Amp 2026.08.31 → 2026.10.19: what changed
21 releases shipped between 2026.08.31 (August 31, 2026) and 2026.10.19 (October 19, 2026).
Changelog entries in this range
- 2026.09.01 — September 1, 2026: Fable 5.1 Claude Fable 5.1 now powers Amp's ultra mode, replacing Fable 5. It's very good at writing, very good at taking direction mid-task, and very good at w
- 2026.09.01.2 — September 1, 2026: Intelligently Ordered Diffs The first challenge in code review is figuring out which files to read first. Amp now orders diffs intelligently and highlights whic
- 2026.09.04 — September 4, 2026: Desktop Your orb now has a desktop you can see and control. Use the Desktop tab in any orb thread to get a high-resolution interactive Linux desktop. It's usefu
- 2026.09.08 — September 8, 2026: Steer, Don't Queue When you send a message while the agent is working, it's now delivered at the next possible opportunity, instead of being queued until the ag
- 2026.09.10 — September 10, 2026: Customize Your Dial You can now choose the models behind Amp's builtin modes and put your own agents on the Dial. There are two tabs in Settings → Mode Dial. Tu
- 2026.09.11 — September 11, 2026: Restack Your Changes We've added a Restack button that organizes all of your thread's changes into a cleaner set of commits. Use it to split a large diff into l
- 2026.09.13 — September 13, 2026: Free Agent Amp is now free to use when you bring your own compute and model subscriptions/keys. - No monthly plan is required anymore to use your ChatGPT subscr
- 2026.09.17 — September 17, 2026: One Runner Is Now Enough A runner can now serve many directories, not just the one it was started in. You can point it at specific projects and directories or l
- 2026.09.22 — September 22, 2026: One Runner, Many Worktrees A runner can now create Git worktrees. Pick a repository the runner serves, hit Tab, name the branch, and the thread starts in a fres
- 2026.09.24 — September 24, 2026: Shared Runners You can now share a runner with your workspace. Start it with --share and everyone in your workspace can start threads on that machine from ampco
- 2026.09.24.2 — September 24, 2026: The Mac App Is Your Runner The Amp app for macOS now starts a runner for you. You no longer need amp --no-tui open in a terminal to run threads on your Mac. Ope
- 2026.09.25 — September 25, 2026: Less Noise Amp now collapses your agent's step-by-step work even more, since you care about what the agent did, not how it got there. (You can still expand the
- 2026.09.28 — September 28, 2026: Opus 5.5 Claude Opus 5.5 now powers Amp's medium mode by default, replacing GPT-5.6 Sol. If you use a ChatGPT subscription with the ChatGPT Only preset, medium
- 2026.09.29 — September 29, 2026: Plaid Speed Amp now supports Plaid speed for modes that use GPT-6 Astra. Plaid uses OpenAI's ultrafast speed tier, which enables inference requests to run up to
- 2026.10.06 — October 6, 2026: Many, Many Pucks You can now have multiple separate conversations with Puck. We know you love Puck. We also know you've been asking Puck about your recent orbs,
- 2026.10.10 — October 10, 2026: Use Your Claude Plan in Amp You can now use your Claude Pro/Max subscription in Amp. It's free and available for everyone now. When creating a new thread, just
- 2026.10.12 — October 12, 2026: First Things First, Faster The Changes pane now automatically puts files in an intelligent order. Amp reads the diff, identifies the files that are essential to
- 2026.10.12.2 — October 12, 2026: You've Got Comments Amp now follows up on GitHub pull requests it opens. Comments, reviews, and CI results show up in the same thread. When Amp opens a PR, the
- 2026.10.13 — October 13, 2026: Take Puck with You You can now talk to Puck from ChatGPT, Claude, and other agents via MCP. After developing an idea with ChatGPT's voice mode on a walk, send i
- 2026.10.16 — October 16, 2026: See Your Runner's Desktop You can now see and control your macOS or Linux runner's desktop. This is nice for trying native apps that Amp builds for you, such as
- 2026.10.19 — October 19, 2026: Assign It To Amp Amp is now an agent in Linear. Assigning an issue to Amp starts a new Agent Session in Linear and spawns a new orb. You can also mention @Amp t