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version: 1.9.7
date: 2026-04-22
title: A new Electron desktop app
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## App

### New
- Desktop: added an Electron desktop runtime in parallel with the current Tauri app, with Electron planned to become the default path in an upcoming release.
- Plans/Notes/Todos: added editable project plans from assistant messages, external plan upload, configurable planning magic prompts, and quicker note/todo handoff into new sessions or worktrees.
- Chat/Files: you can now drag files and folders from the file tree into chat, with improved `@folder` autocomplete (thanks to @youfch).
- Files/Git: added a file-change summary bar and auto-refresh for open files changed outside the app.

### Improvements
- Settings/MCP: improved MCP auth flow with better remote-config support and clearer diagnostics, and aligned config resolution with OpenCode behavior (thanks to @daveotero, @cyan).
- Reliability/Chat: hardened bootstrap and stream-connection recovery, preserved session/connect state, and reduced streaming UI churn.

### Fixes
- Sessions/UI: added bulk session selection in the sidebar and fixed pinned sessions (thanks to @yart).
- Git/Worktrees: improved branch/worktree reliability by allowing checkout with uncommitted changes, tightening worktree cache invalidation, and reducing incorrect remote prefetches (thanks to @jwcrystal, @jasonalsing).
- Web/PWA: added install orientation controls and fixed loopback-origin handling for web push notifications in local setups (thanks to @vhqtvn, @yart).

## VS Code

### New
- Chat/Files: you can now drag files and folders from the file tree into chat, with improved `@folder` autocomplete when building prompt context (thanks to @youfch).

### Improvements
- Files: open editors now refresh file content after external changes.
- Settings/MCP: improved MCP auth flow with remote config support and clearer diagnostics (thanks to @daveotero).
- Chat/Questions: single-choice questions now use radio selection.
- Reliability: config resolution now matches OpenCode behavior more closely.
- Reliability/Streaming: strengthened bootstrap and connection recovery paths.

### Fixes
- Sessions/UI: added bulk selection in the sessions sidebar and fixed pinned sessions (thanks to @yart).