opencode 1.17.16: Grok reasoning effort variants, xAI cache routing
Core release exposes reasoning effort variants for Grok models and improves xAI prompt cache routing plus PDF support in Responses models. The rest is desktop UI work — a composer add menu, inline file browser tabs, and assorted review-pane fixes.
PUBLISHED2026-07-09
OBSERVED2026-08-11
AGE1mo
SOURCES1
Core
- Reasoning effort variants exposed for Grok models.
- Better xAI prompt cache routing; PDF file support in Responses models.
Desktop
- Open containing folder action for home-screen projects.
- Composer add menu for files, commands, context and shell mode that preserves draft text.
- Provider setup tip on new sessions when no external providers are connected.
- Review panel mode and selected file remembered per session.
- Inline file browser tabs for opening/previewing from the side panel.
- Fixes: review pane minimum width on wide screens, hidden session panes staying mounted, legacy draft and legacy session URL routing, capped initial diffs on large patches, command palette first-open flash, new-session shortcut routing through tabs.
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