Coding Agent — Simon Carter

Codex Goal Mode is now generally available, and Appshots brings live app context to your threads

OpenAI ships Goal Mode GA across Codex app, IDE, and CLI, plus Appshots for macOS to capture any window as instant thread context.

Updated 23 July 2026

Developer Tools & APIs

Claude Code: 'workflow' renamed to 'ultracode', parallel Bash bug fixed, and OTEL team-level metrics added

Claude Code renames its dynamic-workflow trigger to 'ultracode', fixes a Bash parallel batch bug, tidies the MCP panel, and adds OTEL resource-attribute labels.

3 June 2026

Developer Tools & APIs

Claude Code Now Auto-Loads Plugins from Local Directories — No Marketplace Required

Claude Code gains filesystem-first plugin loading from .claude/skills, a scaffolding command, autocomplete, and hot-reload — no marketplace needed.

3 June 2026