v12.4.0 v1.21.0

Name: node
Author: nodejs

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nodejs/nodeSep 22, 2026 → Sep 23, 20261 day between releases

What's New

Newer release (Zed) adds AI features and performance improvements; older release is from a different repository (Directus).

New Features

Faster rendering in syntax-highlighted files and Markdown code blocks.
SuperGrok sign-in support for Grok models.
BYOK support for Claude Opus 5.5 and GPT-6.
agent.prevent_idle_sleep setting to prevent system sleep.
Language server command picker and improved Emmet support.

Improvements

Faster rendering in syntax-highlighted files and Markdown code blocks.
Language server command picker and improved Emmet support.

Upgrade Notes

The older release notes are for Directus, while the newer release notes are for Zed; they are different projects with no upgrade path between them.

The Two Releases

v12.4.0

Sep 22, 2026· 29 days ago

A major release introducing significant breaking changes including MapLibre GL JS WebGL2 requirement, Unhead upgrade, and new features like mailtrap support and flows module improvements.

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v1.21.0

Sep 23, 2026· 28 days ago

Zed editor release featuring faster rendering, new AI agent features, BYOK support for Claude Opus 5.5 and GPT-6, and language server improvements.

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