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collection: coding-agents
collection_name: Coding Agents
week_start: 2026-07-06
title: Side conversations take center stage
release_count: 22
generated: 2026-07-13
canonical: https://releases.sh/collections/coding-agents/digest/2026-07-06
---

# Side conversations take center stage

Codex lands in the ChatGPT desktop app with inline editing and PR review, while Claude Code fixes a critical terminal freeze and auto-mode rollout, and Cursor and xAI's Grok Build add durable side chats and conversation search.

### Codex enters the ChatGPT app with inline editing and PR review

The biggest shift this week is [Codex joining the ChatGPT desktop app](/release/rel_jgrsgBNvtz26GcaJLq_n9-codex-joins-the-chatgpt-desktop-app-on-macos-and-windows) on macOS and Windows. Existing users can update and keep their projects, settings, and workflows, and optionally make Codex the default view. The move brings new capabilities: you can edit Markdown and code directly in the app with inline annotations and revision requests, review GitHub pull requests in the sidebar with feedback alongside diffs, and work across multiple repositories in a single project. Computer Use is faster with GPT-5.6, and mobile connection reliability and SSH video rendering are fixed.

Alongside the desktop app release, [Codex CLI 0.144.0](/release/rel_kveOTiuNnrKHJI-9FALB_-codex-cli-0-144-0-adds-writes-app-approval-mode-and-mcp-interactive-auth) adds a writes app-approval mode that lets you declare read-only actions while prompting for writes, and MCP tools can now request authentication interactively without an experimental opt-in. A follow-up [0.144.1 hotfix](/release/rel_M6ZwIhEsEyg-sMYpfVFeo-codex-cli-0-144-1-fixes-standalone-installs-and-code-mode-reliability) addresses standalone installs failing when GitHub returns compact or reordered release metadata, and ensures code mode falls back to the embedded runtime when the companion host binary is unavailable. [Codex CLI 0.143.0](/release/rel_Bf3oWte-BJs0HKRCHmUb1-codex-cli-0-143-0-enables-remote-plugins-by-default-and-adds-system-proxy) shipped earlier in the week, enabling remote plugins by default with richer catalog rows and npm marketplace sources, plus system proxy support for macOS and Windows (including PAC and WPAD), Amazon Bedrock GPT-5.6 models, and MCP tool search by default.

### Claude Code fixes terminal freeze, auto-mode changes, and security hardening

[Claude Code v2.1.207](/release/rel_TR8I_R1bFkCt1TNzyUBQm-claude-code-v2-1-207-fixes-terminal-freeze-auto-mode-changes-and-plugin-security) is the week's most critical release: it fixes a terminal freeze during long streaming responses, remote managed settings being permanently recorded without consent, and a plugin shell-injection vector where user config in commands is now rejected. Auto mode ships without opt-in on Bedrock, Vertex AI, and Foundry, and Claude Opus 4.8 is now the default on those platforms. The [v2.1.205](/release/rel_fi9jx_t1bWbepCuaa7dYc-claude-code-v2-1-205-fixes-transcript-tampering-schema-validation-and-windows) release from earlier in the week adds an auto mode rule that blocks tampering with session transcript files, fixes `--json-schema` silently producing unstructured output when the schema is invalid, and fixes a critical Windows bug where worktree removal deleted files outside the worktree when an NTFS junction or directory symlink existed inside it. [v2.1.203](/release/rel_DP8YJ8CPhLLP5OmGBvmd2-claude-code-v2-1-203-fixes-daemon-token-staleness-and-worktree-isolation-bugs) fixed background sessions becoming permanently unresponsive when the daemon's session token went stale, and worktree isolation bugs where subagents sometimes ran shell commands in the parent checkout. The rest of the week's Claude Code releases include [v2.1.206](/release/rel_Q62Lg8Txt9SZThj0baXQ6-claude-code-v2-1-206-fixes-mcp-server-timeouts-and-oauth-re-auth-improves-agents) fixing MCP server timeouts and OAuth re-authentication, [v2.1.204](/release/rel_qQG6p0PK9Vl6KbEsFJVno-claude-code-v2-1-204-fixes-hook-event-streaming-in-headless-sessions) fixing hook event streaming in headless sessions, and [v2.1.202](/release/rel_XQ83wjubSzIM5j-6fNF7b-claude-code-v2-1-202-fixes-remote-control-command-delivery-and-session-naming) fixing Remote Control command delivery and session naming.

### Side chats, conversation search, and agent dashboards

[Cursor](/release/rel_iz-tBiUyg5Scg2FW4Yf80-cursor-adds-side-chats-alongside-main-conversations-plus-conversation-search) adds side chats that run alongside your main agent conversation — each side chat is a durable full agent session with context from the main chat, letting you ask questions and explore tangents without interrupting your flow. Conversation search indexes agent transcripts across thousands of conversations via the command palette, and there are redesigned project and repo pickers with scoped search. New cloud agent hooks let you observe prompts, responses, thinking, and subagents.

xAI's Grok Build had a busy week too. [Grok Build 0.2.98](/release/rel_CdC3ZMmUbFU3yvtzNtoBj-grok-build-0-2-98-pins-authentication-to-api-key-or-oidc-adds-token-cost-display) pins authentication to API key or OIDC in config.toml, and `/context` now shows token costs for skills and MCP servers. [0.2.97](/release/rel_1mAGBsJ0DeniBE8fdKyzX-grok-build-0-2-97-adds-token-usage-in-headless-output-and-voice-mode-for-api) adds token usage and cost in headless JSON output, and voice mode is now available for API-key sessions. [0.2.96](/release/rel_qrkEcsyQGEdy750TXEVLq-grok-build-0-2-96-fixes-agent-teardown-crash-on-slim-linux-images) fixes agent teardown crashes on slim Linux images lacking the `ps` command, and authentication retries after token refresh. [0.2.95](/release/rel_AU_sNPaZk75wqew_yQKUD-grok-build-0-2-95-adds-managed-command-configs-fixes-session-corruption-after) lets teams ship default allowed commands via `managed_config.toml` and fixes session corruption after tool-use history. [0.2.94](/release/rel_LuotW19JJs3feooZNxvnY-grok-build-0-2-94-opens-agent-dashboard-and-adds-goal-command) opens the Agent Dashboard via `/sessions` and adds a `/goal` slash command. [0.2.93](/release/rel_RL2aYCFWnCQCgzfS_O1e7-grok-build-0-2-93-improves-mcp-permissions-and-keyboard-navigation) improves MCP permission prompts to show planned arguments before approving, and Esc no longer cancels a running turn. [0.2.92](/release/rel_yvIZKlJR2ICyNubKWQVaA-grok-build-0-2-92-speeds-macos-image-paste-65-and-fixes-shell-output-display) speeds macOS image paste 65× by reading the pasteboard directly, and user-run shell commands now display their complete output. [0.2.91](/release/rel_ejmy8-YuoogsSaarS2gMN-grok-build-0-2-91-improves-voice-dictation-visibility-and-worktree-dialog) keeps voice dictation indicators visible during plan mode review, and [0.2.90](/release/rel_wsIenIDqkG4c0src5M9xZ-grok-build-0-2-90-adds-configurable-mcp-tool-output-limit-and-local-plugin) adds a configurable MCP tool output limit and local plugin marketplace sources. [0.2.89](/release/rel_8xtOBkEPryNbIwsBOjGk1-grok-build-0-2-89-adds-voice-dictation-for-linux-and-auto-classifier-mode) brings voice dictation to Linux and adds a `/auto` slash command for classifier permission mode.

### Devin adds Git-backed blueprints and service user automations

[Devin's July 3 release](/release/rel_sTVSej9T-bNHMdzwIlpk0-devin-july-3-2026-adds-git-backed-blueprints-and-service-user-automations) introduces blueprints backed by a Git repository for version-controlling environment configurations, and service users can now create and manage automations via the API. The v3 API supports security scan remediation, and automations can trigger on snapshot build completion with a warning for permission mismatches.

## Releases covered

### Anthropic

- [Claude Code v2.1.207 fixes terminal freeze, auto mode changes, and plugin security hardening](https://releases.sh/release/rel_TR8I_R1bFkCt1TNzyUBQm-auto-mode-now-available-on-bedrock-vertex-terminal-freeze-fixed)
- [Claude Code v2.1.205 fixes transcript tampering, schema validation, and Windows file deletion](https://releases.sh/release/rel_fi9jx_t1bWbepCuaa7dYc-session-transcript-blocking-json-schema-validation-fixed-windows-file-deletion)
- [Claude Code v2.1.203 fixes daemon token staleness and worktree isolation bugs](https://releases.sh/release/rel_DP8YJ8CPhLLP5OmGBvmd2-background-sessions-recover-from-stale-tokens-worktree-isolation-hardened)
- [Claude Code v2.1.206 fixes MCP server timeouts and OAuth re-auth; improves agents view](https://releases.sh/release/rel_Q62Lg8Txt9SZThj0baXQ6-mcp-servers-now-respect-per-server-timeouts-oauth-re-auth-fixed)
- [Claude Code v2.1.204 fixes hook event streaming in headless sessions](https://releases.sh/release/rel_qQG6p0PK9Vl6KbEsFJVno-hook-events-now-stream-during-sessionstart-in-headless-mode)
- [Claude Code v2.1.202 fixes Remote Control command delivery and session naming](https://releases.sh/release/rel_XQ83wjubSzIM5j-6fNF7b-remote-control-commands-work-rename-persists-across-restarts)

### Cognition

- [Devin July 3, 2026 adds Git-backed blueprints and service user automations](https://releases.sh/release/rel_sTVSej9T-bNHMdzwIlpk0-git-backed-blueprints-ship-service-users-can-create-automations)

### Cursor

- [Cursor adds side chats alongside main conversations, plus conversation search](https://releases.sh/release/rel_iz-tBiUyg5Scg2FW4Yf80-side-chats-run-alongside-main-agent-transcripts-now-searchable)

### OpenAI

- [Codex joins the ChatGPT desktop app on macOS and Windows](https://releases.sh/release/rel_jgrsgBNvtz26GcaJLq_n9-codex-integrates-into-chatgpt-desktop-github-pr-review-added)
- [Codex CLI 0.144.0 adds writes app-approval mode and MCP interactive auth](https://releases.sh/release/rel_kveOTiuNnrKHJI-9FALB_-writes-app-approval-mode-mcp-auth-no-longer-experimental)
- [Codex CLI 0.144.1 fixes standalone installs and code-mode reliability](https://releases.sh/release/rel_M6ZwIhEsEyg-sMYpfVFeo-standalone-installs-fixed-code-mode-falls-back-to-embedded-runtime)
- [Codex CLI 0.143.0 enables remote plugins by default and adds system proxy support](https://releases.sh/release/rel_Bf3oWte-BJs0HKRCHmUb1-remote-plugins-now-default-on-system-proxy-routing-added)

### xAI

- [Grok Build 0.2.98 pins authentication to API key or OIDC, adds token cost display in /context](https://releases.sh/release/rel_CdC3ZMmUbFU3yvtzNtoBj-auth-pinned-to-api-key-or-oidc-context-shows-token-costs)
- [Grok Build 0.2.97 adds token usage in headless output and voice mode for API keys](https://releases.sh/release/rel_1mAGBsJ0DeniBE8fdKyzX-token-usage-in-headless-output-voice-mode-for-api-keys)
- [Grok Build 0.2.96 fixes agent teardown crash on slim Linux images](https://releases.sh/release/rel_qrkEcsyQGEdy750TXEVLq-agent-teardown-crash-on-slim-linux-fixed-auth-retry-hang-fixed)
- [Grok Build 0.2.95 adds managed command configs, fixes session corruption after tool-use history](https://releases.sh/release/rel_AU_sNPaZk75wqew_yQKUD-managed-command-configs-per-team-session-corruption-after-tool-use-history-fixed)
- [Grok Build 0.2.94 opens Agent Dashboard and adds goal command](https://releases.sh/release/rel_LuotW19JJs3feooZNxvnY-sessions-opens-agent-dashboard-goal-command-added)
- [Grok Build 0.2.93 improves MCP permissions and keyboard navigation](https://releases.sh/release/rel_RL2aYCFWnCQCgzfS_O1e7-mcp-prompts-show-planned-arguments-esc-ctrl-c-behavior-clarified)
- [Grok Build 0.2.92 speeds macOS image paste 65× and fixes shell output display](https://releases.sh/release/rel_yvIZKlJR2ICyNubKWQVaA-macos-image-paste-65-faster-shell-output-no-longer-drops-lines)
- [Grok Build 0.2.91 improves voice dictation visibility and worktree dialog display](https://releases.sh/release/rel_ejmy8-YuoogsSaarS2gMN-voice-dictation-stays-visible-in-plan-mode-worktree-dialog-handles-long-names)
- [Grok Build 0.2.90 adds configurable MCP tool output limit and local plugin marketplace](https://releases.sh/release/rel_wsIenIDqkG4c0src5M9xZ-mcp-tool-output-limit-configurable-local-plugin-marketplace-added)
- [Grok Build 0.2.89 adds voice dictation for Linux and auto classifier mode](https://releases.sh/release/rel_8xtOBkEPryNbIwsBOjGk1-voice-dictation-now-works-on-linux-auto-command-switches-classifier-mode)