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Kilo Code 7.4.13 (pre-release): Agent Manager session control, per-model reasoning effort, Shift+Tab variant cycling

Pre-release adding Agent Manager controls — agents can stop and remove a targeted session, and the Compare Models picker can run each compared worktree at a different reasoning effort. Shift+Tab now cycles reasoning-effort variants in prompt inputs, which overrides the previous focus-navigation behaviour unless disabled via a setting.

PUBLISHED2026-07-20
OBSERVED2026-08-11
AGE22d
SOURCES1

Features

  • Agents can stop and remove a targeted Agent Manager session
  • Per-model reasoning effort in the Compare Models picker, so compared worktrees run the same prompt at different effort levels; effort shown next to the model name in the collapsed selector
  • Custom file-extension allowlist for codebase indexing, to limit scans and support extra text formats
  • JetBrains Context settings for compaction and file-watcher ignore patterns
  • Shift+Tab cycles reasoning-effort variants in sidebar chat, Agent Manager and the New Worktree dialog; disable with kilo-code.new.chat.shiftTabCyclesVariant (Settings > Display) to restore Shift+Tab focus navigation

Fixes

  • Background process tool cards respect the Terminal Command Blocks display setting
  • Here-document content shown as plain text in terminal approval prompts
  • Bidirectional text support so RTL and mixed-language chat renders correctly
  • Clarified when reverting a conversation does not restore workspace changes; disabled snapshots link to the Checkpoints setting
  • New-worktree dialog reachable from primary actions and keyboard shortcuts, with an explicit quick-create action
  • Diff content no longer paints over sticky headers of expanded Edit/Write/Apply Patch cards
  • Sessions stay usable after deprecated local review commands finish without a status transition
  • Image-output models included in the Kilo Gateway chat model list
  • Fixed double scrollbars and widened the new-worktree prompt field
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