Kilo Code changelog: what's new each month
Every stable Kilo Code release summarised by month: the highlights, new features, improvements, fixes and anything you need to act on. 3 months covered; the current month updates daily.
October 2026 · so far
1 release: 7.8.3
October brought quality-of-life improvements to document handling, workspace navigation, and chat interactions in Kilo Code. The focus was on making common workflows faster and more intuitive.
Highlights
- Copy content and file paths directly from the Documents viewer toolbar.
- File suggestions now include all folders in multi-root VS Code workspaces.
- Selected code can now be attached to the most recently active chat window.
- Agent Manager browser preview stays visible when resizing panels.
New
- Copy content button in the Documents viewer toolbar.
- Copy Path, Copy Relative Path, and Copy File Name options in document tab context menu.
- Manual Fetch Models button in Custom Provider settings dialog.
- File mention suggestions (@) now work across all folders in multi-root workspaces.
Improved
- Agent Manager maintains the latest selection when another project finishes loading.
- Agent Manager browser preview remains visible during panel resizing.
- Reduced repetitive autocomplete error telemetry while keeping diagnostic samples.
- Code attachment now targets the last-focused chat in Agent Manager, editor tabs, or sidebar.
Fixed
- Open in Editor button now works correctly in the Documents viewer.
September 2026
24 releases: 7.1.3 → 7.1.8
September brought major improvements to Agent Manager's pull request handling, multi-agent coordination, and session management. The month also saw the removal of KiloClaw and significant enhancements to workspace collaboration and notification systems.
Action needed
- KiloClaw (VS Code chat panel, sidebar button, /kiloclaw TUI command, Kilo Chat client) has been removed.
- Automatic session cleanup is off by default; enable it in Settings > Checkpoints to use the feature.
Highlights
- Pull request discussions, review threads, and CI checks now appear directly in Agent Manager with actions to send feedback to agents.
- Background agents now stay running when the main agent stops, with full visibility and control from the Agent Manager toolbar.
- New worktree creation and Git project management moved into Agent Manager, allowing you to set up and attach projects without leaving the interface.
- Reasoning blocks now support Expanded, Preview, and Headline display modes for better control over transcript readability.
- Session cleanup settings let you automatically manage old conversations across all projects with manual controls and retention policies.
New
- Preview local applications in Agent Manager with embedded developer tools and review-style element feedback for frontend changes.
- Edit queued messages before sending while preserving text and attachments.
- Add model inline in prompts with @ mentions, opening a picker to insert @provider/model references.
- Reference sessions, worktrees, terminals, and open documents by dragging their tabs or cards into the prompt.
- Show pasted text as expandable blocks in the prompt input that restore full content when expanded, copied, or sent.
- Install Marketplace plugins from git repositories using git:github.com/owner/repo@v1.2.3#subdir syntax.
- Create new Git projects and clone repositories directly from Agent Manager with flexible storage location.
- Load older chats on demand in session history with a "Load more" control instead of stopping at 100 recent sessions.
Improved
- Model and reasoning selectors stay open during automatic prompt focus restoration.
- Worktree agents can update from saved base branches with /update-from-base command or worktree menu without stashing work.
- Pull request badges and GitHub status refresh promptly when returning to the IDE without backend flooding.
- Pull request refresh button added to Agent Manager PR view to fetch latest pull request state.
- Search the @ menu with one query across names with spaces and past chats.
- Keep Awake toggle prevents screen locking while agents work without forcing the display to stay on.
- Reasoning blocks preserve text selections intact while agents stream and after completion, including inside code blocks.
- Mermaid diagrams open in fullscreen zoom viewer with zoom controls, reset, mouse-wheel zoom, and drag-to-pan.
Fixed
- Custom model provider API keys now resolve correctly and keep custom headers when variables are cleared.
- Pull requests keep showing even when GitHub declines review details or API budget is spent.
- Onboarding and migration wizard stay usable if Skip or Later fails.
- Undo and redo keyboard shortcuts now work correctly in chat input including non-Latin keyboard layouts.
- Agent Manager sidebar no longer goes blank when a PR badge changes status.
- Worktree problems now report accurately and can be repaired automatically.
August 2026
17 releases: 7.0.12 → 7.1.2
August brought major improvements to Agent Manager across both VS Code and JetBrains, including new task management, PR integration, and worktree features. The month also focused on reliability fixes, performance improvements, and a critical v7.5 emergency hotfix.
Highlights
- JetBrains Agent Manager beta launched with worktree creation, organization, and session tracking from the IDE.
- Agent Manager now supports PR review comments, thread resolution, and direct PR diff navigation.
- New worktree inspector tabs, document preview, and side-panel change viewing for streamlined editing.
- Ability to reference other worktrees with @ picker and review full worktree changes with /review.
- Queued prompts in JetBrains now appear in conversation and can be removed before processing starts.
New
- JetBrains Agent Manager beta with worktree creation, deletion, renaming, and drag-and-drop reordering.
- New Worktree dialog with From PR, From Branch, and New tabs for clearer creation flows.
- Agent Manager PR panel with resolved-thread groups, comment actions, and thread-jump navigation.
- Worktree inspector tabs, document preview for Markdown files, and side-panel change viewing.
- Agent Manager @ picker to reference other worktrees with path, branch, and session sharing.
- Mermaid diagram rendering in JetBrains and VS Code chat with zoom, pan, and source view.
- Run and manage build configurations directly from worktree editor.
- JetBrains logging settings with log reveal and backend log download for diagnostics.
Improved
- JetBrains session diff rendering with full-file editor diffs, multi-hunk support, and session-scoped paths.
- JetBrains chat readability with refreshed surfaces, softer spacing, clearer prompt bubbles, and consistent hover states.
- Agent Manager terminal focus and keyboard navigation with improved Cmd+/ behavior.
- Model search relevance in Agent Manager with provider-aware results and personalized suggestions.
- JetBrains permission prompts now show verbatim skill commands and names for easier review.
- Large branch diff performance with capped inline previews, compacted paths, and horizontal scrolling.
- Voice input on macOS now starts faster with native AVFoundation capture.
- Agent Manager changes load faster with preserved cached diffs when switching sessions.
Fixed
- Critical v7.5.0 startup failures on Windows and macOS showing black screen; reverted to Bun 1.3.14.
- Windows startup failure from Bun 1.4 EACCES errors when probing PowerShell.
- Agent Manager project accordions that stuck on loading indicators until clicked.
- Agent Manager history activation state conflicts that left stale project-switch state.
- Subagent permission errors referencing phantom deny rules and blocking allowed commands.
- JetBrains prompt editor crashes during undo/redo bulk updates.
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