v0.7.10 v0.9.11

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msitarzewski/agency-agentsAug 23, 2026 → Aug 23, 20260 days between releases

What's New

Rebranding to Codewhale with experimental vision and evaluation harness.

Breaking Changes

  • Legacy npm package `deepseek-tui` is deprecated and receives no further releases.
  • Legacy `deepseek` binary names are deprecated; users should migrate to `codewhale` or `codew`.

New Features

  • Experimental vision capabilities via `deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp` model.
  • Provider-controlled Codewhale-versus-Pi evaluation harness.
  • Portable secret-free config export/import with reviewable plan.
  • Bounded multi-file diagnostics via the `lsp` tool.
  • Portable presentation and media-attachment facets for the command contract.

Improvements

  • Tightened long-running agent loop with visible workflow failures.
  • Terminal status UI redesigned with stable identity and activity bands.

Upgrade Notes

Users must migrate from legacy `deepseek` or `deepseek-tui` commands to `codewhale` or `codew`. Refer to `docs/REBRAND.md` for detailed migration steps. The npm package has been deprecated, so switch to the new `codewhale` package.

The Two Releases

v0.7.10

v0.7.10

Aug 23, 2026· 2 months ago

This release focuses on reliability and agent communication. It improves error handling for agent launches, exposes HID failures to the status, adds inventory reading to the CLI, and fixes thumbwheel interaction issues.

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v0.9.11

v0.9.11

Aug 23, 2026· 2 months ago

A rebranding release to 'Codewhale' that introduces experimental vision capabilities, an evaluation harness, and improvements to the agent loop and UI visibility.

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