Hey! Here's what changed across the coding agents we track from Oct 12 to 18. Breaking stuff first, then the rest.
Breaking changes
Claude Code v2.1.300:
claude remote-controldropped the--sandboxand--no-sandboxflags, and passing either now exits with an error. Setsandbox.enabledin settings instead. DetailsCline CLI v3.0.72: plugins now run in a worker, and
CLINE_PLUGIN_MODE=in_processis no longer supported. DetailsGoose v1.55.0: background subagents and the orchestrator were removed, and Doctor is now session-only. Details
Hermes Agent v0.22.0: the idle/daily
session_resetmodes are retired, so chats no longer reset on a timer. Plugin authors lose the old compatibility import layer,hermes sync, and the bundled tirith scanner. DetailsPi v1.2.0: the theme schema moved to
https://pi.dev/schemas/theme.schema.json, andpi mcp list --jsonnow reportsresources: trueinstead of resource counts. Details
Retirements and deprecations
GitHub Copilot: selected models will be deprecated across all Copilot experiences on November 16, 2026. Check the post for the list. Details
Claude Design: Claude Code v2.1.302 added a notice that standalone Claude Design (claude.ai/design) closes by December 14, 2026. Details
Claude Code v2.1.299:
boldon a mod'sTextis deprecated in favor ofweight. DetailsOpenAI: the deprecations page changed a few times this week. The Oct 18 edit removed the lines mentioning gpt-4-1106-preview and "gpt-5 or gpt-4.1*". We only see the page diff, so check OpenAI's page for what it means. All breaking items
Plans and pricing
Codex: the pricing page changed on Oct 17, but the diff we captured is only navigation links (Computer use, Windows app and CLI deployment, a security cookbook), with no price changes in it. Details
Goose v1.55.0: cost estimates now apply long-context price tiers. Details
Hermes Agent v0.22.0: the model picker shows how much of your subscription is left and when a rate limit lifts. Details
Notable releases
Copilot CLI v1.0.98: adds support for Gemini 4 Argon. Details
Cline: v4.1.25 starts rolling out Cline Cloud sessions, which run a task in a hosted sandbox on a GitHub repo and branch you pick. CLI v3.0.73 and Desktop v0.0.48 add GPT-6 models on OpenAI and Azure OpenAI-compatible endpoints.
Codex CLI v0.163.0: a searchable
/config, and you can send a follow-up while Codex is responding to steer it. DetailsClaude Code v2.1.299 to v2.1.302: idle compaction for 200K+ token conversations left idle, with an on/off row in
/configas of v2.1.302. DetailsCursor: cloud agents can build and share interactive canvases, the Environments API is in beta with up to 300 repos, and the Origin App Marketplace is open to public submissions.
Amp: you can now see and use your macOS runner's desktop. Details
Zed v1.24.2: drag Terminal tabs into the Agent Panel, plus better custom Amazon Bedrock model support. Details
Pi v1.3.0: choose where
/shareuploads, and changing thinking level on GPT-6 keeps the prompt cache. DetailsOpenClaw v2026.10.4: the Gateway keeps running after the computer sleeps or the clock jumps. Details
Kilo Code v7.8.12: Kilo Gateway traffic now goes through ai-gateway.kilo.ai by default, with
KILO_AI_GATEWAY_URLto override it. DetailsOpenCode v1.19.3: configure model reasoning options to generate reasoning variants. Details
That's the week. The full feed lives at agentbreakingchanges.com, and the breaking-only view is there when you just want the stuff that might bite you.