Cline Desktop 0.0.4: workspace-free chat, agentic compaction by default, headless routines default to YOLO
Cline's desktop app adds chat sessions that no longer require opening a project folder, file drag-and-drop, inline image rendering, and one-time (not just recurring) scheduled routines. Two defaults changed: agent sessions now use agentic compaction, and headless routines run in YOLO mode so they execute unattended.
PUBLISHED2026-07-24
OBSERVED2026-08-11
AGE18d
SOURCES1
- Chat sessions can start without a workspace/project folder open
- First-run onboarding flow; setting added to replay the new-user experience
- Drag and drop files onto the chat to attach; image attachments render inline in the transcript
- Routines can be scheduled one-time, with navigation to a routine's run
- Custom overlay title bar with in-app navigation; channel setup redesigned as expandable cards
- Agent sessions default to agentic compaction for long conversations
- Headless routines default to YOLO mode (unattended execution)
- Fix: agent could not find
ghand other CLI tools — login shell PATH now resolved - Fix: request metering for the SAP AI Core provider
- Cleaner chat markdown; external links open in the system browser
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