv freshness guardrail by @enyst in #630
• Bump SDK packages to v1.16.1 by @all-hands-bot in #637
• Bump version to 1.14.0 by @all-hands-bot in #638
• docs: add contributors section to README by @jamiechicago312 in #631
• fix(tui): correct typo 'converastion' in notification message by @github-actions[bot] in #645
• skills: add cli-release skill for guided release workflow by @xingyaoww in #628
• feat(cloud): Migrate openhands cloud to V1 API endpoints by @sjathin in #643
• ci: retire Blacksmith from all GitHub Actions workflows by @raymyers in #654
• fix(setup): make Console injectable for better testability by @github-actions[bot] in #657
• fix(acp): replace global _ACP_CACHE_DIR with @lru_cache by @github-actions[bot] in #559
• feat: ensure backward compatibility for persisted conversations with DelegateTool by @VascoSch92 in #636
• Bump SDK packages to v1.17.0 by @all-hands-bot in #662
• fix(settings): reset max_input_tokens on model change by @cbagwell in #658
• tests: prevent unawaited coroutine warnings in async tests by @llamantino in #665
• cli: replace prompt_toolkit with rich for styled output by @llamantino in #666
• build: enforce minimum uv version by @enyst in #667
• makefile: avoid local .openhands writes during make test by @llamantino in #663
• chore: rename ALLHANDS_BOT_GITHUB_PAT to PAT_TOKEN by @simonrosenberg in #684
• chore: use OPENHANDS_BOT_GITHUB_PAT_PUBLIC by @simonrosenberg in #685
• chore: add TODO for PAT rename in update-install-website.yml by @simonrosenberg in #690
• tui: Add ESC/Ctrl+C/Ctrl-Q key bindings to modals by @cbagwell in #686
• tui: make history panel keyboard navigable by @cbagwell in #688
• fix(settings): preserve native modal Tab navigation in Settings by @cbagwell in #687
• chore: use OPENHANDS_BOT_GITHUB_PAT_INSTALL_WEBSITE for install-openhands-website by @simonrosenberg in #691
• Bump version to 1.15.0 by @all-hands-bot in #693
• ci: run PR review on fork PRs by @enyst in #692
• fix(tui): resolve 'no running event loop' in RichLogVisualizer (fixes #696) by @gwerneckp in #695
• Bump SDK packages to v1.19.0 by @xingyaoww in #704
• settings: clear stale max tokens on model identity change by @cbagwell in #697
• feat: Register built-in subagents before conversation start by @VascoSch92 in #648
• Bump openhands-sdk and openhands-tools to 1.19.1 by @all-hands-bot in #709
• Bump version to 1.15.1 by @all-hands-bot in #710
• fix: migrate login to V1 settings/users endpoints by @hieptl in #711
• Bump SDK packages to v1.20.1 by @xingyaoww in #719
• Bump SDK packages to v1.21.0 by @all-hands-bot in #724
• fix: emit valid JSONL from --json mode by @si-stip-tessl in #717
• docs(acp): add docstring to _ACPContext Protocol by @github-actions[bot] in #703
• Bump version to 1.16.0 by @all-hands-bot in #728

New Contributors

• @malhotra5 made their first contribution in #1
• @raymyers made their first contribution in #48
• @Chesars made their first contribution in #65
• @jwerner08 made their first contribution in #131
• @tosincarik made their first contribution in #121
• @neubig made their first contribution in #153
• @jpshackelford made their first contribution in #188
• @antznette1 made their first contribution in #156
• @mathew1046 made their first contribution in #256
• @all-hands-bot made their first contribution in #266
• @softpudding made their first contribution in #286
• @pashkash made their first contribution in #322
• @juanmichelini made their first contribution in #328
• @utkarsh-in made their first contribution in #374
• @BalasubramanyamEvani made their first contribution in #372
• @VascoSch92 made their first contribution in #371
• @brettstewart made their first contribution in #448
• @github-actions[bot] made their first contribution in #458
• @jamiechicago312 made their first contribution in #442
• @rstar327 made their first contribution in #454
• @csmith49 made their first contribution in #514
• @joseluisll made their first contribution in #445
• @simonrosenberg made their first contribution in #587
• @ixchio made their first contribution in #581
• @sjathin made their first contribution in #643
• @cbagwell made their first contribution in #658
• @llamantino made their first contribution in #665
• @gwerneckp made their first contribution in #695
• @hieptl made their first contribution in #711
• @si-stip-tessl made their first contribution in #717

Full Changelog: https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands-CLI/commits/1.16.0