Jcode v0.85.0 Release Notes — What's New

Configurable swarm effort and richer client workflows

Configure root-model reasoning effort independently for swarm and deep swarm, with the selected effort shown in the effort switcher
Delegate multi-step browser tasks to a bounded Jev browser session that returns control to the parent agent
Create and manage separate panels from Markdown or linked PDFs, with bounded PDF payloads and safe Markdown fallback for older TUI clients

Model pickers remember route usage and use shared usage-aware ranking across clients
Gemini adds project and OAuth-route configuration, and context compaction can be capped below a model's full window
Native SDK clients gain cancellable OAuth login, local Git worktree operations, per-turn response and edit statistics, swarm lifecycle metadata, and side-panel snapshots
Light terminal themes have clearer contrast while preserving custom colors, with better-aligned resume previews and Markdown blockquote gutters
OpenAI tool details begin streaming earlier, and DeepSeek Flash supports image input
Desktop source checkouts receive dedicated self-development tools and instructions
The initiative command is temporarily unavailable, while existing initiative data is retained

Active turns survive client reconnects, and restored image attachments retain their positions and batching
Grok login and model switching preserve the selected authentication route
OAuth-backed Bash calls honor their configured timeouts
Ambient configuration changes take effect without restarting the session
Development builds are protected against unintended backward updates
Gemini retains tool thought signatures and retries transient Code Assist failures without confusing provider sessions with Jcode sessions
MCP tools with colliding normalized names remain independently callable without losing their tool policies
Compatible tmux sessions request extended keys so Shift+Enter reaches the input editor
Project and global prompt guidance no longer appears twice when it resolves to the same source
Logs, history and usage displays identify the active provider profile rather than an unrelated route

Full changelog: https://github.com/1jehuang/jcode/compare/v0.84.0...v0.85.0