ECA 0.161.0

What's new in ECA 0.161.0, released Sep 22, 2026 (1mo ago). Newer: 0.166.0 (Oct 21, 2026)

Release notes

Pin plugin sources to verified commits, add explicit /plugin-update, and preserve marketplace identity when installing plugins.
Retry transient Anthropic post-tool failures before new output without rerunning tools; show recovery counts and explain exhausted or disabled recovery.
Expand @file references in custom-command and parameterized-skill arguments into file content before sending the prompt. #163
Fix steered native commands (e.g. /sync-system-prompt) being sent to the LLM as text while the chat runs: run them at the next turn boundary or refuse chat-changing ones. #610
Return globalConfigPath in the initialize response so clients open the config file the server actually reads.