This release includes 1 breaking change for platform teams planning a safe upgrade.
✓ No known CVEs patched in this version
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Moderate signalThe release enforces origin validation on websocket upgrades and adds native app integrations.
Why it matters: Enforcing origin validation mitigates unauthorized websocket connections (severity 80). Native app integrations expand platform capabilities (severity 40).
Summary
AI summaryUpdates Bug Fixes, 0.79.0 - 2026-07-16, and Refactoring across a mixed release.
Changes in this release
| Type | Severity | Summary | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Security | High |
Enforce origin validation on websocket upgrades. Enforce origin validation on websocket upgrades. Source: llm_adapter@2026-07-16 Confidence: high |
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| Feature | Medium |
Add native app integrations. Add native app integrations. Source: llm_adapter@2026-07-16 Confidence: high |
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| Feature | Medium |
Add Grok ACP agent. Add Grok ACP agent. Source: llm_adapter@2026-07-16 Confidence: high |
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| Feature | Medium |
Show file statuses in review UI. Show file statuses in review UI. Source: llm_adapter@2026-07-16 Confidence: high |
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| Performance | Low |
Upgrade Vitest and cap local workers. Upgrade Vitest and cap local workers. Source: llm_adapter@2026-07-16 Confidence: high |
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| Bugfix | Medium |
Prevent task renames from wiping task repositories. Prevent task renames from wiping task repositories. Source: llm_adapter@2026-07-16 Confidence: high |
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| Bugfix | Medium |
Bump @playwright/test to ^1.61.1 to fix install hang on Node 26. Bump @playwright/test to ^1.61.1 to fix install hang on Node 26. Source: llm_adapter@2026-07-16 Confidence: high |
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| Bugfix | Medium |
Resolve two cancel/clarification deadlocks that wedge sessions in RUNNING. Resolve two cancel/clarification deadlocks that wedge sessions in RUNNING. Source: llm_adapter@2026-07-16 Confidence: high |
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| Bugfix | Low |
Prevent settings sidebar from closing on first click. Prevent settings sidebar from closing on first click. Source: llm_adapter@2026-07-16 Confidence: high |
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| Refactor | Low |
Remove legacy settings migration code. Remove legacy settings migration code. Source: llm_adapter@2026-07-16 Confidence: high |
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Full changelog
[!WARNING]
macOS, Windows desktop installers in this release are unsigned development builds.
They may require manual OS security bypasses and are not trusted downloads.
0.79.0 - 2026-07-16
Features
- sync workflows from a configured github repo (#1721)
- add native app integrations (#1715)
- add archive confirmation preference (#1708)
- show file statuses in review (#1683)
- rename task inline from the top bar via double-click (#1702)
- add opt-in notification sound for waiting-for-input (#1689)
- add repository context to quick chats (#1679)
- surface agent subscription usage in settings and chat tooltip (#1697)
- add Grok ACP agent (#1688) by @zensi-dev
- show ACP shell command output in chat (#1684)
- unarchive tasks with worktree branch recovery (#1687)
- interrupt busy child task turn on parent message_task_kandev (#1653) by @ClemDNL
- link GitHub issues to tasks (#1672) (#1676)
Bug Fixes
- compact plan implement control (#1719)
- improve command palette alias matching (#1718)
- render walkthrough surfaces behind dialogs (#1717)
- render HTML in markdown previews (#1707)
- handle parked task sessions (#1711)
- prevent cross-task acknowledgement loops (#1712)
- prevent settings sidebar from closing on first click (#1709)
- restore persisted tabs after task reload (#1703)
- stop task renames from wiping task repositories (#1705)
- silence Vitest network noise (#1700)
- enforce origin validation on websocket upgrades (#1698)
- keep chat readable after right-pane resize (#1682) (#1691)
- promote commandless workspace executions (#1692)
- align topbar metrics heights (#1694)
- repair grok docker auth and archived task control (#1693)
- soften deferred clarification notice (#1690)
- bump @playwright/test to ^1.61.1 to fix install hang on Node 26 (#1685)
- resolve two cancel/clarification deadlocks that wedge sessions in RUNNING (#1680)
- prevent stale ready events from completing replacement turns (#1678)
- make clipboard fallback work in Radix dialogs (#1671) by @yattdev
Performance
- upgrade Vitest and cap local workers (#1696)
Refactoring
- remove legacy settings migration (#1704)
Documentation
Breaking Changes
- Removed legacy settings migration code
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