OAuth tokens preserved during rotation; shell output throttled

What's Changed

• fix(ci): replace brittle --no-tag with explicit staging-tmp tag by @scidomino in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26940
• Incremental refactor repo agent towards skills-based composition by @gundermanc in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26717
• fix(ui): fixed line wrap padding for selection lists by @devr0306 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26944
• fix(core): update read_file schema for v1 compatibility (#22183) by @cocosheng-g in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26922
• fix(ci): configure git remote with token for authentication by @scidomino in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26949
• 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 v0.42.0 by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26958
• Refactor: Eliminate no-unsafe-return suppressions via strict type validation by @M-DEV-1 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20668
• Changelog for v0.43.0-preview.0 by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26959
• feat(core): change agent registration to first-wins and prioritize project by @adamfweidman in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26953
• feat(cli): merge Auto modes into a single Auto mode by @DavidAPierce in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26714
• fix(core): preserve OAuth refresh tokens during rotation and retrieval by @cocosheng-g in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26924
• fix(cli): allow keychain auth for --list-sessions and non-interactive mode by @cocosheng-g in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26921
• fix(core): handle EISDIR on virtual drives in memory discovery by @cocosheng-g in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26985
• fix(cli): auto-approve shell redirections in AUTO_EDIT mode by @cocosheng-g in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/27003
• ci: suppress bot comments during standard triage maintenance by @cocosheng-g in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/27006
• fix(core): refresh MCP OAuth token usage after re-auth by @sahilkirad in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26312
• fix(ui): clamped table column widths by @devr0306 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26991
• fix(core): isolate subagent thread context by @akh64bit in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26449
• chore: add execution permission to scripts/review.sh by @scidomino in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/27009
• fix(core): made context files append instead of replace by @devr0306 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26950
• fix: add system PATH fallback for ripgrep resolution (#26777) by @cocosheng-g in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26868
• chore: clean up launched memory features by @SandyTao520 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26941
• fix(core): throttle shell text output and bound live UI buffer by @emersonbusson in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26955
• fix(cli): don't crash when an @-mention captures a non-path blob by @ifitisit in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25980
• fix(core): ensure stable fallback for restricted preview models by @galz10 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26999

New Contributors

• @emersonbusson made their first contribution in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26955

Full Changelog: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/compare/v0.42.0-nightly.20260512.gc987b9939...v0.44.0-nightly.20260514.g77078b3e8