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News from Aftergradient on AI coding agents, in two streams. Updates reports what changed in each release of Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Google Antigravity and OpenCode, from official changelogs and release notes, with version numbers and dates in UTC.

Gemini CLI 0.64.0: atomic file edits and @file:line references
Gemini CLI 0.64.0 (Oct 13, 20:48 UTC on npm) makes file edits atomic, recovers corrupt state and resolves @file:line.

effortless: a Claude Code Mod that sets effort per prompt
effortless, a Claude Code Mod by HeyCubit, has Haiku 5.5 pick the effort for each prompt and tracks the cache.

Claude Code 2.1.296: subagent and hook fixes
Claude Code 2.1.296 adds subagent compaction controls, managed hook fixes and an explicit large-file read option.

harness-scope: Claude Code skills per repo, picked by named profiles
shimo4228's harness-scope Mod lets each repo pick which global skills, agents and rules Claude Code sees.

Claude Code 2.1.289: deny-rule fixes and agent.spawn for mods
Claude Code 2.1.289 (Oct 3, 20:12 UTC) closes gaps in Bash and Read deny rules and repairs plugins and mods.

Claude Code routine cleanup: naw103's skill prunes old runs
naw103's Routine Cleanup skill prunes old Claude Code routine runs in batches, keeping runs you replied in.

Codex 0.160.0: older task paging and projectless sessions
Codex 0.160.0 (Oct 1, 20:19 UTC) pages older tasks, runs sessions outside a project and fixes Windows sandbox issues.

open-bridge: a git repo as memory for coding agents, by Michael Boiman
Michael Boiman keeps Claude Code, Codex and Copilot CLI oriented with open-bridge, a git repo of markdown and YAML.

Claude Code 2.1.288: draft recovery, code review and MCP re-auth
Claude Code 2.1.288 (Oct 2, 18:30 UTC) adds Ctrl+C draft recovery, /code-review --max-findings and 60+ fixes.

ChatGPT Pro 200 allowance change: dates and Codex impact
ChatGPT Pro 200's current offer includes a lower usage allowance at the same $200 monthly price.
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