Bolt 2026.07.20
Bolt 2026.07.20 was released on .
Summary
New features Teach Bolt reusable instructions with skills Skills are reusable instructions that teach Bolt how to handle specific scenarios, like UI copy guidelines or a launch checklist. Add a ski...
Release Context
- This was the 5th Bolt release of 2026 tracked by Havoptic.
- It shipped 7 days after Bolt 2026.07.13 (July 13, 2026).
Shipped around the same time
Within 3 days of this release, other AI coding tools also shipped:
- Kiro CLI v2.14.1 (July 23, 2026)
- Amp 2026.07.23 (July 23, 2026)
- Kiro CLI v2.14.0 (July 22, 2026)
- Gemini CLI v0.52.0 (July 22, 2026)
- Claude Code v2.1.218 (July 22, 2026)
Compare Bolt
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- Bolt vs Cursor
- Bolt vs Gemini CLI
- Bolt vs Kiro CLI
- Bolt vs GitHub Copilot CLI
- Bolt vs Devin Desktop
- Bolt vs Antigravity CLI
- Bolt vs Grok Build
- Bolt vs Cline
- Bolt vs OpenCode
- Bolt vs Zed
- Bolt vs Factory Droid
- Bolt vs Devin
- Bolt vs Lovable
- Bolt vs Amp
- Bolt vs GitHub Copilot in VS Code
- Bolt vs Replit Agent
- Bolt vs v0
Release Notes
New features Teach Bolt reusable instructions with skills Skills are reusable instructions that teach Bolt how to handle specific scenarios, like UI copy guidelines or a launch checklist. Add a skill once and Bolt applies it automatically when planning or building whenever your prompt matches the skill's description, so you don't have to explain the same rules every time. Skills are available on all plans. You can add skills at the workspace level (available across every project) or directly to a project. Import from GitHub or a file, write one manually, or ask Bolt to create one for you in chat. Bolt also provides a set of curated skills like SEO/GEO, Web Design Guidelines, and Writing Guidelines that you can turn on per project. Learn more about using skills. Improvements Databases in published projects are no longer paused due to inactivity Databases in projects you've published to a live site are no longer automatically paused due to inactivity. Now, automatic pausing applies only to unpublished projects that have low database activity for six days or more. Learn more about automatically paused databases.
Other Recent Bolt Releases
- 2026.10.12 (October 12, 2026)
- 2026.10.05 (October 5, 2026)
- 2026.09.21 (September 21, 2026)
- 2026.09.14 (September 14, 2026)
- 2026.09.07 (September 7, 2026)
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