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Codex app reportedly leaks GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna model names

Codex app code now references GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna, while posts claim Sol Ultra reaches 91.9% on TerminalBench at lower cost. Treat release timing, limits, and benchmark claims as unofficial until OpenAI publishes details.

🧠Codex3rd July

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AI SDK adds HarnessAgent for Pi, Claude, Codex, and OpenCode

AI SDK added HarnessAgent as a common interface for Pi, Claude, Codex, OpenCode, and other harnesses. Use it to run local or cloud software-factory jobs through official SDKs while subscriptions cover token usage.

Agent runtime infrastructure·3rd July·5 min read

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Browser Use CLI 3.0 releases direct CDP control with 6× smaller context

Browser Use CLI 3.0 shipped direct Chrome DevTools Protocol control through browser-harness with a 6× smaller context path. Try it with Claude Code, Codex, cloud browsers, or local Chrome sessions to cut browser-agent context overhead.

Release⚙️Agent runtime infrastructure3rd July

Claude Code releases 2.1.200/2.1.201 with Manual approval fixes

Claude Code 2.1.200 changed Manual permission defaults and fixed background-agent crash and recovery paths; 2.1.201 removed mid-conversation Sonnet 5 harness reminders. Update to reduce accidental advances and repeated reminders in stalled sessions.

Release⌨️Claude Code3rd July

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Grok Build adds /voice dictation with Ctrl+Space transcription

Grok Build added speech-to-text dictation for coding agents through /voice or Ctrl+Space. Try it to bring Grok-powered real-time voice input into CLI coding workflows.

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Coding Agents·3rd July·3 min read

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MinerU supports local PDF-to-Markdown OCR with 109 languages and MCP

MinerU was documented as a local OCR pipeline for PDF, Office, and image-to-Markdown with LaTeX formulas, tables, and 109 languages. The workflow adds mineru -p, mineru-api, Gradio, and an MCP server for Claude Desktop or Cursor.

Workflow🔎MCP3rd July

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OpenUI integrates Mastra, CopilotKit, and Eve through AG-UI generative components

Mastra published an OpenUI guide, CopilotKit showed Fable 5 agents rendering AG-UI React components, and OpenUI Adam targeted Vercel Eve. The cluster creates a shared component-streaming surface across React, design systems, and filesystem agents.

⚙️Agent runtime infrastructure3rd July

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Claude Code 2.1.198 adds background agents, Chrome sessions, and eval CLI

Anthropic shipped Claude Code 2.1.198 with Claude in Chrome, background agents that auto-commit and open draft PRs, and a new eval command with ablation and judge-model options. The release also adds AWS upstream failover and retries transient mid-response network drops instead of aborting turns.

Claude Code·1st July·3 min read

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Firecrawl launches /monitor for whole-web tracking across API, CLI, and MCP

Firecrawl expanded /monitor from single pages to whole-web tracking, with examples covering filings, competitor changes, hiring, and news alerts. The feature ships across the API, CLI, Playground, and Firecrawl MCP for direct use in agent and search workflows.

Release⚙️MCP1st July

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GLM 5.2 supports Amp, dcode, and Next.js workflows after Composio tops 41 tool tasks

Independent toolmakers pushed GLM 5.2 into coding workflows via dcode, Amp plugin modes, and Wafer-backed Next.js routes, while Composio reported it tied or won across 41 real-tool tasks. That matters because GLM is moving from benchmark curiosity into a practical open-weight option for agentic coding and long-running repo work.

🧠GLM1st July

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OpenUI integrates Mastra, CopilotKit, and Eve through AG-UI generative components

⚙️Agent runtime infrastructure3rd July

Claude Code 2.1.198 adds background agents, Chrome sessions, and eval CLI

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Firecrawl launches /monitor for whole-web tracking across API, CLI, and MCP

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GLM 5.2 supports Amp, dcode, and Next.js workflows after Composio tops 41 tool tasks

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Z.ai launches ZCode with GLM-5.2, BYOK, and 1.5x Coding Plan quota

Z.ai released ZCode as its official desktop environment for GLM-5.2, with multi-agent project work, long-running tasks, code review, and clients for macOS, Windows, and Linux. GLM Coding Plan subscribers get a 1.5x quota inside ZCode, while other developers can bring existing subscriptions or API keys.

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GLM·1st July·3 min read

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Anthropic launches Claude Science beta with 60+ databases and Modal compute

Anthropic launched Claude Science in beta as a research app with traced artifacts, on-demand environments, and access to more than 60 scientific databases. Modal is already integrated as an elastic compute layer, giving researchers a single workspace for data access, code, and reproducible runs.

Release🔎Deep Research30th June

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Anthropic removes Claude Code ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL prompt marking after proxy reports

After reports that Claude Code was inserting hidden prompt marks when routed through custom ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL gateways, an Anthropic engineer said the experiment was real and is being rolled back. The issue matters for teams proxying Claude Code through gateways because prompt mutation on custom routes creates trust and debugging problems even if the effect was narrow.

⌨️Claude Code30th June

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Claude Desktop opens Linux beta for Ubuntu and Debian with Code and Cowork

Anthropic opened a Claude Desktop beta for Ubuntu and Debian that bundles chat, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork in a native Linux app. It gives Linux users a first-party desktop path into Claude workflows, though Computer Use is still missing from this release.

Release⌨️Claude Code30th June

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Anthropic launches Claude Sonnet 5 with 1M context and adaptive thinking

Anthropic launched Claude Sonnet 5 across Claude, the API, and Claude Code with 1M context, adaptive thinking, and $2/$10 intro pricing through Aug. 31. Independent evals place it near Opus 4.8 on coding and tool use, so teams should benchmark it against Opus before switching.

Release⌨️Claude Code30th June