Agentic Index: coding agents change log

Anthropic Claude Code: Claude Code 2.1.283 added exact model version matching through availableModelsMatch and an overriding deniedModels managed setting.

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT

Claude Code 2.1.283 added exact model version matching through availableModelsMatch and an overriding deniedModels managed setting. Interactive sessions on third party providers or with telemetry disabled now start in auto mode when no permission mode is configured. An explicit permissions.defaultMode setting still takes precedence.

Why it matters: Enterprise administrators can prevent newly released model versions from becoming available without review. Teams using the affected session configurations should evaluate the new default permission behavior against their approval policies.

Impact: High. Verification: Verified. Type: Human approval / guardrails.

Evidence: GitHub release

Source: Agentic Index change log. Free to reuse with a link back. Terms.

CodeRabbit CLI 0.8.1 adds cr code handoff to create a cloud Coding Agent task from a local session summary, with an optional plan and…

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT

CodeRabbit CLI 0.8.1 adds cr code handoff to create a cloud Coding Agent task from a local session summary, with an optional plan and discovered transcript. Handoff output now identifies the branch, commit, transferred files, and cloud task; scripts parsing the earlier output need adjustment.

Why it matters: Teams with Coding Agent access can move ongoing local work into cloud execution with its working context. Existing CLI automation needs compatibility review because the human readable response format changed.

Impact: Medium. Verification: Partially Verified. Type: MCP / tool calling / API.

Evidence: Official changelog

Source: Agentic Index change log. Free to reuse with a link back. Terms.

Kiro Crew 0.7.0 added a durable queue for accepted subagent work, Task Runner steps, and workflow calls, restoring queued work after…

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT

Kiro Crew 0.7.0 added a durable queue for accepted subagent work, Task Runner steps, and workflow calls, restoring queued work after Gateway restarts. The release also added AWS Fargate to its optional remote crew preview, reaching tasks through AWS Systems Manager without an inbound network rule. Fargate tasks have a default six hour lifetime and a fixed limit of ten concurrent tasks.

Why it matters: Teams evaluating long running coding workflows can assess recovery from service restarts and use disposable remote workers with bounded lifetimes and concurrency.

Impact: High. Verification: Verified. Type: Workflow orchestration.

Evidence: Official changelog

Source: Agentic Index change log. Free to reuse with a link back. Terms.

Cline Desktop v0.0.35 adds Linux support through x64 deb and rpm packages alongside its existing macOS and Windows builds.

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT

Cline Desktop v0.0.35 adds Linux support through x64 deb and rpm packages alongside its existing macOS and Windows builds. The Linux app uses a native GTK folder picker and downloads updates in the background, with installation controlled by the user. An AppImage is not available in this release.

Why it matters: Teams using Linux development machines can evaluate the desktop agent on their existing operating system. Deployment owners should check package compatibility and update permissions before rolling it out across managed workstations.

Impact: Medium. Verification: Verified. Type: Deployment / data residency.

Evidence: GitHub release

Source: Agentic Index change log. Free to reuse with a link back. Terms.

cubic added a repository policy that allows automatic pull request approval while findings at selected priorities remain unresolved.

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT

cubic added a repository policy that allows automatic pull request approval while findings at selected priorities remain unresolved. Choosing a priority also allows lower priorities, and cubic publishes new findings before submitting a separate approval. Other approval rules and GitHub branch protections still apply.

Why it matters: Engineering teams can decide which findings require human resolution before approval. Review the permitted severity threshold and use shadow mode to assess the policy before enabling live approvals.

Impact: High. Verification: Verified. Type: Human approval / guardrails.

Evidence: Official changelog

Source: Agentic Index change log. Free to reuse with a link back. Terms.

OpenHands Enterprise added Git Sync for automations.

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT

OpenHands Enterprise added Git Sync for automations. Administrators can synchronize automations with a Git repository, retain version history and backups outside the host, and review updates through pull requests before deployment.

Why it matters: Engineering teams can apply their existing code review process to changes in autonomous workflows. This provides a practical governance mechanism for organizations expanding shared coding agents.

Impact: Medium. Verification: Verified. Type: Human approval / guardrails.

Evidence: Official blog

Source: Agentic Index change log. Free to reuse with a link back. Terms.

Baz Planner adds shared review of implementation plans published from coding agents, with comments on passages or the entire plan that…

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT

Baz Planner adds shared review of implementation plans published from coding agents, with comments on passages or the entire plan that survive revisions. Teams can compare plan versions, assign reviewers by repository access, review on mobile and follow plan links from pull request comments.

Why it matters: Engineering teams can resolve design questions before agents implement code and keep review feedback connected to the resulting pull request. Persistent comments and version comparisons make it easier to confirm that requested changes were addressed.

Impact: Medium. Verification: Partially Verified. Type: Human approval / guardrails.

Evidence: Official changelog

Source: Agentic Index change log. Free to reuse with a link back. Terms.

Kilo Code CLI 7.7.9 added a goal tool that lets the agent start or resume a session goal and continue execution after the current turn.

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT

Kilo Code CLI 7.7.9 added a goal tool that lets the agent start or resume a session goal and continue execution after the current turn. The tool is allowed by default, with ask and deny permission options. The same release added recurring or single session schedules through cron_create, cron_list, and cron_delete; tasks survive session resumption and expire after seven days.

Why it matters: Engineering teams can assess unattended coding work with explicit controls over whether an agent may initiate continued execution. The default permission policy becomes a rollout decision for teams that require human oversight.

Impact: High. Verification: Verified. Type: Workflow orchestration.

Evidence: GitHub release

Source: Agentic Index change log. Free to reuse with a link back. Terms.

Cursor launched Rollouts and Security Review for Teams and Enterprise customers.

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT

Cursor launched Rollouts and Security Review for Teams and Enterprise customers. Rollouts creates editable monitoring plans for pull requests and checks deployment health against logs, metrics, and traces in each environment. It can propose a revert or send a regression to a cloud agent, but does not merge or roll back autonomously. Security Review checks pull requests for exploitable vulnerabilities and reports severity, attack paths, and proposed fixes.

Why it matters: Teams can evaluate automated deployment monitoring and security review within their coding workflow. Rollouts requires source control, deployment, and telemetry connections, while remediation retains a review boundary.

Impact: High. Verification: Verified. Type: Agent capability.

Evidence: Official changelog

Source: Agentic Index change log. Free to reuse with a link back. Terms.

Agent Zero v2.13 replaces runtime=input with input_remote for remote execution, without a compatibility alias.

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT

Agent Zero v2.13 replaces runtime=input with input_remote for remote execution, without a compatibility alias. It also adds Telegram and WhatsApp slash commands with project aware command catalogs and scoped integration settings, plus a configurable browser JavaScript evaluation timeout.

Why it matters: Existing remote execution workflows need a migration before upgrading. Operators gain more direct control over agents through messaging channels and a recovery mechanism for browser scripts that stall.

Impact: High. Verification: Verified. Type: MCP / tool calling / API.

Evidence: GitHub release

Source: Agentic Index change log. Free to reuse with a link back. Terms.

depthfirst makes transitive dependency reachability available to customers as part of every software composition analysis scan.

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT

depthfirst makes transitive dependency reachability available to customers as part of every software composition analysis scan. Its agent follows execution paths through intermediate packages and exposes the chain of calls leading from application code to a vulnerable function. The analysis can follow invocation mechanisms that static call graphs miss, including command line startup and framework callbacks.

Why it matters: Security teams gain evidence for prioritizing vulnerable dependencies that application code can actually reach. Engineers can inspect the reported path before deciding whether a finding warrants remediation.

Impact: Medium. Verification: Verified. Type: Agent capability.

Evidence: Official blog

Source: Agentic Index change log. Free to reuse with a link back. Terms.

GitHub Copilot for JetBrains 1.18.0 introduced assisted approvals in public preview, automatically approving lower risk tool calls while…

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT

GitHub Copilot for JetBrains 1.18.0 introduced assisted approvals in public preview, automatically approving lower risk tool calls while requesting human decisions for higher risk actions. The release also added persistent controls for individual MCP tools, shared organization skills and instructions, and the ability to rewind a conversation and its file changes when editing an earlier request.

Why it matters: Engineering teams can evaluate finer control over agent permissions and a clearer way to recover when an agent follows the wrong direction. Shared instructions also support consistent operation across developers.

Impact: High. Verification: Verified. Type: Human approval / guardrails.

Evidence: Official changelog

Source: Agentic Index change log. Free to reuse with a link back. Terms.

Google Antigravity SDK 0.1.18 adds local model execution through LiteRT and local servers exposing an OpenAI compatible API.

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT

Google Antigravity SDK 0.1.18 adds local model execution through LiteRT and local servers exposing an OpenAI compatible API. The release adds independent subagent model selection and a coding evaluation preset, enables scheduling in standard tool groups, and removes interactive questions from default tools. It also removes the deprecated modified_arguments_json hook field in favor of modified_args and consolidates compaction settings around token_threshold.

Why it matters: Teams can assess running coding workflows without sending model inference to a hosted service, subject to local hardware and model constraints. Existing integrations need to review tool defaults and update deprecated hook and compaction configurations before upgrading.

Impact: High. Verification: Verified. Type: Deployment / data residency.

Evidence: Official documentation

Source: Agentic Index change log. Free to reuse with a link back. Terms.

OpenAI Codex: Codex CLI 0.156.0 added worktree session creation and task status filtering in the agent command center, with worktree support enabled by…

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT

Codex CLI 0.156.0 added worktree session creation and task status filtering in the agent command center, with worktree support enabled by default. Its new /usage dashboard shows account consumption and plugin and skill activity, including credit and token reports for Business and Enterprise accounts. The release also enables voice conversations by default and bundles audio runtimes for Linux and Windows.

Why it matters: Teams can separate concurrent coding tasks into distinct checkouts while retaining existing source edits and approval settings. The analytics views help administrators assess consumption and which extensions teams actually use.

Impact: Medium. Verification: Verified. Type: Workflow orchestration.

Evidence: GitHub release

Source: Agentic Index change log. Free to reuse with a link back. Terms.

Cognition retired the standalone npx devin-review command and its unauthenticated review page; existing installed copies no longer work.

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT

Cognition retired the standalone npx devin-review command and its unauthenticated review page; existing installed copies no longer work. Users must access Devin Review through the PR tab or its home page. The same release adds Devin Review for Bitbucket Data Center repositories, including automatic reviews when pull requests open or change.

Why it matters: Teams that invoke the retired command in scripts or developer workflows need to replace that path. Organizations running Bitbucket Data Center can now assess automated review coverage while configuring the required connection and webhook.

Impact: High. Verification: Verified. Type: MCP / tool calling / API.

Evidence: Official changelog

Source: Agentic Index change log. Free to reuse with a link back. Terms.

Sourcegraph Cloud updated Code Finder to accept the repository as a separate parameter and expanded read_live_changesets so Agentic Batch…

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT

Sourcegraph Cloud updated Code Finder to accept the repository as a separate parameter and expanded read_live_changesets so Agentic Batch Changes can inspect live CI checks and branch state before requesting help. The same release adds structured publish credential problems to prepare_batch_spec metadata and enables repository fetch history logs. Deep Search gains safe date functions for analyzing commit activity and time windows.

Why it matters: Teams integrating code agents should review tool argument handling and can give agents more evidence before escalating failed changes to an engineer. Repository fetch history also helps administrators diagnose whether stale source data affected an investigation.

Impact: Medium. Verification: Verified. Type: MCP / tool calling / API.

Evidence: Official changelog

Source: Agentic Index change log. Free to reuse with a link back. Terms.

Factory's September 19 release, CLI v0.223.0 and Desktop v0.180.0, changes the app's default session autonomy from Off to Medium when a…

Sat, 19 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT

Factory's September 19 release, CLI v0.223.0 and Desktop v0.180.0, changes the app's default session autonomy from Off to Medium when a user has not chosen a level. Medium permits file edits and reversible workspace operations such as dependency installation, builds, and local commits without repeated approval, subject to organization and safety controls. The same release adds an organization managed Databricks connector and requires confirmation for more commands that write to disks.

Why it matters: Administrators should review session defaults and organization autonomy limits before rollout because unconfigured app sessions can now perform a broader set of actions without intervention. Teams handling sensitive repositories can set explicit limits to match their review requirements.

Impact: High. Verification: Partially Verified. Type: Human approval / guardrails.

Evidence: Official changelog

Source: Agentic Index change log. Free to reuse with a link back. Terms.

OpenAI Codex: OpenAI released Codex 0.155.0 with experimental voice conversations, live reasoning summaries and task management for agents.

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT

OpenAI released Codex 0.155.0 with experimental voice conversations, live reasoning summaries and task management for agents. It also adds Touch ID verification for MCP requests on supported Macs.

Why it matters: Touch ID for MCP requests is a real control: a person has to confirm before the agent uses a tool. It is the kind of step other coding agents should copy.

Impact: High. Verification: Partially Verified. Type: Agent capability.

Evidence: GitHub release

Source: Agentic Index change log. Free to reuse with a link back. Terms.

Kilo Code: Kilo's mobile app now lets users run cloud agents, control VS Code and CLI sessions, and review pull requests from iOS and Android.

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT

Kilo's mobile app now lets users run cloud agents, control VS Code and CLI sessions, and review pull requests from iOS and Android.

Why it matters: Supervising agents from a phone keeps work moving, and it also means approving changes on a small screen. Teams should decide what can be approved from mobile.

Impact: Medium. Verification: Verified. Type: Workflow orchestration.

Evidence: Official blog

Source: Agentic Index change log. Free to reuse with a link back. Terms.

Sourcegraph introduced outcome based pricing for Agentic Batch Changes: customers pay per changeset successfully merged, not for compute…

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT

Sourcegraph introduced outcome based pricing for Agentic Batch Changes: customers pay per changeset successfully merged, not for compute or seats.

Why it matters: Paying only for merged changes puts the risk of wasted agent work on the vendor. It is one of the first outcome priced coding agents, and it gives buyers a clean way to measure value.

Impact: High. Verification: Verified. Type: Pricing / packaging.

Evidence: Official blog

Source: Agentic Index change log. Free to reuse with a link back. Terms.

Cline released Cline Desktop, a native app that supports open weight models, scheduled runs, web search and voice input, with a Hub for…

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT

Cline released Cline Desktop, a native app that supports open weight models, scheduled runs, web search and voice input, with a Hub for managing Agent Plugins.

Why it matters: A desktop app with scheduled runs turns Cline from an editor assistant into an agent that works unattended. Open weight model support lets teams keep code on their own infrastructure.

Impact: High. Verification: Partially Verified. Type: Agent capability.

Evidence: GitHub release

Source: Agentic Index change log. Free to reuse with a link back. Terms.

Blitzy opened the Blitzy Sandbox, a free evaluation tier for its autonomous software development platform.

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT

Blitzy opened the Blitzy Sandbox, a free evaluation tier for its autonomous software development platform. Eligible organizations can reverse engineer up to one million lines of code and generate up to 25,000 lines at no cost.

Why it matters: Autonomous development platforms have been hard to evaluate without a paid pilot. A free tier sized for a real codebase lets a team test on its own code before a procurement cycle starts.

Impact: High. Verification: Verified. Type: Pricing / packaging.

Evidence: Official blog

Source: Agentic Index change log. Free to reuse with a link back. Terms.

Kilo Code: Kilo updated its VS Code extension with Swarm, which lets subagents message each other, plus browser use so the agent can drive a web…

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT

Kilo updated its VS Code extension with Swarm, which lets subagents message each other, plus browser use so the agent can drive a web browser, and GitHub reviews inside the editor.

Why it matters: Subagents that talk to each other can split larger tasks, and they can also multiply cost and errors. Teams should watch how Swarm reports what each subagent did.

Impact: High. Verification: Verified. Type: Workflow orchestration.

Evidence: Official blog

Source: Agentic Index change log. Free to reuse with a link back. Terms.

Kiro raised the context window for GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra and Luna to one million tokens, up from 272,000.

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT

Kiro raised the context window for GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra and Luna to one million tokens, up from 272,000.

Why it matters: A larger window lets a whole codebase fit in one request, which changes what the agent can reason about. It also raises cost per request, so check how Kiro meters it.

Impact: Medium. Verification: Verified. Type: Agent capability.

Evidence: Official changelog

Source: Agentic Index change log. Free to reuse with a link back. Terms.

Netlify changed its defaults so every new site and app starts as a private project.

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT

Netlify changed its defaults so every new site and app starts as a private project. Teams can build, deploy and preview as normal, but the project stays inaccessible to the public until someone makes it public.

Why it matters: Agent built apps are being deployed by people who are not thinking about exposure. Private by default means a prototype with real data does not end up on the open internet by accident.

Impact: High. Verification: Verified. Type: Security / enterprise.

Evidence: Official blog

Source: Agentic Index change log. Free to reuse with a link back. Terms.

Netlify's Agent Runners now manage their remaining credit budget, finishing in progress work and leaving the project in a working state…

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT

Netlify's Agent Runners now manage their remaining credit budget, finishing in progress work and leaving the project in a working state when credits run low instead of stopping abruptly.

Why it matters: An agent that runs out of budget mid change can leave a broken build. Budget aware wrap up is a small feature with a real reliability payoff.

Impact: Medium. Verification: Verified. Type: Agent capability.

Evidence: Official changelog

Source: Agentic Index change log. Free to reuse with a link back. Terms.

OpenAI Codex: OpenAI will retire GPT-5.5 from Codex on October 14, 2026.

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT

OpenAI will retire GPT-5.5 from Codex on October 14, 2026. Users on ChatGPT sign in need to move saved model settings, custom agents and scheduled tasks to another model.

Why it matters: Scheduled Codex tasks pinned to GPT-5.5 will change behavior or fail after the cutoff. Teams should migrate and rerun their checks before October 14, not after.

Impact: Medium. Verification: Partially Verified. Type: Agent capability.

Evidence: Official documentation

Source: Agentic Index change log. Free to reuse with a link back. Terms.

Sourcegraph made Agentic Batch Changes generally available.

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT

Sourcegraph made Agentic Batch Changes generally available. The agent plans, generates and executes large code changes across many repositories at once.

Why it matters: Changes across hundreds of repositories are where coding agents save the most time and can do the most damage. Review workflow and rollback are the questions to ask.

Impact: High. Verification: Verified. Type: Workflow orchestration.

Evidence: Official changelog

Source: Agentic Index change log. Free to reuse with a link back. Terms.

Anthropic Claude Code: Claude Code introduced gateway pricing parity and new admin controls, allowing organizations to manage rates via gateway settings.

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT

Claude Code introduced gateway pricing parity and new admin controls, allowing organizations to manage rates via gateway settings. Additionally, the default model for seat-based Enterprise subscriptions was upgraded to Opus 5, and the /effort command now saves default effort levels per model.

Why it matters: Enterprise administrators can now better align Claude Code usage with their spend meters through managed gateway settings. The shift to Opus 5 as the default model also ensures enterprise users automatically leverage Anthropic's more capable model tier.

Impact: Medium. Verification: Partially Verified. Type: Security / enterprise.

Evidence: Official changelog

Source: Agentic Index change log. Free to reuse with a link back. Terms.

GitHub Copilot: GitHub added VS Code Agents to Copilot usage metrics, so agent sessions now appear alongside the rest of Copilot usage in the metrics…

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT

GitHub added VS Code Agents to Copilot usage metrics, so agent sessions now appear alongside the rest of Copilot usage in the metrics surface.

Why it matters: Engineering leaders and administrators can now monitor and audit how developers are utilizing VS Code Agents, improving visibility into AI adoption and ROI.

Impact: Medium. Verification: Verified. Type: Observability / auditability.

Evidence: Official changelog

Source: Agentic Index change log. Free to reuse with a link back. Terms.