AI Coding Tool Releases — Timeline

Track the latest releases from Claude Code, OpenAI Codex CLI, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Kiro CLI, GitHub Copilot CLI, and Windsurf — updated daily via automated pipelines. Last updated: May 15, 2026.

Tracked Tools

• Claude Code — by Anthropic
• OpenAI Codex CLI — by OpenAI
• Cursor — by Anysphere
• Gemini CLI — by Google
• Kiro CLI — by Amazon Web Services
• GitHub Copilot CLI — by GitHub
• Windsurf — by Codeium

Recent Releases

• Claude Code v2.1.143 (May 15, 2026) — - Added plugin dependency enforcement: claude plugin disable now refuses when another enabled plugin depends on the target (with a copy-pasteable disable-chain hint), and claude pl
• Claude Code v2.1.142 (May 14, 2026) — - Added new claude agents flags: --add-dir, --settings, --mcp-config, --plugin-dir, --permission-mode, --model, --effort, and --dangerously-skip-permissions to configure dispatched
• GitHub Copilot CLI vv1.0.48 (May 14, 2026) — 2026-05-14 - Model picker displays actual token prices instead of dot indicators for token-based billing users - Instruction files with unquoted glob patterns in applyTo frontmatte
• Claude Code v2.1.141 (May 13, 2026) — - Added terminalSequence field to hook JSON output so hooks can emit desktop notifications, window titles, and bells without a controlling terminal - Added CLAUDECODEPLUGINPREFERHT
• GitHub Copilot CLI vv1.0.47 (May 13, 2026) — 2026-05-13 - /fork accepts an optional name and forked sessions display their origin in the sessions dialog - Copilot Max subscribers see the correct models available to their subs
• Cursor v3.4 (May 13, 2026) — Development environments for cloud agents
• Gemini CLI vv0.42.0 (May 12, 2026) — What's Changed fix(cli): prevent automatic updates from switching to less stable channels by @Adib234 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26132 chore(release): bump
• GitHub Copilot CLI vv1.0.46 (May 12, 2026) — 2026-05-12 - Display a warning when the CLI version is deprecated and premium model access may be lost - PowerShell starts correctly when pwsh is installed as a .NET global tool sh
• Claude Code v2.1.140 (May 12, 2026) — - Improved Agent tool subagenttype matching to accept case- and separator-insensitive values (e.g. "Code Reviewer" resolves to code-reviewer) - Updated agent color palette - Fixed
• Kiro CLI v2.3.0 (May 12, 2026) — Kiro CLI version 2.3.0
• Claude Code v2.1.139 (May 11, 2026) — - Added agent view (Research Preview): a single list of every Claude Code session — running, blocked on you, or done. Run claude agents to get started. See https://code.claude.com/
• GitHub Copilot CLI vv1.0.45 (May 11, 2026) — 2026-05-11 - Add /autopilot slash command to toggle between interactive and autopilot modes - Fall back to Windows PowerShell (powershell.exe) when PowerShell 7+ (pwsh) is not avai
• Claude Code v2.1.138 (May 9, 2026) — - Internal fixes
• Claude Code v2.1.137 (May 9, 2026) — - [VSCode] Fixed extension failing to activate on Windows
• OpenAI Codex CLI vrust-v0.130.0 (May 8, 2026) — New Features - Plugin details now show bundled hooks, and plugin sharing exposes link metadata plus discoverability controls. (21447, 21495, 21637) - Added codex remote-control as
• GitHub Copilot CLI vv1.0.44 (May 8, 2026) — 2026-05-08 - Path completion in /add-dir no longer flickers or gets intercepted by @ and pickers - Slash commands can now appear mid-input, and multiple skills can be invoked in a
• Claude Code v2.1.136 (May 8, 2026) — - Added CLAUDECODEENABLEFEEDBACKSURVEYFOROTEL to re-enable the session quality survey for enterprises capturing responses through OpenTelemetry - Added settings.autoMode.harddeny f
• Claude Code v2.1.133 (May 7, 2026) — - Added worktree.baseRef setting (fresh | head) to choose whether --worktree, EnterWorktree, and agent-isolation worktrees branch from origin/<default> or local HEAD. Note: the def
• OpenAI Codex CLI vrust-v0.129.0 (May 7, 2026) — New Features - The TUI now supports modal Vim editing in the composer, including /vim, default-mode config, and Vim-specific keymap contexts. (18595) - TUI workflows are easier to
• GitHub Copilot CLI vv1.0.43 (May 6, 2026) — 2026-05-06 - Add username toggle to /statusline picker to display the active account in the footer - Auto mode uses server-side model routing for improved real-time model selection
• Claude Code v2.1.132 (May 6, 2026) — - Added CLAUDECODESESSIONID environment variable to the Bash tool subprocess environment, matching the sessionid passed to hooks - Added CLAUDECODEDISABLEALTERNATESCREEN=1 env var
• Gemini CLI vv0.41.2 (May 6, 2026) — What's Changed fix(patch): cherry-pick 02995ba to release/v0.41.1-pr-26568 to patch version v0.41.1 and create version 0.41.2 by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemi
• GitHub Copilot CLI vv1.0.42 (May 6, 2026) — 2026-05-06 - MCP server failure warning now suggests a directly runnable /mcp show command when the server name contains whitespace - MCP server failure warnings include stderr out
• Claude Code v2.1.131 (May 6, 2026) — - Fixed VS Code extension failing to activate on Windows due to a hardcoded build path in the bundled SDK (createRequire polyfill bug) - Fixed Mantle endpoint authentication failin
• Cursor v3.3 (May 6, 2026) — Context Usage Breakdown
• Windsurf v2.2.17 (May 6, 2026) — Windsurf version 2.2.17
• Gemini CLI vv0.41.1 (May 5, 2026) — What's Changed fix(patch): cherry-pick 3627f47 to release/v0.41.0-pr-26542 to patch version v0.41.0 and create version 0.41.1 by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemi
• Gemini CLI vv0.41.0 (May 5, 2026) — What's Changed chore(release): bump version to 0.41.0-nightly.20260423.gaa05b4583 by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25847 fix(core): only sho
• GitHub Copilot CLI vv1.0.41 (May 5, 2026) — 2026-05-05 - CLI starts faster by rendering the UI immediately while authentication resolves in the background - Shell completions (bash, zsh, fish) are automatically installed on
• Claude Code v2.1.129 (May 5, 2026) — - Added --plugin-url <url> flag to fetch a plugin .

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