What's Changed

• (IMPORTANT) /loop is being deprecated; it will still be avaialbe until the next major release, but it won't be found in the set of default compile-time features
• (IMPORTANT) The zerostack-lite-[target] family of binary builds now ships with --default-features instead of --no-default-features, while the standard build still ships with all features enabled
• feat(ui): Ctrl+Left, Ctrl+Right, paste in input and selection in input; by @0f3b79350c99d
• feat(status-signals): report permission waits (protocol v1.1) by @xavierforge in #282
• feat(cli): added --disable-lazygit (Ctrl+L shortcut), used by multistack
• add darcs commands to permissions by @toastal in #299
• feat(provider): add opencode-zen and opencode-go by @shramee in #294
• prompt: optimized write-text.md for better prose (higher average word-per-phrase count)
• prompt: optimized code.md for reduced amount of find/grep calls (works best on recent models)
• tweak: tweaked default values for compaction and for tool call (the compaction kicks off less often; grep/find now provide more outputs)
• docs: add Opper custom provider recipe by @Felixkw12 in #306
• fix(ui): make bash allow-always patterns match paths by @NotAFlightRisk in #281
• fix(ci): clear engine clippy lints and the advisor panic under --all-features by @xavierforge in #286
• fix(agent): group parallel tool calls and results in history by @shurizzle in #297
• build: bump the cargo group across 1 directory with 4 updates by @dependabot[bot] in #309
• internal: rewrote code around Engine struct, allowing for easier edits
• internal: updated deps to latest version
• internal: moved logging logic to compile-time feature (enabled by default)
• chore: refresh model catalog from models.dev by @xavierforge in #308

New Contributors

• @NotAFlightRisk made their first contribution in #281
• @Felixkw12 made their first contribution in #306
• @shurizzle made their first contribution in #297
• @shramee made their first contribution in #294

Full Changelog: v1.8.4...v1.8.5

What's Changed

• fix(provider): keep the metadata deadline off completion streams by @xavierforge in #277
• fix(ci): turn the six red jobs on main green by @xavierforge in #278
• ci: lint all targets so test code cannot drift past clippy by @xavierforge in #279
• chore: refresh model catalog from models.dev by @xavierforge in #280

Full Changelog: v1.8.3...v1.8.4

• Improved prompts
• Added --prompts-dir to load prompts from another directory
• Added --custom-mcp NAME=cmd args... to load a one-time stdio MCP server
• Added --custom-mcp-http NAME=URL to load a one-time HTTP MCP server

Update to prompts

• Fully redesigned write-text prompt around Simplified Technical English
• Better skill support in autoconfig
• Better CLI instructions in orchestrator
• Better pdf/docx/xlsx instructions in work
• Added instructions to run data visualizations via NiceGUI in code and work

Full Changelog: v1.8.2...v1.8.3

What's Changed

• Added Alt+M to switch models (@gi-dellav)
• Added Alt+P to switch prompts (@gi-dellav)
• Added support for multimodal outputs from MCPs (@0f3b79350c99d, via #274)
• Redesigned website (@gi-dellav)
• Cleaned up git-worktrees implementation (@gi-dellav)
• Updated system prompts and tool descriptions (@gi-dellav)
• Fix CPU=100% after quitting parent terminal by @velppa in #270
• chore: refresh model catalog from models.dev by @xavierforge in #271
• fix(clippy): clear lint drift on main for the 1.96 toolchain by @xavierforge in #272

New Contributors

• @velppa made their first contribution in #270

Full Changelog: v1.8.1...v1.8.2

Fixed setup wizard (--setup) bug

Full Changelog: v1.8.0...v1.8.1

v1.8.0 focuses on cleaner code, with a huge TUI refactoring by @wowi42 and several smallers improvements and bugfixes by @gi-dellav, @xavierforge, @thomasjfox and @Dessalines39394

No major features were added, but you can expect less bugs and better startup times.

What's Changed

• networking logic refactoring (@gi-dellav)
• fixed chain-of-prompts unrendered TUI bug (@gi-dellav)
• updated deps + fixed warnings (@gi-dellav)
• fix: sync Cargo.lock version with Cargo.toml (1.7.2) by @wowi42 in #217
• perf: stream FilePicker results and cancel the walk on deactivate by @wowi42 in #216
• docs: SEO metadata, sitemap/robots, and working internal links on the Pages site by @wowi42 in #224
• fix(prompts): rewrite orchestrator.md against real capabilities by @wowi42 in #220
• feat: LSP integration with diagnostics feedback to the agent by @wowi42 in #223
• chore: refresh model catalog from models.dev by @xavierforge in #232
• test(config): read expected context windows from the baked catalog by @xavierforge in #233
• feat(headless): record tool calls and results in print-mode sessions by @xavierforge in #230
• Add startup timing instrumentation to diagnose slow launches by @wowi42 in #226
• feat: warn on unknown config keys at startup by @wowi42 in #219
• feat: update prompts/themes by diff instead of blanket regeneration by @wowi42 in #218
• feat: integrate rtk output-filtering proxy into bash tool by @wowi42 in #221
• fix: read context window and pricing live for custom providers by @wowi42 in #225
• feat(mcp): add timeouts, retries, auto-reconnect, and concurrent connect by @wowi42 in #240
• feat(session): record active prompt name and source by @xavierforge in #228
• ci: bump taiki-e/install-action from 2.84.1 to 2.85.3 in the actions group by @dependabot[bot] in #238
• feat: configurable semantic role colors in themes and config by @wowi42 in #235
• fix: stop MCP server stderr from corrupting the TUI by @wowi42 in #237
• test(ui): headless integration tests for the TUI main loop (#186) by @wowi42 in #241
• feat(sandbox): add sandbox-required for fail-closed bash isolation by @xavierforge in #244
• chore: refresh model catalog from models.dev by @xavierforge in #246
• feat(sandbox): mask credential directories inside the bwrap sandbox by @xavierforge in #245
• fix(clippy): allow await_holding_lock in the TUI loop tests by @xavierforge in #250
• Fix edit & delete in the --setup screen by @thomasjfox in #252
• ci: bump taiki-e/install-action from 2.85.3 to 2.85.7 in the actions group by @dependabot[bot] in #248
• feat(ui): add mouse_capture config option by @wowi42 in #247
• fix(ui): restore cursor visibility on exit by @thomasjfox in #253
• Redraw prompt input char when run finished by @thomasjfox in #254
• feat(sandbox): add sandbox-network to run bwrap commands offline by @xavierforge in #255
• chore: refresh model catalog from models.dev by @xavierforge in #257
• fix(docs): restore broken star history chart by @Dessalines39394 in #263
• chore: refresh model catalog from models.dev by @xavierforge in #261
• fix(agent): pair parallel tool calls by internal call id by @xavierforge in #266
• Fix off-by-one in cursor scrolling by @thomasjfox in #264
• Update docs on input keybindings by @thomasjfox in #265
• docs: fix MiniMax full-context pricing by @octo-patch in #258
• ci: bump taiki-e/install-action from 2.85.7 to 2.86.7 in the actions group across 1 directory by @dependabot[bot] in #259
• ci: bump taiki-e/install-action from 2.86.7 to 2.87.2 in the actions group by @dependabot[bot] in #269
• build: bump the cargo group across 1 directory with 11 updates by @dependabot[bot] in #267

New Contributors

• @thomasjfox made their first contribution in #252
• @Dessalines39394 made their first contribution in #263

Full Changelog: v1.7.2...v1.8.0

What's Changed

• perf(tui): make Renderer dirty-region aware by @wowi42 in #204
• ci: bump the actions group with 2 updates by @dependabot[bot] in #205
• build: bump the cargo group with 11 updates by @dependabot[bot] in #206
• perf: parse markdown only for completed lines while streaming by @wowi42 in #207
• feat: project-local config override via .zerostack/config.toml by @wowi42 in #208
• test: serialize track_read tests sharing global state by @wowi42 in #209
• perf: pre-wrap feed layout so scroll/selection reuse visual rows by @wowi42 in #210
• fix: honor resumed history and fail closed on Ask in headless mode by @xavierforge in #212
• fix: surface non-fatal errors instead of swallowing them by @wowi42 in #213
• feat: /export, /import and /share for sessions by @wowi42 in #211
• fix: validate URLs in open_url and report clipboard/open failures by @wowi42 in #214

Full Changelog: v1.7.1...v1.7.2

What's Changed

• refactor(ui): extract stateful App struct from run_interactive by @wowi42 in #189
• Introduce Feed model for TUI chat content by @wowi42 in #191
• docs: add MiniMax custom provider recipe by @octo-patch in #196
• ci: expand CI with fmt, clippy, feature matrix, macOS, debug install by @wowi42 in #192
• refactor(ui): group App state into UiContext/AgentRunState/ChainState/SlashState by @wowi42 in #198
• fix(ui): coalesce paste bursts so multi-line paste lands as one block by @wowi42 in #199
• ci: bump taiki-e/install-action from 2.82.10 to 2.83.2 in the actions group by @dependabot[bot] in #193
• build: bump the cargo group with 4 updates by @dependabot[bot] in #194
• tui: centralize agent rebuild in one rebuild_agent helper by @wowi42 in #201
• fix: apply the default prompt's %%mode= directive at startup by @wowi42 in #203
• tui: extract apply_prompt_mode helper for prompt selection by @wowi42 in #202

New Contributors

• @octo-patch made their first contribution in #196

Full Changelog: v1.7.0...v1.7.1

What's Changed

• fix(headless): honor --pure-stdout in --loop mode by @xavierforge in #171
• ci: bump taiki-e/install-action from 2.82.7 to 2.82.10 in the actions group by @dependabot[bot] in #173
• fix(pricing): price Anthropic cache tokens so cost isn't undercounted by @xavierforge in #172
• build: bump the cargo group with 3 updates by @dependabot[bot] in #174
• fix: mouse text selection broken by missing bottom-alignment padding by @wowi42 in #175
• feat: clickable hyperlinks in chat output by @wowi42 in #176
• feat(logging): add crash log directory and panic hook by @wowi42 in #177
• feat(hooks): external-command hooks at agent lifecycle points by @xavierforge in #178
• refactor(memory): priority-order truncation and recency-based daily log selection by @xavierforge in #181
• docs: sync ARCHITECTURE.md, README.md, and docs/ with current codebase by @xavierforge in #182
• fix(clippy): collapse nested if statements into let-chains by @xavierforge in #183
• fix(help): list all dispatched commands in /help output by @xavierforge in #184
• feat(memory): add memory_edit, backups, and long-term append dedup by @xavierforge in #185
• fix(storage): expand tilde in ZS_DATA_DIR and ZS_CONFIG_DIR by @wowi42 in #188

Full Changelog: v1.6.2...v1.7.0

What's Changed

• Added /tutor and --tutor for new users
• Added work prompt, making the Agent act as a office worker (ex. Claude Cowork)
• Added --setup for accessing a configuration UI
• fix(headless): honor --pure-stdout in --loop mode by @xavierforge in #171
• ci: bump taiki-e/install-action from 2.82.7 to 2.82.10 in the actions group by @dependabot[bot] in #173
• fix(pricing): price Anthropic cache tokens so cost isn't undercounted by @xavierforge in #172
• build: bump the cargo group with 3 updates by @dependabot[bot] in #174
• fix: mouse text selection broken by missing bottom-alignment padding by @wowi42 in #175
• feat: clickable hyperlinks in chat output by @wowi42 in #176
• feat(logging): add crash log directory and panic hook by @wowi42 in #177
• feat(hooks): external-command hooks at agent lifecycle points by @xavierforge in #178
• refactor(memory): priority-order truncation and recency-based daily log selection by @xavierforge in #181
• docs: sync ARCHITECTURE.md, README.md, and docs/ with current codebase by @xavierforge in #182
• fix(clippy): collapse nested if statements into let-chains by @xavierforge in #183
• fix(help): list all dispatched commands in /help output by @xavierforge in #184

Full Changelog: v1.6.2...v1.7.0-rc1