Radar brief — 2026-08-13

What the evidence shows

Versioned GitHub releases dominate the high-signal set (Codex, Claude Code, Goose, Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI). One HTML changelog (Windsurf) and commit/nightly noise sit lower confidence.

Cross-cutting themes from tags: model / agent / mcp / cli lead; security and breaking cluster on Codex auto-approve defaults, Cline plan-mode blocks, Gemini path blocklist, and Claude self-hosted + pinned plugin archives.

For developers

• Codex CLI: Try plugin install from local/personal/workspace/remote catalogs on rust-v0.147.0; use conversation sections and thread fork before long refactors. Treat --approve-for-me as explicit risk—pair with rust-v0.146.1 cyber-model review defaults, not as blanket --full-auto.
• Claude Code: If on Team/Enterprise, pilot claude self-hosted-runner for private network tool access; prefer archive plugins with SHA-256 pins over ad-hoc git/npm sources.
• Cline: Upgrade to v4.1.4 before relying on plan mode—you drive plan→act, and mutating shell/file ops are hard-blocked. On Desktop v0.0.8, use edit-earlier-message + checkpoint rewind instead of manual git reset when a turn goes sideways.
• Goose v1.46.0: Use streaming shell + per-message cost/TTFT stats to catch runaway loops early; cache-safe turn assembly matters if you depend on prompt caching.
• Zed AI v1.15.0: Set git.diff_base deliberately (uncommitted vs branch-merge-base) so agent/review gutters match your workflow; JSX/TSX linked editing reduces rename churn.
• Gemini CLI v0.55.1: Pull for sensitive-path blocklist + path-resolution fixes; skip v0.56.0-preview/nightly unless you are testing caretaker internals.
• OpenCode v1.18.10: Useful if you need Modal model discovery and stabler tab/session chrome—smaller functional delta than the agent-runtime releases above.

For teams

• Enterprise auth & residency: Antigravity 1.1.10 Business sign-in (Gemini Enterprise seats, region, admin controls) and Claude Code self-hosted runners are the concrete fleet levers this window—map them to your IdP and data-boundary policies before widening seat count.
• Approval policy: Codex’s --approve-for-me plus cyber-model auto-review defaults need a written allowlist (repos, network, secrets). Default-deny on new plugin marketplaces (Bedrock/Claude Code/workspace publish from rust-v0.146.0).
• Plan-mode standard: Cline’s hard blocks in v4.1.4 are a good template for “investigate ≠ edit” in shared coding agents—encode the same expectation in playbooks even if you standardize on another assistant.
• Supply chain: Prefer Claude archive + SHA-256 pinning and Codex portable plugins with catalog review over unmanaged skill drops; inventory Cursor→Codex skill imports so ownership is clear.
• Cost observability: Goose’s per-message usage/cost UI is a practical pilot metric for chargeback or runaway-session alerts.
• Desktop fleets: Windsurf’s restart confirmation when local agents are busy reduces blown in-flight work; still validate from primary GitHub sources before mandating IDE changelog items.
• Open proposals (P5 backlog): older Codex rust-v0.145.0 / v0.144.6, Cline v4.0.7, Goose v1.44.0, OpenCode v1.18.5, Zed pre, Grok sync—triage only after the newer versions in this brief.

What to ignore

• Gemini CLI v0.56.0-preview.1 and nightlies — caretaker/Firestore/Pub/Sub scaffolding; not a stable developer interface signal.
• xAI Grok be71313 commit — monorepo sync without a clean semver release story; UX/presence bits only until tagged.
• Windsurf HTML changelog as sole proof — fine for product UX notes, weaker than GitHub release tags in this mix (~55% GitHub/changelog trust).
• OpenCode toast/tab polish relative to plugin, sandbox, and plan-mode security changes elsewhere.
• Inflated “+N more changes” tails without named behaviors—don’t plan migrations from count noise.
• Stale open proposals pointing at versions superseded by this brief’s Codex 0.146.x/0.147.0, Cline v4.1.4, Goose v1.46.0.

Watch next

• Whether Codex plugin manifests + --approve-for-me pick up tighter org policy hooks after the cyber-model review backport.
• Adoption path for Claude Code self-hosted runners (permissions, sandbox, compaction tags already on the release) beyond Team/Enterprise docs.
• Cline Desktop checkpoint fork reliability under multi-root workspaces and long compaction chains.
• Goose unrolled loop + cache semantics under high-MCP tool chatter (tags already mark MCP/skills/hooks).
• Gemini CLI’s tool-registry discovery landing cleanly in a non-preview v0.56.x with the path-blocklist fixes retained.
• Zed follow-ons that connect git.diff_base more directly to agent review flows (MCP/agent tags present, feature text still editor-first).
• Antigravity Enterprise admin-control surface area once Business sign-in is in wider use.

How to use DevAgentRadar

• Read What the evidence shows as the only source of truth for versions—click through to GitHub tags before changing defaults.
• Developers apply one assistant upgrade at a time and verify plan/approve/sandbox behavior on a throwaway repo.
• Teams convert security-tagged items (auto-approve, plan hard-blocks, path blocklists, pinned plugin archives, self-hosted runners) into policy checklists, not optional tips.
• Ignore prerelease/nightly/commit-only rows unless you are reproducing a specific bug.
• Feed outcomes back via open improvement proposals; prioritize against this week’s newer tags, not superseded P5 links.

Evidence appendix

• Evidence window: top curated signals (versioned releases preferred)
• Assistants tracked: 22
• Signals in this brief: 16
• Trusted source mix (GitHub/changelog vs HTML): 55%
• Open improvement proposals: 8
• Sources reporting errors: 0

High-signal releases used

• Zed AI v1.15.0: This week's release includes a new git.diff_base setting for choosing whether editor gutters, file-status colors, and git: diff show uncommitted changes aga — source

• Claude Code v2.1.224: Added self-hosted environments: claude self-hosted-runner turns your own machines or containers into a place Claude Code web, mobile, and desktop sessions can — source

• OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.147.0: Install portable Agent Plugins and search across local, personal, workspace, and remote plugin catalogs. (#36544, #36409, #36919, #36796) · Organize conversatio — source

• Goose v1.46.0: Unrolled agent loop #9574 · Cache-safe request assembly with append-only turn context and declared cache semant — source

• OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.146.0: Name new sessions with /new or /clear, pin important threads, and switch between side conversations without closing them. (#34605, #34840, #35011) · Support — source

• Google Antigravity 1.1.10: Added Business sign-in for Gemini Enterprise accounts, so you can authenticate with a Google Cloud project under Google Cloud terms, use a license seat allocate — source

• Gemini CLI v0.55.1: fix/verify release npm ci ignore scripts · fix(ci): prevent workspace binary shadowing in release verification · Feat/tool registry discovery · fix(ci): prevent — source

• Cline desktop-v0.0.8: Edit any earlier message in a conversation — the app forks the session at that point, rewinds the workspace to that run's checkpoint, and re-runs from your edit — source

• Cline v4.1.4: Recognize Chutes as a provider. · Show skills alongside workflows in the slash command menu, and disambiguate commands that share a name instead of letting one — source

• Cline sdk/sdk/v0.0.67 — SDK v0.0.67: Reasoning controls (effort, budget, on/off) are now driven by the models.dev catalog and normalized once before provider encoding, so requests match what each p — source

• Gemini CLI v0.56.0-preview.1: Changelog for v0.55.0-preview.1 · chore(release): bump version to 0.56.0-nightly.20260806.g761f604c1 · Changelog for v0.54.0 · Reclassifying Capacity Exhaustion — source

• OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.146.1: Apply safer automatic-review defaults for cyber-capable models and explain permission changes in the terminal interface. (#37057) · #37057 [0.146] Backport safe — source

• Gemini CLI v0.56.0-nightly.20260808.gcf22ac7e8: Reclassifying Capacity Exhaustion as Terminal Error · feat(caretaker): update Firestore schema with error, and pr_number fields · feat(caretaker-triage): prompt — source

• xAI Grok CLI (Grok Build) be71313 — Synced from monorepo: Synced from monorepo · Presence protocol end-to-end: live presence updates through the gateway to client presence tiers · Worktree: narrow standalone origin fet — source

Open proposals

• Improve with OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.145.0: rust-v0.145.0 0.145.0 (audience: team, P5)

• Improve with Cline v4.0.7: v4.0.7 (audience: team, P5)

• Improve with xAI Grok CLI (Grok Build) 8adf901: Synced from monorepo (audience: team, P5)

• Improve with OpenCode pr-38252-videos: pr-38252-videos PR #38252 verification videos (audience: everyone, P5)

• Improve with OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.144.6: rust-v0.144.6 0.144.6 (audience: developer, P5)

• Review breaking changes in Zed AI v1.13.0-pre (audience: team, P5)

• Improve with OpenCode v1.18.5: v1.18.5 (audience: team, P5)

• Improve with Goose v1.44.0: v1.44.0 (audience: team, P5)