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CLI v0.212.0, Desktop v0.169.0: Faster startup, simpler tool selection, steadier responses, and clearer app views

Published Sep 4, 2026 (). Newer: CLI v0.247.0, Desktop v0.204.0: PDF preview rendering, Environment session grouping, Files panel speed, and CLI and app fixes (Oct 22, 2026)

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CLI v0.212.0, Desktop v0.169.0: Faster startup, simpler tool selection, steadier responses, and clearer app views

New features - Exec tool selection - Select tools with --only-tools, --add-tools, and --remove-tools, including individual MCP tools or entire servers Improvements - Faster terminal startup - The CLI now overlaps startup work with settings loading so you can begin typing sooner - Expanded table viewing - Expanded tables now use more of the window while keeping their scrollbars visible (app) - Quiet command efficiency - Long-running commands with little output now use less CPU while running in the CLI - Environment panel default - The environment panel now opens by default unless you previously chose to close it (app) - Consistent monospace text - Monospace text now uses Geist Mono (app) Bug fixes - Follow-up message handling - Droid now carries earlier instructions forward when several follow-up messages arrive while it is working - Droid logo display - The Droid logo no longer shows unwanted scrollbars (app) - Desktop download links - Selecting a Desktop download now opens the installer link correctly (app) - Stalled response recovery - Improved recovery when a response stops arriving midstream - Empty session directory changes - Changing directories with /cwd before your first message no longer leaves the session unable to reload - VS Code diff fallback - The CLI now stays open and keeps the inline diff visible when the VS Code command is unavailable - Large local file attachments - Oversized or unsupported files can now be attached by reference in local Desktop sessions (app) - Background task display - Background tasks no longer cause duplicated status lines or overwritten rows in long terminal conversations - Empty response recovery - Droid now retries more transient empty responses before ending the turn with an error - Custom model recovery - Custom models can now recover from an initial setup failure when you send a message Deprecations - Worktree directory option - --worktree-dir now shows a deprecation warning directing you to the worktree directory setting