v0.97.0

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0.97.0 - 2026-10-04

Features

• add the Quick Chat opening composer (#4173)
• add task-scoped create completion callbacks (#4187) by @Fclem
• add safe Go cache cleanup while tasks run (#4167)
• add Configuration Chat session restart (#4180)
• support bounded task plan reads and fragment updates (#4181)
• simplify Changes loading feedback and retry Git reads (#4155)
• notify and optionally update agent runtimes (#4148)
• add Korean UI translation catalog (#4119) by @dreampiler
• add GitHub workflow approval task badge (#4097)
• add native MiniMax Code support
• add configurable agent tab close behavior (#3690) by @yattdev
• place depth-limited self tasks under the common parent (#4050)
• register Korean locale negotiation (#4077) by @dreampiler
• import cursor plugin mcp servers into task workspaces (#4025)
• discover agent models from profile settings (#4070)
• add controlled shared prompt MCP writes (#4064)
• move chat usage to the composer status row (#4048)
• add workspace ACP idle suspension (#4042)
• route repeated safe unclassified failures (#4015) (#4039)
• publish curated releases promptly (#3153) by @yattdev
• improve repository discovery UX and settings sidebar scrolling (#4036)
• add gated native Codex app-server support (#3916)
• surface temporary storage pressure (#4028)
• show sender names on agent message chips (#4033)
• add Windows PowerShell isolated-instance scripts (#4017) by @dreampiler
• recover sessions after managed clone relocation (#4008)
• compact stable runtime distribution (#3934)
• page large sidebar views and restore archived navigation (#3986)
• make database statistics resilient across refreshes (#4001)
• make remote executor plugins permanently available (#4000)
• add commit file navigation (#3751)
• add managed coordinator plugin platform (#3994)
• add remote executor plugin support (#3985)
• isolate desktop dev state (#3972)
• add GitHub PR unlink menus (#3969)
• track explicit API deprecations (#3975)
• let users copy a task's link from the preview panel (#3901) by @nova28
• improve first-run executor onboarding (#3942)
• show GitHub PR conflicts alongside status (#3941)
• standardize plugin action chrome (#3943)
• support isolated desktop test instances (#3944)
• run task containers on a remote Docker daemon over SSH (#3783) by @point-source
• retire Office session flag and enable LSP continuity (#3939)
• sort sidebar task trees by newest descendant activity (#3935)
• add native desktop download handling (#3933)

Bug Fixes

• keep tab's active workspace when opening settings (#4199) by @Fclem
• add quick terminal mobile shortcut controls (#4204)
• preserve metadata during GitHub issue linking (#4202)
• reject network-relative proxy URL paths (#4203)
• restore canonical helper permissions after downloads (#4201)
• preserve session startup during workflow turn-start (#4194)
• keep ACP runtimes alive after transient turn failures (#4193)
• preserve concurrent metadata merges (#4198)
• preserve concurrent task field edits (#4197)
• serialize validated task re-parenting (#4196)
• replace repositories atomically (#4195)
• serialize Gitflow starter admission (#4192)
• preserve workspace streams across agent startup (#4191)
• preserve concurrent branch-policy patches (#4190)
• preserve concurrent repository-set patches (#4189)
• recover safe Cursor interruptions in the same session (#4165)
• refresh every cached remote URL after provider changes (#4186)
• converge managed clone recovery admission and errors (#4169)
• retry transient managed runtime startup failures (#4152) (#4172)
• retire closed commit-detail readers (#4185)
• synchronize discovery after root mutations (#4184)
• keep cumulative patches independent of external diff (#4182)
• preserve comparison files under forced color (#4179)
• retire workspace uploads with their UI owner (#4178)
• recover remote selection after local checkout deletion (#4175)
• bind mutation replies to their originating editor (#4177)
• preserve pushed commit reachability in merged histories (#4176)
• preserve current repository discovery results (#4174)
• settle terminal prompt completions (#4150) (#4163)
• prevent completion callback deadlock (#4149) (#4161)
• preserve setup warnings and failed quick chats (#4168)
• preserve newer shared branch read results (#4171)
• remove floating agent runtime update indicator (#4170)
• detect repeated dirty edits with exact paths (#4166)
• confirm existing Auggie session mode before startup (#4146)
• classify diff file status from metadata (#4162)
• preserve worktrees during inventory repair (#3310) by @yattdev
• clarify session startup failures and recovery (#4093)
• keep locally launched agentctl listeners on the standalone host (#4124) by @dreampiler
• keep selected file paths literal (#4158)
• bound archive manifest cleanup work (#4130) (#4136)
• start managed Windows helper processes without console windows (#4122) by @dreampiler
• fall back when managed Go cache preparation fails (#4153)
• persist resume workspace binding safely (#4154)
• preserve PR details after approval clears (#4151)
• show sidebar loading state during task deletion (#4080)
• preserve exact workspace numstat paths (#4157)
• streamline agent runtime update settings (#4156)
• preserve glob syntax when splitting entries (#4139)
• match all task repositories (#4142)
• save provider settings atomically (#4140)
• correct changes history evidence and header spacing (#4145)
• fence obsolete search and tree refresh replies (#4143)
• reorder steps atomically without overwriting edits (#4141)
• preserve repository paths in worktree credentials (#4137)
• allow large PR walkthrough context preparation (#4138)
• classify Claude session limits (#4131) (#4135)
• keep runs open when the session limit defers their start (#4114) by @dreampiler
• report advances false for signal-gated steps without a move (#4116) by @dreampiler
• run plugin sessions end to end (#4099) by @abhishekbiyala
• preserve cleanup preparation failure attribution (#4107)
• keep idle reclaim from stranding sessions without a resume token (#4112) by @dreampiler
• make long sidebar PR summaries scrollable (#4096)
• open backup and repair databases at windows paths (#4126) by @dreampiler
• resume checkouts using registered legacy clones (#4133)
• group list by workflow step (#4108)
• keep automatic recovery feedback in one composer card (#4094)
• reap auxiliary desktop children (#4100) (#4109)
• make Changes panel Git refresh reliable (#4087)
• drain Codex probe stderr before classifying failures (#3781) by @dependabot[bot]
• show step colors when changing workflows (#4086)
• seed base branches before recovered execution readiness (#4090)
• preserve current GitHub PR check results (#4092)
• restore measured changelist spacing (#4088)
• clear stall notices when agents resume (#4091)
• handle dispatch-only cancellation completion (#4085) (#4095)
• complete PR walkthrough generation after rendering (#4089)
• create the agentctl session instance before connecting (#4068) by @abhishekbiyala
• carry workspace ACP idle-suspension policy through readback paths (#4075) by @dreampiler
• stabilize E2E fixtures and task interaction races (#4084)
• restore Docker managed Git credentials (#4081) (#4083)
• classify opencode credit exhaustion as quota limited (#4078) by @dreampiler
• repair stale worktree inventory (#4038)
• load task creation workflow previews (#4058)
• center Files copy-path icons (#4069)
• recover Auggie sessions without settings overrides (#4065)
• provide ps for Droid execution (#4066)
• recover deleted worktree checkouts (#4052) (#4061)
• admit healthy main checkouts (#4049) (#4057)
• preserve todo turn ownership on resume (#4047) (#4056)
• bind office agents to their dynamic execution profile (#4032) by @dreampiler
• restore sidebar filters and reuse recent view pages (#4026)
• prevent queued prompt pause deadlocks (#4034)
• restore custom ACP agent sessions on reconnect (#4037) by @JnManso
• remove native task coordination controls (#4024)
• make the permission a profile promises reach the agent (#3886) by @StefanFVogel
• classify codex usage-limit notices and parse retry time (#4019) by @dreampiler
• correct startup mcp ordering, recovery attribution, and cleanup (#4030)
• reclaim orphaned agentctl processes stranded on SSH runners (#4016) by @nova28
• clarify session recovery action descriptions (#4021)
• stop archiving a task from deleting uncommitted work (#3879) by @nova28
• fence standalone agentctl port lease cleanup (#3961) (#4005)
• restore desktop control sizing (#4004)
• preserve activity during recovery cleanup (#3999)
• tolerate exited processes in host snapshots (#3834) by @yattdev
• handle absent merge queue in label reevaluation (#3997)
• resolve Office attachment scope and upload races (#3980) (#3991)
• preserve transcript placement and latest navigation (#3979) (#3995)
• explain how to bind secrets (#3982) (#3990)
• stop task assignments made during a pause from vanishing on resume (#3947) by @nova28
• use task workflow for proceed action (#3970)
• align PR icon with topbar number (#3989)
• let the heartbeat routine read task comments instead of failing every time (#3984) by @nova28
• authorize guarded retirement previews (#3937) by @yattdev
• stop the New Task dialog from creating tasks with no runner (#3978) by @nova28
• preserve ownership during initial session launch (#3983)
• keep managed Git credentials when launching without an env overlay (#3950) by @cgingue11
• unify session error and recovery UI (#3915)
• space sidebar filters below the view divider (#3966)
• restore chat focus after history Escape (#3965)
• support postgres stale-checkout reaping (#3945) by @abhishekbiyala
• preserve Kubernetes managed Git credential handoff (#3909)
• normalize Cursor-style Kandev MCP calls (#3932) by @jcoatelen-ledger
• keep agent discovery in step with the registry (#3854) by @JnManso
• stop the gh shim from re-executing itself (#3949) by @cgingue11
• let the coordinator routine launch agents again after upgrading (#3951) by @nova28
• don't launch agents when assigning tasks on non-auto-start steps (#3952) by @nova28
• eliminate retry-only E2E failures (#3936)
• preserve saved prompt context on workflow launches (#3922) (#3931)

Performance

• reuse Go artifacts across task worktrees (#4160)
• batch trusted walkthrough object reads (#4147)
• speed up task switching and sidebar views (#4062)
• virtualize Changes panel rows (#4071)
• improve session refresh and task navigation (#4060)
• remove blocking task navigation hydration (#4046)
• clone initialized SQLite fixtures (#4035)
• speed up task navigation (#4041)

Refactoring

• remove built-in prompt history panel (#4054) by @Fclem
• remove frontend state to UI import edges (#3973)
• type features slice setter (#3971)
• move shared run models into runs (#3974)
• move SystemInfo to TanStack Query (#3977)

Documentation

• add a fresh-checkout E2E quick start (#4082) by @workstonedai-collab
• track ongoing architecture maintenance (#3998)