Kilo Code JetBrains 7.1.0-rc.2: Agent Manager beta
Introduces the Agent Manager beta for creating and managing worktree-based tasks from the JetBrains IDE, with worktree-status badges and multi-window support. Includes readability and persistence fixes for the JetBrains chat panel, migration wizard, and permission modes.
PUBLISHED2026-08-18
OBSERVED2026-08-21
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- Agent Manager (beta): create, open, organize, rename, and delete worktree-based tasks and their sessions from the IDE; shows worktree activity, change, ahead/behind, and PR badges with clearer row actions, menus, and tooltips.
- Support opening Agent Manager worktrees in new windows and dedicated terminal tabs.
- Chat: centered readable width, refreshed prompt chrome, stable tail-follow, clearer failed-turn outcome cards.
- Migration wizard: stays visible across reconnects; worktree session creation restored after migration completes.
- Sessions: empty persisted sessions show the intended empty panel instead of a blank transcript; recovered non-idle states (pending permission, pending question, retry, offline) preserved.
- Permissions: Ask and Plan modes stay read-only even under broad global permission rules.
- Snapshots: per-project disabling survives restart.
- Performance: removed duplicated skill catalog content from Kilo Core prompts to reduce request size while keeping lazy skill loading.
- Compatibility: replaced internal and override-only IntelliJ API usage with verifier-safe public API paths to unblock JetBrains release verification.
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