Devin Desktop · Continuity · Oct 19–25, 2026
2 releases · updated
Devin Desktop: Members can see, open sessions
Two releases shipped this week, with the main change being that members whose org role has no Devin Cloud session permissions can now see, open and start Devin Local sessions. This helps members with restricted permissions. The releases also include various fixes and improvements to the Agent Window and other features.
v3.11.216 · October 24, 2026
Also shipped to the Next channel as v3.11.1216.
This release fixes several issues, including one where members whose org role has no Devin Cloud session permissions could not see, open and start Devin Local sessions. It also fixes issues with the Devin CLI and saved sign-ins. Notably, Devin Local sessions no longer crash when a terminal command prints an inline image.
Official release notes
Fixed
- Members whose org role has no Devin Cloud session permissions can see, open and start Devin Local sessions again.
- On Windows,
devinis available in a new terminal (PowerShell, Command Prompt, Windows Terminal and Git Bash) right after Install Devin CLI, without signing out first. On macOS and Linux, running Install Devin CLI again refreshes the link instead of failing. - A saved sign-in keeps working after updating on machines where the editor’s own connections to the Devin servers fail.
- Devin Local sessions no longer crash when a terminal command prints an inline image (sixel, iTerm2 or kitty).
v3.11.212 · October 23, 2026
This release introduces a new Agent Window with a revamped interface, including a sessions sidebar, session view, Automations, Review, Wiki, settings, and Command Palette. It also includes new features such as the ability to drag sessions onto each other and group sidebar sessions by workspace. Several fixes are also included, such as improved responsiveness in long sessions and smoother scrolling in long transcripts.
Official release notes
New Agent Window
The Agent Window now runs the same interface as the Devin web app: the sessions sidebar, session view, Automations, Review, Wiki, settings, and Command Palette (⌘K) match app.devin.ai, and follow your Devin Desktop theme.
- Sessions:
- Drag a session from the sidebar onto an open session to view up to 8 sessions side by side.
- Group sidebar sessions by workspace, with a ”+” on each group to start a session in that folder.
- Start a child session from any session’s “More” menu.
- Sessions grouped into Spaces now appear under a parent session in the sidebar.
- Files, changes, and terminals in every session:
- A Files view shows a local session’s working directory or a cloud session’s machine as a file tree next to the editor.
- The Changes tab now works for local sessions, with per-file diffs and a “Since last seen” scope.
- Terminal in a session’s add-tab menu opens a terminal on the session’s machine, or a local shell in the session’s folder.
Cmd/Ctrl+Oopens a local file in the Agent Window, andCmd/Ctrl+Shift+Fsearches the text of the session’s files.- Files open in the Agent Window’s editor support code actions and rename.
- Select code in an editor tab and press
Cmd/Ctrl+Lto quote it into the chat.
- Cloud sessions:
- The IDE button in the top right opens a Remote SSH window on the session’s machine.
- App previews open in a Preview tab, with a URL bar, port switching, device sizes, and an element picker.
- Cloud sessions connected to your machine read unsaved edits from open editors.
- Code scan sessions show a scan badge and open their Findings view beside the chat.
- Customizations and settings now match the same UI as Devin Cloud.
- New shortcuts:
Cmd/Ctrl+.cycles the agent mode,Cmd/Ctrl+[andCmd/Ctrl+]go back and forward,Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+Lcopies a link to the session, andCmd/Ctrl+Shift+Emarks a session done. Typing anywhere focuses the composer. - Settings → Preferences → Appearance lets you pick the interface and code fonts and their sizes.
Changed
- Pressing Enter while Devin is working steers the running turn;
Cmd/Ctrl+Enterqueues the message until the turn ends. - Configured MCP servers can be @-mentioned.
- The command palette searches the content of Local sessions, not only their titles.
- On Windows, WSL distros can be used as remote agent hosts alongside SSH hosts, and remote hosts are listed in the Cloud / Local picker.
- Devin no longer opens files in the background when it edits them. Turn “Auto-open edited files” back on in Devin Settings → Editor → User Interface to restore this.
- Agent diff zones are off by default, so agent edits are applied directly to files. Re-enable them in Devin Settings → Editor → User Interface → Agent diff zones.
- Agent edits are saved without running format-on-save or code actions. Enable “Run save actions on agent edits” to restore the previous behavior.
- Worktrees are no longer deleted automatically once a repository has more than 19 of them.
- Plugins can declare
platforms: [cloud]orplatforms: [local]; Devin Desktop only activates plugins that apply locally.
Fixed
- Electron 42.11.16 and Node.js 24.22.1 for the remote server, with the October 2026 security fixes.
- Long sessions stay responsive while replies stream, and scrolling long transcripts is smoother.
- MCP servers from every configured registry can be installed, not only those from the first registry.
- MCP tool calls that need approval in Devin Local show their Allow / Reject controls.
- Saving agent environment variables restarts the affected local agent, so new sessions use the updated values.
- The “System notifications” switch in Devin settings now turns agent notifications on and off.
Ctrl+Shift+Ccopies in terminals again, and the Send Terminal to Chat shortcut works on Windows and Linux.- Markdown files of a cloud session open as a rendered preview again.
- Dev Containers:
onCreateCommand,updateContentCommand,postCreateCommand,postStartCommandandpostAttachCommandfromdevcontainer.json, Features and image metadata now run, and dotfiles are installed fromremote.devinDevContainers.dotfiles.*.remoteEnv,customizations.vscode.settings, extensions,forwardPortsandshutdownActionapply.- New Dev Containers: Rebuild Container and Rebuild Container Without Cache commands; a Rebuild prompt when
devcontainer.json, the Dockerfile or the Compose file changes; a Reopen in Container prompt when you open a folder with a Dev Container configuration. - Slim images without
curl,wgetorprocpswork, and a Dev Container window is trusted when its host folder is trusted.
- In IDE mode, a chat tab whose agent could not start a session says why and offers Retry, and enabling a third-party agent no longer shows “Failed to load more sessions”.
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