Radar brief — 2026-08-30

What the evidence shows

Versioned GitHub releases (preferred):

HTML / docs changelogs (lower confidence — treat as directional):

Themes in this window: cli (12), model (11), agent (10), mcp (7), security / ide / breaking (6 each), pricing (5). Several GitHub releases are tagged breaking but the visible notes do not spell out a migration; do not infer breakages from omitted bodies.

For developers

• Codex CLI: Move to rust-v0.149.0 (it supersedes 0.148.0 in this window). Use /export, codex exec fork, codex agents, codex queue, and /cd. Check /status for credits/cost. If you resume or fork, confirm the restored permission profile—it no longer silently falls back to current defaults.
• Claude Code: Use --restricted (or CLAUDE_CODE_RESTRICTED=1) when you want file edits without shell, code execution, or WebFetch. Do not expect bypassPermissions or user/project/local settings to apply in that mode. Hit /doctor if server-managed settings fail to load (Bedrock/Vertex/third-party/ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL).
• Goose: Register the new declarative providers only if you need them (TrustedRouter, OpenCode Zen, OpenAI-compatible gateways). Expect GLM-5.3 where GLM-5.2 was wired. If you write PreToolUse hooks, implement on_failure and rely on stable tool_call_id.
• Antigravity: Try /voice / f5; know one live dictation stream per account. If you render a custom status line, there is a cost field. Re-test always-proceed: MCP tool calls and page reads are now auto-approved. Re-approve script runners—allow-always is per script name.
• Cline: Windows users can install desktop-v0.0.20 (signed x64, auto-update). Look for schedules under ~/.cline/schedules, not per-chat folders. SDK v0.0.76: skill commands no longer paste SKILL.md into the user message—update any automation that scraped transcripts for the full skill body. Re-test PreToolUse/PostToolUse.
• Zed: Gemini 3.6 Flash is in the Google AI model list. Turn off automatic Terminal Panel open if that was noise.
• Kiro: Try /spec run for the full-screen V3 view. Prefer the feature, not the mixed 2.19.x prose in the same HTML page.
• Windsurf / Devin: Set devin.agentWindow.location if you want the Command Center detached. Trust the workspace when the new prompt appears, or local agents stay inert.

For teams

• Lock-down path: Pilot Claude Code --restricted for CI, support, or untrusted trees (no shell/code/WebFetch, no settings-file overrides, no bypassPermissions). Pair with Windsurf’s untrusted workspace prompt and Factory’s failed-pull confirmation so agents cannot “repair” a dirty tree unattended.
• Routing: Goose v1.48.0 is the explicit multi-provider control plane in this window (TrustedRouter, OpenCode Zen, several OpenAI-compatible gateways, Bedrock GPT-5.6). Codex CLI now has Bedrock Runtime built in with GPT-5.6 routing. There is an open team proposal to register TrustedRouter and OpenCode Zen as Goose declarative providers—treat that as the rollout ticket, not as extra evidence.
• Cost and quota: Turn on the new meters before you expand usage: Codex /status credits, Goose custom provider cost fields, Antigravity session cost, Claude /usage-credits for Enterprise (AWS Marketplace / self-serve / trials). Factory’s 60% GPT/Grok cut is time-limited billing copy, not a reason to standardize.
• Windows fleet: Cline Desktop v0.0.20 is the first Windows ship in this evidence (signed installer, USERPROFILE MCP path). Windsurf writes a Devin CLI shim so Desktop updates update devin. Open proposal: install Cline Desktop and move global rules to ~/Cline/Rules.
• MCP / hooks contract: Codex 0.148 recovers MCP after OAuth without a restart and lets hooks invoke MCP tools. Factory keeps MCP auth across reconnects. Cline SDK awaits PostToolUse again and restamps PreToolUse context. If you maintain org hooks, regression-test those three surfaces together.
• Do not roll a “breaking” upgrade from tags alone. Goose, both Codex versions, Claude Code, Zed, and Cline SDK are tagged breaking, but large bodyOmitted counts mean the migration notes are incomplete in this brief.

What to ignore

• Factory Droid v0.208.1 60% GPT/Grok discount and OpenCode v1.18.22 deleting old Go first-month discount messaging—pricing copy, not capability.
• Kiro’s duplicate 2.20.1 patch URL and the changelog that interleaves 2.19.0 / 2.19.1 / 2.19.2 into the 2.20.1 body. HTML, noisy.
• Omitted tails: Goose +98, Codex +154 and +151, Claude +43, Zed +36. Do not invent those changes.
• Open proposals that point at versions not in this evidence (Zed v1.17.2, Grok CLI commits, Tabnine 6.5.3). They are backlog, not shipped signals here.
• Zed Guild / marketing asides inside otherwise useful GitHub notes.
• Internal scores. One tracked source reported errors—discount that feed until it is clean.

Watch next

• P5: Cline Desktop Windows install + global rules move; Goose team rollout of TrustedRouter / OpenCode Zen.
• P4: Kiro /spec run full-screen V3; remaining Grok CLI prompt/MCP cleanup proposals (not evidenced as releases here).
• P3: Windsurf devin.agentWindow.location; Tabnine org repos (proposal only).
• Whether --restricted / always-proceed / restored permission profiles stay compatible across Claude, Antigravity, and Codex after the next tagged builds.
• Whether GPT-5.6 on Bedrock shows up beyond Goose and Codex CLI.
• Hook lifecycle: Goose on_failure vs Cline’s restored Pre/PostToolUse delivery.
• The 1 error-reporting source and the next GitHub tags that fill today’s omitted bodies.

How to use DevAgentRadar

DevAgentRadar is a free, evidence-first radar for AI coding assistants. This brief is a snapshot of 14 curated signals across 23 tracked assistants—not a vendor recap.

1. Start with What the evidence shows. Prefer GitHub-tagged rows. This window’s trusted mix is only 49%, so HTML/docs rows (Kiro, Windsurf, Factory) are supporting color.
2. Take For developers or For teams, not both as a mash-up. Actions above map to a specific assistant + version.
3. Skip What to ignore. Discounts, duplicate URLs, and omitted changelog tails are how these feeds waste time.
4. Track Watch next and the 8 open proposals as the change queue. A proposal is a recommended action, not proof the feature exists beyond the JSON in this brief.
5. When a release lists bodyOmitted, upgrade from the named bullets only, then read the tag yourself before you treat it as a platform event.

Evidence appendix

• Evidence window: top curated signals (versioned releases preferred)
• Assistants tracked: 23
• Signals in this brief: 14
• Trusted source mix (GitHub/changelog vs HTML): 49%
• Open improvement proposals: 8
• Sources reporting errors: 1

High-signal releases used

• Goose v1.48.0: TrustedRouter declarative provider #11422 · OpenCode Zen gateway as a declarative provider [#10939](https://gi — source

• OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.148.0: Export complete TUI conversations to Markdown with /export, either to the clipboard or a new file. (#37358) · Fork sessions with codex exec fork, and archiv — source

• Claude Code v2.1.248: Added --restricted (or CLAUDE_CODE_RESTRICTED=1): removes the built-in tools that run commands or code and WebFetch (unless named in --tools), keeps fil — source

• OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.149.0: Added an interactive codex agents dashboard for searching, starting, opening, renaming, and stopping tasks, with configurable shortcuts. (#39094, #39112, #391 — source

• Zed AI v1.16.1: This week's release includes Gemini 3.6 Flash support, collapsible grouped changes and optional stash messages in the Git Panel, zooming and horizontal scrollin — source

• Google Antigravity 1.1.21: Added /voice dictation, which transcribes speech straight into the prompt; press f5 or run /voice to start and stop it, and use the mic-serve subcommand — source

• Cline desktop-v0.0.20: Cline Desktop now ships on Windows: releases include a code-signed x64 installer, and installed apps auto-update on the same feed macOS does · Windows shell fix — source

• Cline sdk/sdk/v0.0.76 — SDK v0.0.76: Added model-driven image generation. · Models that support it can generate images during a turn, and generated images are persisted in session history and expor — source

• OpenCode v1.18.22: Removed outdated OpenCode Go first-month discount messaging and pricing. · Fixed OpenCode device login links when servers return relative verification URLs or u — source

• Kiro v2.20.1: 2.20.1 Aug 27, 2026 Full-Screen Spec Task Execution and Preserve Scrollback This release gives V3 spec runs a full-screen task execution view with real-time pro — source

• Windsurf v3.8.20: v3.8.20 August 21, 2026 Devin Desktop The Agent Command Center now follows whichever space is selected instead of being tied to one folder, converts an editor w — source

• Factory Droid v0.200.0 — · Desktop v0.157.0 (August 20, 2026): Background processes report real process IDs, MCP connections stay authenticated across reconnects, and the model list is searchable in the app · **Failed pull — source

• Factory Droid v0.208.1 — · Desktop v0.165.1 (August 29, 2026): 60% off GPT and Grok models · GPT and Grok discount - GPT and Grok models now bill at 60% off for a limited time, with the discount shown in the model selec — source

• Kiro 2.20.1 — Aug 27, 2026: 2.20.1 Aug 27, 2026 — source

Open proposals

• Install Cline Desktop v0.0.20 on Windows and move global rules to ~/Cline/Rules (audience: everyone, P5)
• Register TrustedRouter and OpenCode Zen as Goose declarative providers (audience: team, P5)
• Run V3 specs with /spec run in Kiro’s full-screen task view (audience: developer, P4)
• Enable low reasoning effort for DeepSeek V4 Flash and V4 Pro (audience: developer, P4)
• Replace <output_efficiency> with <response_guidelines> in Grok CLI prompts (audience: developer, P4)
• Drop legacy managed MCP configs and shadowed platform skills in Grok CLI (audience: developer, P4)
• Upgrade Tabnine to 6.5.3 and add organization-level repositories (audience: team, P3)
• Set devin.agentWindow.location to split Agent Command Center into its own window (audience: developer, P3)