release/0.16.2

gitbutlerapp/gitbutlerrelease/0.16.2Sep 17, 2025by krlvi

AI Summary

This feature-rich release introduces Claude Code Agents with Planning Mode, Vimium-style keyboard navigation, and improved upstream change integration options.

Key Highlights

  • Claude Code Planning Mode support
  • Vimium-style keyboard navigation
  • Context menu option to start Agent sessions
  • Upstream integration options (pick, skip, squash)

New Features

  • Claude Code Planning Mode
  • MCP server respect
  • Agent context menu in workspace
  • Arrow key navigation
  • Vimium-style overlay navigation
  • Upstream integration options

Full Release Notes

## Claude Code (Agents)
- Adds support for Planning Mode
- The app now respects the MCP Servers that are configured
- Branches in the workspace now have a context menu option to start an Agent (Claude) session

## Keyboard navigation 
- Arrow keys can now be used to move around files, branches and commits
- Escape now closes the current preview of a file, commit or branch
- Vimium-style navigation - you can press the F key to trigger an overlay followed by a key sequence in order to navigate without the mouse
<img width="1112" height="712" alt="Screenshot 2025-09-15 at 11 01 30" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c917044e-f4be-43ff-a476-f7fa680707e9" />

## Other Changes
- If a repository has a GitHub remote and a GitHub integration is not configured, the app displays a hint
- When integrating upstream changes (from the remote of your branch) you now have the option to pick upstream, skip and squash

## Fixes
- Claude Code: Fixes a Windows specific issue where a terminal window was unnecessary created
- Claude Code: Fixes an issue with the order in which global/local settings.json were being evaluated 
- Fixes a missing font during project onboarding 
- Fixes a bug with previewing stacked branches where diffs from branches underneath it were included

## New Contributors
* @nertzy made their first contribution in https://github.com/gitbutlerapp/gitbutler/pull/10264

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/gitbutlerapp/gitbutler/compare/release/0.16.1...release/0.16.2

## Downloads
Download bins from https://gitbutler.com/