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CLI Improvements and Mermaid ASCII Diagrams

vcli-feb-18-2026 includes 2 new features and 10 fixes. Added Emacs-style navigation: **`Ctrl+N`/`Ctrl+P`** for up/down and **`Ctrl+G`** for cancel/dismiss, alongside the existing arrow keys and `Esc`.

Added

  • Added Emacs-style navigation: **`Ctrl+N`/`Ctrl+P`** for up/down and **`Ctrl+G`** for cancel/dismiss, alongside the existing arrow keys and `Esc`.
  • Added keybindings: `Alt+Delete` deletes the previous word; `Ctrl+D` exits questionnaire prompts.

Changed

  • AI code and conversations in CLI are now tracked by Cursor Blame.
  • AI code attribution is now preserved by Cursor Blame when formatters like Prettier, Biome, or pre-commit hooks rewrite code.
  • File deletions are tracked by Cursor Blame to reflect the full lifecycle of code.
  • Clipboard operations on Linux now work with Wayland (`wl-copy`) and X11 (`xclip`) for better compatibility across desktop environments.
  • Agent sessions are now saved as JSONL transcripts. Headless mode also writes transcripts, making it easier to review and debug non-interactive runs.
  • CLI now stores conversation transcripts that the agent can use as context.
  • Unified domain allowlisting for WebSearch and WebFetch.
  • Known-safe URLs (e.g. Cursor docs) are auto-approved without permission prompts.
  • When an MCP server's credentials expire mid-session, the agent can now re-authenticate on demand instead of failing silently.
  • If you skip approving an MCP server, it stays disabled for the rest of the session rather than prompting you repeatedly.
  • The sandbox in the CLI now supports granular network access controls: user config only, user config with defaults, or allow all.
  • `/resume` now sorts by last interaction time, not creation time, so your most recent conversations appear first.
  • Model reasoning and thinking blocks are now rendered inline as they stream in.
  • Markdown tables now wrap text within cells, use box-drawing borders, and correctly handle escaped pipes.
  • Your message appears right after sending, and the "Generating..." indicator clears as soon as the model finishes rather than waiting for the full stream to close.
  • `/auto-run`, `/max-mode`, `/vim`, and similar commands now toggle with a single invocation. Current status is shown in the command description.
  • Slash commands are ranked by how closely they match what you've typed, with recency as a tie-breaker.
  • Use `--yolo` and `--force` flags to approve workspace trust, skip MCP confirmation prompts, enable auto-run, and activate web tools.
  • Tool output now distinguishes "Cancelled" (you stopped it) from "Interrupted" (stopped externally).
  • When the sandbox isn't available, the message now explains why for your specific OS.
  • Reduced padding, removed the sandbox lock icon from shell prompts, and tightened up visual spacing throughout the CLI interface.
  • CLI output now detects your terminal's dark or light background and adjusts colors to match.
  • Shell and task durations now display in minutes and seconds.
  • Auto-updates now run in the background for faster time-to-interactive.
  • Reduced boot time.
  • Automatically retries connection on transport errors and stalls, with checkpoint-aware state recovery.
  • Background subagent resumes are now queued instead of interrupting running subagents.
  • 403 errors no longer trigger logout.
  • `approvalMode: "unrestricted"` is now respected without requiring `-force`.
  • Relative paths in `sandbox.json` now resolve correctly against their config file location.

Fixed

  • Fixed hanging headless mode when workspace trust is required; `-force` now implicitly trusts the workspace.
  • Fixed abort restore so when no checkpoint exists, state rolls back cleanly and user text is preserved.
  • Fixed `resume` in non-git workspaces.
  • Fixed stale model lookup after model renames.
  • Fixed auto-run not applying to delete and MCP tools when toggling with `Shift+Tab`.
  • Fixed iTerm2 `Ctrl+J` for newlines.
  • Hardened sudo askpass helper and fixed sudo prompts on macOS.
  • Fixed Windows Delete key sending forward-delete instead of backspace.
  • Fixed duplicate rendering artifacts during state transitions.
  • Fixed a readability issue with user message colors on light backgrounds.