# Havoptic - AI Coding Tool Release Tracker (Full Context)
# https://havoptic.com
# Last-Updated: 2026-03-15
# This file is auto-generated at build time from releases.json and feature-matrix.json

> Havoptic is a comprehensive release tracking platform for AI coding tools.
> We track version updates, changelogs, and new features from 7 leading
> AI-powered development assistants. Updated daily via automated pipelines.

## Tracked Tools

### Claude Code
- **Vendor**: Anthropic
- **Type**: CLI tool for AI-assisted coding
- **Latest Version**: 2.1.76 (2026-03-14)
- **Total Releases Tracked**: 232
- **Page**: https://havoptic.com/tools/claude-code

### OpenAI Codex CLI
- **Vendor**: OpenAI
- **Type**: Command-line coding assistant
- **Latest Version**: rust-v0.114.0 (2026-03-11)
- **Total Releases Tracked**: 101
- **Page**: https://havoptic.com/tools/openai-codex

### Cursor
- **Vendor**: Anysphere
- **Type**: AI-first code editor with built-in AI assistance
- **Latest Version**: 2.6 (2026-03-03)
- **Total Releases Tracked**: 9
- **Page**: https://havoptic.com/tools/cursor

### Gemini CLI
- **Vendor**: Google
- **Type**: AI coding assistant for the terminal
- **Latest Version**: v0.33.1 (2026-03-12)
- **Total Releases Tracked**: 271
- **Page**: https://havoptic.com/tools/gemini-cli

### Kiro CLI
- **Vendor**: Amazon
- **Type**: Spec-driven AI coding agent
- **Latest Version**: 1.27.0 (2026-03-02)
- **Total Releases Tracked**: 11
- **Page**: https://havoptic.com/tools/kiro

### GitHub Copilot CLI
- **Vendor**: GitHub (Microsoft)
- **Type**: AI pair programmer CLI
- **Latest Version**: v1.0.5 (2026-03-13)
- **Total Releases Tracked**: 96
- **Page**: https://havoptic.com/tools/github-copilot

### Windsurf
- **Vendor**: Codeium
- **Type**: AI-powered IDE (formerly Codeium)
- **Latest Version**: 1.9577.27 (2026-03-12)
- **Total Releases Tracked**: 106
- **Page**: https://havoptic.com/tools/windsurf

## Feature Comparison Summary

Feature categories tracked across all tools:

### Core Editing
Multi-file editing, streaming, undo capabilities

#### Multi-file Editing
Edit multiple files in a single operation
- Supported by: Cursor - v2.0 introduced 'New Coding Model and Agent Interface' which likely enables multi-file operations; Gemini CLI (since v0.22.0)
- Not yet supported by: Claude Code, OpenAI Codex CLI, Kiro CLI

#### Streaming Output
Real-time streaming of AI responses
- Supported by: Claude Code (since 2.1.47); OpenAI Codex CLI (since rust-v0.105.0); Gemini CLI (since v0.32.0)
- Not yet supported by: Cursor, Kiro CLI

#### Undo/Redo
Ability to undo and redo changes
- Supported by: Claude Code (since 2.0.61); OpenAI Codex CLI (since rust-v0.110.0); Gemini CLI (since v0.32.0)
- Not yet supported by: Cursor, Kiro CLI

#### Diff View
Visual comparison of changes
- Supported by: Claude Code (since 2.1.50); OpenAI Codex CLI (since rust-v0.112.0); Cursor - v2.1 introduces 'AI Code Review in Editor' which likely includes diff visualization capabilities; Gemini CLI (since v0.32.1)
- Not yet supported by: Kiro CLI

### Terminal Integration
Shell and command execution support

#### Command Execution
Run shell commands
- Supported by: Claude Code (since 2.1.71); OpenAI Codex CLI (since rust-v0.110.0); Cursor (since 1.6); Gemini CLI (since v0.32.0); Kiro CLI (since 1.23.1)

#### Shell Integration
Integration with user shell environment
- Supported by: Claude Code - Bash mode integration with escape sequences and shell command capabilities; OpenAI Codex CLI (since rust-v0.112.0); Cursor - v1.6 specifically mentions 'improved Agent terminal' suggesting shell integration
- Not yet supported by: Gemini CLI, Kiro CLI

#### Background Tasks
Run tasks in background
- Supported by: Claude Code (since 2.1.53); OpenAI Codex CLI (since rust-v0.107.0); Cursor (since 2.5); Gemini CLI (since v0.32.0)
- Not yet supported by: Kiro CLI

### MCP Support
Model Context Protocol server and client capabilities

#### MCP Client
Connect to MCP servers
- Supported by: Claude Code (since 2.1.70); OpenAI Codex CLI (since rust-v0.112.0); Cursor (since 2.6); Gemini CLI (since v0.32.0); Kiro CLI (since 1.23.1)

#### MCP Server
Expose as MCP server
- Supported by: Claude Code (since 2.1.70); OpenAI Codex CLI (since rust-v0.105.0); Gemini CLI (since v0.32.0); Kiro CLI (since 1.23.1)
- Not yet supported by: Cursor

#### Custom Tools
Define and use custom tools
- Supported by: Claude Code (since 2.1.38); OpenAI Codex CLI (since rust-v0.107.0); Cursor - v2.5 introduces 'Plugins' and v2.6 adds 'Team Marketplaces for Plugins' indicating custom tool/plugin support; Gemini CLI (since v0.30.0); Kiro CLI - v1.23.0 mentions 'Grep/Glob Tools' indicating custom tool functionality

### IDE Integrations
VS Code, JetBrains, and other editor support

#### VS Code
Visual Studio Code integration
- Supported by: Claude Code (since 2.1.70); OpenAI Codex CLI (since rust-v0.100.0); Gemini CLI (since v0.30.0)
- Not yet supported by: Cursor, Kiro CLI

#### JetBrains
IntelliJ/WebStorm integration
- Supported by: Gemini CLI (since v0.31.0)
- Not yet supported by: Claude Code, OpenAI Codex CLI, Cursor, Kiro CLI

#### Vim/Neovim
Vim or Neovim integration
- Supported by: Claude Code (since 2.1.20); OpenAI Codex CLI (since rust-v0.69.0); Gemini CLI (since v0.30.0)
- Not yet supported by: Cursor, Kiro CLI

#### Web UI
Browser-based interface
- Supported by: Claude Code (since 2.1.63); OpenAI Codex CLI (since rust-v0.112.0); Cursor (since 1.7); Gemini CLI (since v0.31.0)
- Not yet supported by: Kiro CLI

### Agentic Features
Planning, tool use, and autonomous capabilities

#### Planning Mode
Plan before executing changes
- Supported by: Claude Code (since 2.1.70); OpenAI Codex CLI (since rust-v0.111.0); Cursor (since 2.2); Gemini CLI (since v0.32.0); Kiro CLI (since 1.23.1)

#### Autonomous Mode
Extended autonomous operation
- Supported by: Claude Code (since 2.1.70); OpenAI Codex CLI (since rust-v0.112.0); Cursor - v2.4 introduces 'Subagents' and v2.5 adds 'Async Subagents', indicating autonomous operation capabilities; Gemini CLI (since v0.32.0)
- Not yet supported by: Kiro CLI

#### Task Decomposition
Break complex tasks into steps
- Supported by: Claude Code (since 2.1.68); OpenAI Codex CLI (since rust-v0.100.0); Cursor - The 'Subagents' feature in v2.4+ and 'Plan Mode' in v1.7+ suggest task decomposition capabilities; Gemini CLI (since v0.32.0); Kiro CLI - v1.23.0 mentions 'Subagents' which suggests task decomposition capabilities

#### Context Management
Manage context across conversations
- Supported by: Claude Code (since 2.1.63); OpenAI Codex CLI (since rust-v0.112.0); Cursor - v2.2 introduces 'Pinned Chats' and v1.6 mentions 'summarization' indicating context management features; Gemini CLI (since v0.32.0)
- Not yet supported by: Kiro CLI

For the full interactive feature matrix: https://havoptic.com/compare
Machine-readable feature data: https://havoptic.com/data/feature-matrix.json

## Recent Releases

### Claude Code v2.1.76 (2026-03-14)
- Added MCP elicitation support — MCP servers can now request structured input mid-task via an interactive dialog (form fields or browser URL) - Added new Elicitation and ElicitationResult hooks to...
- Details: https://havoptic.com/r/claude-code-2.1.76

### Claude Code v2.1.75 (2026-03-13)
- Added 1M context window for Opus 4.6 by default for Max, Team, and Enterprise plans (previously required extra usage) - Added /color command for all users to set a prompt-bar color for your sessi...
- Details: https://havoptic.com/r/claude-code-2.1.75

### GitHub Copilot CLI vv1.0.5 (2026-03-13)
2026-03-13 - Terminal title resets to default after running /clear or /new - Add /extensions command to view, enable, and disable CLI extensions - @ file mentions now support paths outside the proj...
- Details: https://havoptic.com/r/github-copilot-v1.0.5

### Gemini CLI vv0.33.1 (2026-03-12)
What's Changed fix(patch): cherry-pick 8432bce to release/v0.33.0-pr-22069 to patch version v0.33.0 and create version 0.33.1 by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pul...
- Details: https://havoptic.com/r/gemini-cli-v0.33.1

### Windsurf v1.9577.27 (2026-03-12)
Windsurf version 1.9577.27
- Details: https://havoptic.com/r/windsurf-1.9577.27

### Claude Code v2.1.74 (2026-03-11)
- Added actionable suggestions to /context command — identifies context-heavy tools, memory bloat, and capacity warnings with specific optimi
- Details: https://havoptic.com/r/claude-code-2.1.74

### GitHub Copilot CLI vv1.0.4 (2026-03-11)
2026-03-11 - Add session.shell.exec and session.shell.kill RPC methods for executing shell commands with streaming stdout/stderr output - Custom agents from --plugin-dir plugins now load correctly ...
- Details: https://havoptic.com/r/github-copilot-v1.0.4

### Claude Code v2.1.73 (2026-03-11)
- Added modelOverrides setting to map model picker entries to custom provider model IDs (e.g. Bedrock inference profile ARNs) - Added actionable guidance when OAuth login or connectivity checks fai...
- Details: https://havoptic.com/r/claude-code-2.1.73

### Gemini CLI vv0.33.0 (2026-03-11)
What's Changed Docs: Update model docs to remove Preview Features. by @jkcinouye in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20084 docs: fix typo in installation documentation by @AdityaSha...
- Details: https://havoptic.com/r/gemini-cli-v0.33.0

### OpenAI Codex CLI vrust-v0.114.0 (2026-03-11)
New Features - Added an experimental code mode for more isolated coding workflows. (13418) - Added an experimental hooks engine with SessionStart and Stop hook events. (13276) - WebSocket app-serve...
- Details: https://havoptic.com/r/openai-codex-rust-v0.114.0

### OpenAI Codex CLI vrust-v0.113.0 (2026-03-10)
New Features - Added a built-in requestpermissions tool so running turns can request additional permissions at runtime, with new TUI rendering for those approval calls. (13092, 14004) - Expanded pl...
- Details: https://havoptic.com/r/openai-codex-rust-v0.113.0

### Claude Code v2.1.72 (2026-03-09)
- Fixed tool search to activate even with ANTHROPICBASEURL as long as ENABLETOOLSEARCH is set. - Added w key in /copy to write the focused selection directly to a file, bypassing the clipboard (use...
- Details: https://havoptic.com/r/claude-code-2.1.72

### GitHub Copilot CLI vv1.0.3 (2026-03-09)
2026-03-09 - Enable alternate screen buffer by default for staff users - Extensions are now available as an experimental feature — ask Copilot to write custom tools and hooks for itself using @gith...
- Details: https://havoptic.com/r/github-copilot-v1.0.3

### Gemini CLI vv0.33.0-preview.7 (2026-03-09)
Full Changelog: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/compare/v0.33.0-preview.6...v0.33.0-preview.7
- Details: https://havoptic.com/r/gemini-cli-v0.33.0-preview.7

### Gemini CLI vv0.33.0-preview.6 (2026-03-09)
What's Changed fix(patch): cherry-pick 7837194 to release/v0.33.0-preview.5-pr-21487 to patch version v0.33.0-preview.5 and create version 0.33.0-preview.6 by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.co...
- Details: https://havoptic.com/r/gemini-cli-v0.33.0-preview.6

### Windsurf v1.9577.24 (2026-03-09)
Windsurf version 1.9577.24
- Details: https://havoptic.com/r/windsurf-1.9577.24

### OpenAI Codex CLI vrust-v0.112.0 (2026-03-08)
New Features - Added @plugin mentions so users can reference plugins directly in chat and auto-include their associated MCP/app/skill context. (13510) - Added a new model-selection surface update s...
- Details: https://havoptic.com/r/openai-codex-rust-v0.112.0

### Claude Code v2.1.71 (2026-03-06)
- Added /loop command to run a prompt or slash command on a recurring interval (e.g. /loop 5m check the deploy) - Added cron scheduling tools for recurring prompts within a session - Added voice:pu...
- Details: https://havoptic.com/r/claude-code-2.1.71

### GitHub Copilot CLI vv1.0.2 (2026-03-06)
2026-03-06 To commemorate GitHub Copilot CLI reaching general availability last week, we're incrementing the major version to 1.0! - Type 'exit' as a bare command to close the CLI - Askuser form no...
- Details: https://havoptic.com/r/github-copilot-v1.0.2

### GitHub Copilot CLI vv0.0.423 (2026-03-06)
2026-03-06 - Users are prompted for shell commands with potentially dangerous expansion or substitution use cases, additional guardrails for malicious exploits - Block /share gist for EMU and GHE C...
- Details: https://havoptic.com/r/github-copilot-v0.0.423

## Data Endpoints

| Endpoint | URL | Format | Update Frequency |
|----------|-----|--------|-----------------|
| Releases | https://havoptic.com/data/releases.json | JSON | Daily |
| Feature Matrix | https://havoptic.com/data/feature-matrix.json | JSON | Daily |
| RSS Feed | https://havoptic.com/feed.xml | RSS 2.0 | Daily |
| JSON Feed | https://havoptic.com/feed.json | JSON Feed 1.1 | Daily |
| Agent Discovery | https://havoptic.com/.well-known/agents.json | JSON | As needed |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### What is Havoptic?
Havoptic is a release tracking platform that monitors and compares AI coding tools. It tracks version updates, changelogs, and features from 7 tools: Claude Code, OpenAI Codex CLI, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Kiro CLI, GitHub Copilot CLI, Windsurf.

### How often is the data updated?
Release data is updated daily via automated GitHub Actions pipelines that check each tool's release channels.

### Which AI coding tools does Havoptic track?
Havoptic tracks 7 AI coding tools: Claude Code (Anthropic), OpenAI Codex CLI (OpenAI), Cursor (Anysphere), Gemini CLI (Google), Kiro CLI (Amazon), GitHub Copilot CLI (GitHub (Microsoft)), Windsurf (Codeium).

### How can I compare two AI coding tools?
Visit https://havoptic.com/compare for the full feature matrix, or use direct comparison URLs like https://havoptic.com/compare/claude-code-vs-cursor.

### Is the data available programmatically?
Yes. All data is publicly accessible via JSON endpoints without authentication.

### How do I get notified about new releases?
Subscribe to the RSS feed at https://havoptic.com/feed.xml, the JSON feed at https://havoptic.com/feed.json, or sign up for email notifications on the website.

## Comparison Pages

Direct comparison URLs follow the pattern: /compare/{tool1}-vs-{tool2}

- Claude Code vs OpenAI Codex CLI: https://havoptic.com/compare/claude-code-vs-openai-codex
- Claude Code vs Cursor: https://havoptic.com/compare/claude-code-vs-cursor
- Claude Code vs Gemini CLI: https://havoptic.com/compare/claude-code-vs-gemini-cli
- Claude Code vs Kiro CLI: https://havoptic.com/compare/claude-code-vs-kiro
- Claude Code vs GitHub Copilot CLI: https://havoptic.com/compare/claude-code-vs-github-copilot
- Claude Code vs Windsurf: https://havoptic.com/compare/claude-code-vs-windsurf
- OpenAI Codex CLI vs Cursor: https://havoptic.com/compare/openai-codex-vs-cursor
- OpenAI Codex CLI vs Gemini CLI: https://havoptic.com/compare/openai-codex-vs-gemini-cli
- OpenAI Codex CLI vs Kiro CLI: https://havoptic.com/compare/openai-codex-vs-kiro
- OpenAI Codex CLI vs GitHub Copilot CLI: https://havoptic.com/compare/openai-codex-vs-github-copilot

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Last updated: 2026-03-15
Auto-generated from releases.json and feature-matrix.json