April 03, 2026
Highlights
This week focused on making the developer and device experience smoother and more reliable across the VS Code console, the standalone shell, and the CLI. Work centered on faster, more interactive tooling—better streaming for diffs and multiplexed console panes—plus clearer error output and improved installer and onboarding behavior.New features
Resizable multiplexed console tabs
You can now arrange console tabs into resizable split panes and drag tabs to split or merge them. This makes it easier to view multiple device consoles or sessions side by side and quickly reorganize your workspace without losing tab state.Smooth streaming for file-edit tools
File-edit diffs and tool output now stream more smoothly so you see incremental updates with reduced stutter and better ordering. This improves responsiveness when working with high-frequency streaming tools and helps follow changes as they arrive.Miscellaneous
Enhancements
Enhancements
- Cleaner, more useful Python hardware tracebacks
- Smoother install and local dev startup
- Standalone shell and sidebar polish with session navigation
- Improved terminal minimum-size handling
- Improved serial console autoscroll and plotting reconnects
- Updated CLI clipboard and paste handling
- Improved new-developer onboarding by auto-running embed asset generation
- Updated standalone shell to hide quick access chrome when appropriate
- Improved CLI startup performance and developer QoL
- Improved PPK2 hardware script validation feedback
Bug Fixes
Bug Fixes
- Fixed VS Code chat tab creation behavior
- Fixed Linux serial port detection and port listing
- Fixed handling and rendering of serial/hardware script errors for agents