Devin Desktop · Continuity · Jul 13–19, 2026
1 release · updated
Devin Desktop: @-mention icons and restyled palette
This week, Devin Desktop shipped one release with several changes. The main change is the addition of type-specific icons for @-mention pills in Cascade, which helps users quickly identify the type of mention. This release also includes various other updates and fixes.
v3.5.17 · July 17, 2026
Also shipped to the Next channel as v3.5.1015.
This release includes several changes, such as type-specific icons for @-mention pills in Cascade and a restyled command palette in the Agent Command Center. New worktree-backed sessions now open instantly and stay interactive while the worktree is created in the background. The release also fixes a crash when opening the Recent Chat History modal in Cascade and improves the auto-updater on Windows. Additionally, Devin Cloud sessions render and scroll faster, and Devin Local customizations now span all open workspace folders.
Official release notes
Devin Desktop
@-mention pills in Cascade now show type-specific icons.- Restyled the command palette in the Agent Command Center.
- Hiding the status bar by default in the Agent Command Center (set
"workbench.statusBar.visible": truein user settings to restore it). - New worktree-backed sessions now open instantly and stay interactive while the worktree is created in the background.
- “View usage” now opens eligible Devin users’ personal analytics page directly.
- The
devin.*settings for gitignore access, completion mode, and auto-continue are now honored. - Resuming an agent session now uses its original working directory, so Claude sessions started in another folder can be reloaded.
- Fixed a crash when opening the Recent Chat History modal in Cascade.
- On Windows, the auto-updater now clears stale
Devin.exeprocesses before applying updates.
Devin Cloud
- Long Devin Cloud sessions render, scroll, and type faster and stay responsive while streaming.
- A brief remote-connection drop no longer flashes a “disconnected” banner.
- You can now configure a session’s network policy and grant or deny network access requests inline from the chat, without switching to the web app.
Devin Local
- Devin Local customizations and the sidebar skills count now span all open workspace folders.
- The Hooks tab in Devin Local Customizations now lists configured hooks with their source and trigger events.
- Added a command to migrate Windsurf hooks into Devin hooks across every workspace folder.
- Added a subtle timeline navigator for Devin Local sessions.
- Added Fast Context support in Devin Local sessions.
Fan coverage from Devin Central — not an official Cognition announcement. Devin is a trademark of Cognition.
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