v1.4.0

## git-ai v1.4.0

### Release Channel
`latest`

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### Installation
Install this specific version with checksum verification:

**macOS/Linux:**
```bash
curl -fsSL https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/releases/download/v1.4.0/install.sh | bash
```

**Windows (PowerShell):**
```powershell
irm https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/releases/download/v1.4.0/install.ps1 | iex
```

### Downloads
- **Linux (x64)**: `git-ai-linux-x64`
- **Linux (ARM64)**: `git-ai-linux-arm64`
- **Windows (x64)**: `git-ai-windows-x64.exe`
- **Windows (ARM64)**: `git-ai-windows-arm64.exe`
- **macOS (Intel)**: `git-ai-macos-x64`
- **macOS (Apple Silicon)**: `git-ai-macos-arm64`

### SHA256 Checksums
```
$(cat release/SHA256SUMS)
```

### Attestation Verification
Verify build provenance with the GitHub CLI:
```bash
gh attestation verify git-ai-<platform> --repo git-ai-project/git-ai
```


<!-- Release notes generated using configuration in .github/release.yml at main -->

## What's Changed
### Other Changes
* Revise CONTRIBUTING.md for task commands and cleanup by @svarlamov in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1196
* fix(jetbrains): use Google plugin dir for Android Studio on macOS by @peckfly in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1151
* feat(ci): add --skip-push to ci local merge by @blanet in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1190
* Revise README for improved clarity and structure by @acunniffe in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1201
* Add resume and pr commands to AI helper script by @svarlamov in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1224
* feat: raw JSON transcript events by @svarlamov in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1227
* feat(codex): support file-edit tool hooks and apply_patch by @svarlamov in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1232
* copilot ide | cli fork by @acunniffe in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1223
* fix: bg tail should print and exit by default, require -f/--follow to follow by @svarlamov in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1242
* refactor: reduce codebase size and dependency footprint by @heapwolf in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1244
* fix: Windows install and PowerShell compatibility fixes by @svarlamov in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1237
* feat: make CI MR lookback window configurable via GIT_AI_CI_LOOKBACK_MINUTES by @LucaPericoIT in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1231
* feat: warn loudly when git version < 2.22.0 at end of install-hooks by @svarlamov in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1042
* First-principles checkpoint rewrite by @svarlamov in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1236
* Sessions v2 - Transcript streaming by @svarlamov in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1219
* fix: address critical and high findings from sessions-v2 review by @svarlamov in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1248
* feat: sessions & trace IDs — authorship notes v2 by @svarlamov in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1153
* chore(intellij-plugin): bump gradle-wrapper from 9.4.1 to 9.5.0 in /agent-support/intellij by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1209
* chore(intellij-plugin): bump io.sentry.jvm.gradle from 6.4.0 to 6.5.0 in /agent-support/intellij by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1211
* chore(intellij-plugin): bump org.jetbrains.intellij.platform from 2.14.0 to 2.15.0 in /agent-support/intellij by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1210
* chore(ci): bump JetBrains/qodana-action from 2025.3.2 to 2026.1.0 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1206
* chore(deps): bump tokio from 1.51.1 to 1.52.1 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1162
* chore(vscode-plugin): bump @types/vscode from 1.115.0 to 1.116.0 in /agent-support/vscode by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1163
* chore(deps): bump openssl from 0.10.77 to 0.10.79 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1167
* chore(vscode-plugin): bump @vscode/vsce from 3.7.1 to 3.9.1 in /agent-support/vscode by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1168
* chore(vscode-plugin): bump typescript from 6.0.2 to 6.0.3 in /agent-support/vscode by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1169
* chore(vscode-plugin): bump eslint from 10.2.0 to 10.3.0 in /agent-support/vscode by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1171
* chore(intellij-plugin): bump org.jetbrains.kotlin.jvm from 2.3.20 to 2.3.21 in /agent-support/intellij by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1207
* chore(deps): bump interprocess from 2.4.0 to 2.4.2 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1170
* cursor bash call by @acunniffe in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1199
* cursor bg support by @acunniffe in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1203
* chore(intellij-plugin): bump org.jetbrains.intellij.platform from 2.15.0 to 2.16.0 in /agent-support/intellij by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1255
* chore(deps): bump libc from 0.2.185 to 0.2.186 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1257
* chore(deps): bump zip from 8.5.1 to 8.6.0 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1264
* chore(deps): bump tokio from 1.52.1 to 1.52.2 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1260
* chore(vscode-plugin): bump @typescript-eslint/parser from 8.58.2 to 8.59.2 in /agent-support/vscode by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1261
* chore(vscode-plugin): bump posthog-node from 5.29.2 to 5.33.2 in /agent-support/vscode by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1265
* chore(vscode-plugin): bump @types/vscode from 1.116.0 to 1.118.0 in /agent-support/vscode by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1263
* Fix Windows daemon restart and self-update flow by @svarlamov in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1076
* feat: blanket-attribute commits to no-hooks background agents by @svarlamov in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1250
* test: add e2e test for issue #394 multi-user reformat AI attribution by @svarlamov in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1269
* feat: remove inter_commit_move feature flag and all associated dead code by @svarlamov in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1268
* feat: skip skills installation by default, require --skills flag by @svarlamov in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1267
* chore: remove 850 lines of dead code by @heapwolf in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1226
* fix: add Codex shell tool variants to tool classification (#1204) by @svarlamov in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1271
* feat: propagate tool_use_id to checkpoint telemetry events by @svarlamov in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1273
* chore: fast filesystem-based git reads for checkpoint flow by @svarlamov in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1277
* feat: propagate tool_use_id from firebender hook input by @svarlamov in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1278
* fix(e2e): update verification for sessions-v2 and enable Windows daemon by @svarlamov in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1276
* fix: include repo_url in AgentUsage event attributes by @svarlamov in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1272
* perf: use gix-config for remotes_with_urls instead of subprocess by @svarlamov in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1279
* fix: suppress KnownHuman checkpoints during in-flight AI edits by @svarlamov in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1275

## New Contributors
* @heapwolf made their first contribution in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1244
* @LucaPericoIT made their first contribution in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1231

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/compare/v1.3.4...v1.4.0