AI Coding Tool Releases — Timeline
Track the latest releases from Claude Code, OpenAI Codex CLI, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Kiro CLI, GitHub Copilot CLI, and Windsurf — updated daily via automated pipelines. Last updated: May 30, 2026.
Tracked Tools
- Claude Code — by Anthropic
- OpenAI Codex CLI — by OpenAI
- Cursor — by Anysphere
- Gemini CLI — by Google
- Kiro CLI — by Amazon Web Services
- GitHub Copilot CLI — by GitHub
- Windsurf — by Codeium
Recent Releases
- Claude Code v2.1.158 (May 30, 2026) — - Auto mode is now available on Bedrock, Vertex, and Foundry for Opus 4.7 and Opus 4.8. Opt in by setting CLAUDECODEENABLEAUTOMODE=1
- GitHub Copilot CLI vv1.0.56 (May 29, 2026) — 2026-05-29 - Free and Student users can select models other than Auto in the model picker - ThemePicker side-by-side layout fits within a 120-column terminal without wrapping - Mod
- Claude Code v2.1.157 (May 29, 2026) — - Plugins in .claude/skills directories are now automatically loaded, no marketplace required - Added claude plugin init <name> to scaffold a new plugin in .claude/skills - Added a
- Kiro CLI v2.5.0 (May 29, 2026) — Kiro CLI version 2.5.0
- Cursor v3.6 (May 29, 2026) — Auto-review Run Mode
- Claude Code v2.1.156 (May 28, 2026) — - Fixed an issue when using Opus 4.8 where thinking blocks were modified, leading to API errors.
- GitHub Copilot CLI vv1.0.55 (May 28, 2026) — 2026-05-28 - Free and Student plan users on token-based billing are restricted to Auto model selection, with an explanation shown in the model picker - Report Claude thinking (reas
- Gemini CLI vv0.44.1 (May 28, 2026) — What's Changed fix(patch): cherry-pick bd53951 to release/v0.44.0-pr-27496 [CONFLICTS] by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/27534 Full Changelog
- OpenAI Codex CLI vrust-v0.135.0 (May 28, 2026) — New Features - codex doctor now reports richer environment, Git, terminal, app-server, and thread inventory diagnostics for support cases. (24261, 24311, 24305) - /status shows rem
- Claude Code v2.1.154 (May 28, 2026) — - Opus 4.8 is here! Now defaults to high effort · /effort xhigh for your hardest tasks - Introducing dynamic workflows: ask Claude to create a workflow and it orchestrates work acr
- Windsurf v2.3.15 (May 28, 2026) — Windsurf version 2.3.15
- Claude Code v2.1.153 (May 27, 2026) — - Added skipLfs option to github/git plugin marketplace sources to skip Git LFS downloads during clone and update - Claude Code now shows a one-time notice when your npm global ins
- Gemini CLI vv0.44.0 (May 27, 2026) — What's Changed chore(release): bump version to 0.44.0-nightly.20260512.g022e8baef by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26957 Changelog for v0.42
- Claude Code v2.1.152 (May 26, 2026) — - /code-review --fix now applies review findings to your working tree after the review, surfacing reuse, simplification, and efficiency suggestions; /simplify now invokes /code-rev
- OpenAI Codex CLI vrust-v0.134.0 (May 26, 2026) — New Features - Added search across local conversation history, including case-insensitive content matches with result previews. (23519, 23921) - Made --profile the primary profile
- Kiro CLI v2.4.2 (May 26, 2026) — Fixed crash on Windows caused by koffi/createRequire in terminal input handling
- GitHub Copilot CLI vv1.0.54 (May 24, 2026) — 2026-05-24 Fixes and changes
- GitHub Copilot CLI vv1.0.53 (May 24, 2026) — 2026-05-24 - Multiline prompts display fully without content clipping or selection offset - /skills picker now correctly honors --config-dir when saving skill preferences - Bash sh
- GitHub Copilot CLI vv1.0.52 (May 23, 2026) — 2026-05-23 - Non-interactive subcommands (plugin list, mcp list, help, version) no longer consume stdin - Add vertical scrollbar with mouse drag support to the main conversation vi
- Claude Code v2.1.150 (May 23, 2026) — - Internal infrastructure improvements (no user-facing changes)
- Claude Code v2.1.149 (May 22, 2026) — - /usage now shows a per-category breakdown of what's driving your limits usage — skills, subagents, plugins, and per-MCP-server cost - /diff detail view can now be scrolled with t
- Gemini CLI vv0.43.0 (May 22, 2026) — What's Changed feat(core): steer model to use edit tool for surgical edits, fix a typo by @aishaneeshah in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26480 docs: clarify Auto
- Claude Code v2.1.148 (May 22, 2026) — - Fixed the Bash tool returning exit code 127 on every command for some users (a regression introduced in 2.1.147)
- Claude Code v2.1.147 (May 21, 2026) — - Pinned background sessions (Ctrl+T in claude agents) now stay alive when idle, are restarted in place to apply Claude Code updates, and are shed under memory pressure only after
- OpenAI Codex CLI vrust-v0.133.0 (May 21, 2026) — New Features - Goals are now enabled by default, backed by dedicated storage, and track progress across active turns. (23300, 23685, 23696, 23732) - codex remote-control now runs l
- Kiro CLI v2.4.1 (May 21, 2026) — Fixed <code>${VARNAME}</code> syntax not being recognized for environment variable expansion in MCP server configuration
- GitHub Copilot CLI vv1.0.51 (May 20, 2026) — 2026-05-20 - --session-id=<id> resumes known sessions or tasks, and starts new sessions with a specific UUID - /remote commands now respect organization remote control and view fro
- Claude Code v2.1.146 (May 20, 2026) — - Renamed /simplify to /code-review with an optional effort level (e.g. /code-review high) - Auto mode no longer suppresses AskUserQuestion when the user or a skill explicitly reli
- OpenAI Codex CLI vrust-v0.132.0 (May 20, 2026) — New Features - The Python SDK now supports first-class authentication, including API key login, ChatGPT browser and device-code flows, account inspection, and logout APIs. (23093)
- Cursor v3.5 (May 20, 2026) — Improvements to Cursor Automations
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