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2026-10-15 · 7 changes · release
- Added support for connecting to MCP servers on protocol revision 2026-07-28 (server/discover, no initialize).
- Enterprise admins can now set an Extension marketplace URL in the Devin Desktop team settings. When set, Devin Desktop searches for and installs extensions from that marketplace only. See Admin contro
- Improved performance for very large or deeply nested folders.
2026-09-29 · 7 changes · release
- Sign in with ChatGPT You can now sign in to Devin with ChatGPT and use your eligible ChatGPT Plus or Pro plan for GPT model usage in Devin Desktop. Choose a GPT model and those requests are billed to
- New commands Devin: Save Language Server Memory Profile and Devin: Save Language Server CPU Profile save a diagnostic.zip you can send to support.
- Long or noisy shell commands no longer grow the Agent window’s memory with every terminal refresh, which could crash the window.
2026-09-24 · 5 changes · release
- Devin Desktop no longer crashes at startup on Apple Macs using M6 chips
- Fixed a memory leak with the agent command center
- Choosing a folder for an agent on an SSH or WSL host now works when the side panel and a new-session welcome are both open.
2026-09-16 · 3 changes · release
- Restricted Mode blocks restricted workspace settings written in nested object form, not just the dotted form (CVE-2026-81376).
- Switching back to one of your 10 most recently viewed sessions shows its transcript immediately.
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2026-09-15 · 4 changes · release
- Dragging files from the Explorer onto the agent panel, or sending an editor selection to chat, adds them to the composer again.
- Remote SSH sessions open right after a reload or relaunch, without a “session is locked by another process” error.
- Devin Fusion can be activated even when Claude Fable 5.1 isn’t available as a lead model.
2026-09-11 · 14 changes · release
- Remote agent hosts: connect to agents over SSH from the location selector, with saved hosts, status dots, and a server icon in the sidebar. SSH sessions recover the exact transcript after a reconnect.
- Local sessions can now be deleted from the agent sidebar.
- Faster startup, bounded memory for background transcripts and streamed file writes, and cheaper loading spinners.
2026-09-09 · 12 changes · release
- Cascade has been removed. Devin Local is now the only agent available in Devin Desktop. Use the Continue in Devin Local prompt to migrate existing conversations to the new agent.
- The agent location picker now shows Local, Worktree, and Cloud as top-level options, with existing worktrees in a searchable nested submenu.
- Agent sidebar: sessions updated in the last 30 days are shown by default.
2026-08-22 · 27 changes · release
- The Agent Command Center now follows whichever space is selected instead of being tied to one folder, converts an editor window in place (no reload, no save prompt), and any number of agent windows ca
- A new Agent Command Center location setting (devin.agentWindow.location) can be used to split the agent command center into a separate window from the editor.
- Significantly improved performance for switching between Agent and Editor mode (Ctrl/Cmd+G).
2026-08-14 · 6 changes · release
- Faster sidebar for users with thousands of cached sessions: filtering, space grouping, and sorting now only process the sessions actually fetched for display, eliminating multi-second lag after “Reloa
- Sessions appear immediately on startup: the agent sidebar and the Sessions board and list views are pre-populated from a per-session cache while the first session list request is still in flight. Mode
- Automation and scheduled sessions are filtered on the server when the connector supports it, and fall back to the local filter otherwise.
2026-08-11 · 25 changes · release
- “Restart to Update” now asks for confirmation when local agents are still working and says how many will be stopped; cloud sessions keep running.
- Settings and Keyboard Shortcuts open as regular editor tabs by default; set "workbench.editor.useModal": "all" to keep the modal overlay.
- Fixed a bug with accidentally triggering editor keybindings from the agent chat.
2026-08-01 · 3 changes · release
- Devin Desktop for Windows loads root and intermediate certificates from the Windows certificate store again, so sign-in and other HTTPS requests no longer fail with self signed certificate in certific
- The edit, write, applypatch, and notebookedit tools in Devin Local now refuse to write through a symlink, so an approved edit can no longer be redirected to an unexpected file.
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2026-07-29 · 14 changes · release
- The Codemaps icon is back in the activity bar in Agent Command Center mode, and opens Codemaps in an editor tab.
- Closing the last tab in the agent panel now closes the panel instead of opening a blank tab.
- Agents and hooks are disabled while a workspace is open in Restricted Mode, and are re-enabled when you trust the workspace.
2026-07-29 · 39 changes · release
- Added a unified notifications setting that posts native OS notifications when any agent session finishes or needs your input.
- Codemaps now open in their own editor tabs in agent window mode (home, generation, and individual codemaps), and codemap @-mentions now work in Devin Local. The Codemaps icon is also back in the activ
- Select text inside a message transcript and add it to the chat input with the “Add to chat” button or ⌘L / Ctrl+L.
2026-07-19 · 18 changes · release
- @ -mention pills in Cascade now show type-specific icons.
- Restyled the command palette in the Agent Command Center.
- Hiding the status bar by default in the Agent Command Center (set "workbench.statusBar.visible": true in user settings to restore it).
2026-07-07 · 2 changes · release
- Fixes issues with diff viewing in autonomous mode.
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