Release Notes

New Features

• Agent Model: Users can now choose between Claude Sonnet 4.6 and GPT-5.4 as the agent model via /settings. The code-review agent always uses the opposite model for independent cross-provider review.

• Custom MCP Servers: Add any HTTP-based MCP server directly from the MCP menu by providing a server ID and URL. Friday handles the OAuth setup flow automatically. Custom servers can also be removed from the menu.

Improvements

• MCP servers now reload immediately when enabled or disabled — no extra step required.
• Friday now asks for confirmation before pushing to a branch other than your configured feature branch, preventing accidental pushes to the wrong target.

Bug Fixes

• Checkpoint save errors are now surfaced instead of being silently suppressed.

Model Upgrades

• Upgraded the planner to gpt-5.5.

New Features

• Threads & Orchestration: Friday now delegates work to parallel worker threads. Dispatch coordinates all workers, can send messages to unblock them, and workers can message back. Use /fork to spin up a new thread from the current conversation context, and /name to rename threads for easier identification.

• Supervised Working Style: A new third working style mode sits between Collaborative and Autonomous. Friday plans collaboratively with you and waits for your confirmation, then executes the approved plan autonomously without further interruptions.

• /team-onboarding: Generates a customized onboarding.md in your project root based on your team's Friday usage from the last 30 days. Analyzes top skills, MCP servers, and codebases, then asks a few questions to personalize the guide for new team members.

• /compact: Compacts the current conversation context to reduce token usage without losing important history.

• Bash Mode: Run shell commands directly from the Friday input area without involving the AI. Press ! in an empty input field to enter Bash Mode, type a command, and press Enter to run it.

• Bash Blocklist: Define glob patterns for bash commands that always require your confirmation before running, regardless of approval mode. Configure via Settings → Bash Tool Blocklist.

• Randomized Worktree Branch Names: Worktree branches are now automatically named with a random 5-character hex suffix (e.g. worktree-branch-a3f9c) instead of a timestamp, making them easier to identify.

Improvements

• Friday can now read images and PDFs directly, making it easier to work with visual assets, diagrams, and documents.
• Enabling or disabling plugins now takes effect immediately — no restart required. Git-based marketplaces can be configured to auto-sync on startup. Private marketplaces now support Personal Access Token (PAT) authentication.
• Context window usage percentage is shown above the input area to help you manage context rot.
• Highlight text to copy text to clipboard, replaces ctrl+c for copying.
• New keyboard shortcuts: alt+enter or ctrl+s to interrupt and immediately submit a message. Enter and Escape now map to Yes/No in confirmation prompts.
• MCP tools now load lazily, improving startup performance.

Bug Fixes

• Various stability improvements and bug fixes.

New Features

• MCPs: You can now enable or disable MCPs from the /mcp menu without restarting Friday. Changes are automatically applied when you exit the menu.

Bug Fixes

• Various stability improvements and bug fixes.

Model Upgrades

• Upgraded the planner to gpt-5.4.

New Features

• Process Queue: You can now drain your message queue without sending a new message. Open the queue modal with /queue and click Process Queue to immediately start processing all queued messages. Previously, the only way to resume queue processing after an interruption was to send a new message.

Bug Fixes

• Various stability improvements and bug fixes.

Model Upgrades

• Upgraded to Claude Opus 4.6 with a 1M token context window for long conversations.
• Upgraded to Claude Sonnet 4.6 for the main agent.

New Features

• Working Style: The Check-ins setting has been renamed to Working Style with two modes: Collaborative and Autonomous. Collaborative mode (default) prompts Friday to ask clarifying questions and explain approaches before starting work, while Autonomous mode lets Friday work independently. This replaces the previous Check-ins feature and consolidates behavior that was previously part of Approval Mode.

• Task Management System: Friday now includes a comprehensive task management system. Tasks are automatically saved and restored with checkpoints, ensuring you never lose track of your work.

• Skills & MCP Support in Subagents: Subagents can now load skills and MCP tools by adding skills and mcp fields to their frontmatter. This enables you to create specialized agents with access to specific skills and integrations.

• WebFetch Tool: Friday can now fetch content from public web URLs directly. This is particularly useful for reading documentation, API responses, or any publicly accessible web content during your workflow.

• /skill Command: Browse and trigger skills using the new /skill slash command. This opens a modal palette showing all available skills (user, project, and plugin) with descriptions, making it easy to discover and use skills.

Improvements

• Two-Level Plugin Navigation: The /plugins command now features improved navigation with marketplace selection as the first level, followed by plugins within the selected marketplace. This makes it easier to browse and manage plugins across multiple marketplaces.

• Edit Queued Messages: You can now edit messages in the queue before they're processed. Use the Edit button in the queue modal (accessible via /queue) to modify queued messages.

• Editor Setting: Configure your preferred editor (Vim, VS Code, or Cursor) for opening and editing files. After Friday makes changes, a "review changes" button appears to open a modal showing all modifications.

• Conversation Chime: Enable audio notifications to be alerted when Friday needs your input. You can now select from three different chimes: Glass, Ping, and Funk. Configure this through /settings.

Developer Features

• Draft PR Support: The GithubPrCreate tool now supports creating draft pull requests.

• Automatic Branch Tracking: Git checkout and switch commands now automatically set up branch tracking, streamlining your git workflow.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed code-review agent to no longer undo work and make decisions with the context of changes in mind.
• Various stability improvements and bug fixes.

New Features

• Automatic Diff Display: After Friday makes file changes, an interactive diff display automatically appears showing all modifications. You can review changes, open files in your editor, or add specific diffs to the conversation for discussion.

• /diff Command: Review your staged and unstaged changes anytime with the new /diff command. The diff appears in a modal with syntax highlighting, making it easy to see what's changed without cluttering your conversation.

• Theme Setting: Customize Friday's appearance with 7 built-in color themes: Dark, Light, Nord, Gruvbox, Tokyo Night, Solarized Light, and Tofu. Access themes through /settings.

• Clipboard Image Paste: Paste images directly from your clipboard using Ctrl+V. Perfect for quickly sharing screenshots or diagrams with Friday.

• Prevent Sleep Setting: Keep your computer awake during long-running operations. This setting is enabled by default and uses the caffeinate utility to prevent sleep only while Friday is actively processing.

• Checkpoint Summaries: When loading a checkpoint, Friday now automatically provides a summary of what you were working on, helping you quickly get back into context.

• Editor Commands: Open your current workspace in your preferred editor:

  • /code - Open in VS Code
  • /cursor - Open in Cursor

• Sentry MCP Integration: Connect Friday to Sentry for enhanced monitoring and debugging capabilities.

Improvements

• The /clear command now clears both your conversation history and any queued messages, giving you a complete fresh start.

• Version Display: The help modal now shows your current Friday version.

• Clear Input Shortcut: Use Ctrl+L to quickly clear the input field.

Bug Fixes

• Various stability improvements and performance optimizations.

New Features

• Message Queue System: You can now queue multiple messages while Friday is processing. When Friday is busy, your new messages are automatically queued and processed in order. Use the /queue command to view and manage queued messages. Toast notifications will remind you about the queue feature when messages are queued.

• Unified Diff View: The Edit tool now displays full unified diffs with syntax highlighting instead of short snippets. This gives you complete visibility into what changes Friday is making to your files.

Improvements

• Enhanced Drag-and-Drop: Drag-and-drop now works anywhere in the Friday window, even when the input area isn't focused. This matches the behavior of native terminal drag-and-drop, making it easier to add files to your conversations.

• Resizable Input Area: The input area now features a draggable resize handle, allowing you to adjust the height.

• Auto-backup Branch Protection: When exiting a worktree with uncommitted changes on a detached HEAD, Friday automatically creates a timestamped backup branch (e.g., backup/worktree-20260127-143022) to prevent you from losing work.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed copy functionality for macOS terminals.
• Fixed drag-and-drop support for VS Code and Cursor.
• Various stability improvements and bug fixes to enhance your Friday experience.

We're excited to introduce Friday 2.0, featuring a completely redesigned terminal user interface. This new interface provides a more polished, responsive, and intuitive experience while maintaining all the powerful features you love.

What's New

• Modern Terminal UI: A sleek, responsive interface with better visual organization and smoother interactions
• Enhanced Keyboard Shortcuts: More intuitive keyboard controls for a faster workflow
• Expandable Tool Calls & Outputs: All tool calls and their outputs are now visible with the ability to expand and collapse each one individually. This includes subagent tool calls, giving you complete visibility into Friday's workflow
• Flexible Newline Input: Insert newlines in your messages without submitting using either:
  • Ctrl+J - Works everywhere, always available
  • Shift+Enter - Available in VS Code and Cursor terminals after running /terminal-setup. The /terminal-setup command automatically configures your terminal for the best experience. Learn more
• Background MCP Initialization: MCPs now initialize in the background, so you can start submitting messages immediately without waiting for them to finish loading. Learn more

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Note: If you experience any rendering issues with your terminal, check out our troubleshooting guide for terminal-specific fixes.

New Features

• New MCP Integrations: You can now connect Friday to Miro and Lucid MCPs. Learn more

Model Upgrades

• Upgraded reasoning model to GPT-5.2.

Bug Fixes

• General improvements and bug fixes.

New Features

• Chime Notifications: Friday now plays an audio notification when waiting for your input, making it easier to multitask without missing prompts. Configure this feature using the /settings command. Learn more

• PDF Support: Drag and drop PDF files directly into your conversation, just like images. Friday automatically processes and includes them in your requests for analysis and discussion. Learn more

• Auto-Update: Friday automatically updates in the background when new versions are available, keeping you on the latest release without manual intervention.

• Enhanced /new-branch Command: The /new-branch command now intelligently creates branches based on your conversation context, making it easier to start new work from your discussions with Friday. Learn more

Improvements

• Intelligent Model Selection: Friday automatically switches to Claude Opus 4.5 for conversations with very long context, ensuring optimal performance for lengthy discussions.

• Streamlined File Handling: Improved detection and processing of dragged and dropped file paths makes it even easier to share images and PDFs with Friday.

• Better Context Management: Enhanced context compression to ensure smoother conversations.

Bug Fixes

• Various stability improvements and bug fixes to enhance your Friday experience.

New Features

• Subagents: Friday can now delegate complex tasks to specialized subagents that work autonomously. Launch built-in subagents or create your own for parallel execution and improved efficiency. Learn more

• Manifest-based Plugin Configuration: Plugins now support flexible configuration through plugin.json and marketplace.json manifest files with strict mode control, allowing custom paths for skills, commands, and agents. Learn more

• Auto-save Large Input: When your input is very long, Friday automatically saves it to a temporary file and provides a reference for better handling of lengthy requests.

Bug Fixes

• Various stability improvements and bug fixes to enhance your Friday experience.

New Features

• Per-directory MCP configuration: Friday isolates MCP settings per working directory and introduces the /mcp menu to inspect and switch instances without cross-project bleed. Learn more

• /create-skill command: Spin up new skills with guided prompts via the /create-skill command so you can prototype capabilities faster without leaving Friday. Learn more

Model Upgrades

• Upgraded reasoning model to GPT-5.1-Codex.

Bug Fixes

• Various stability improvements and bug fixes to enhance your Friday experience.

New Features

• Plugin Marketplace Management: Discover, install, update, and remove Friday plugins directly from the new marketplace interface to tailor Friday's capabilities to your workflow. Learn more
• Automatic Conversation Checkpoints: Friday now saves and restores checkpoints automatically so you can resume long-running sessions without losing progress. Learn more
• Skills: Drop SKILL.md files into .claude/skills and Friday will automatically load the commands and guidance they define for your projects. Learn more

Bug Fixes

• Various stability improvements and bug fixes to enhance your Friday experience.

New Features

• Dynamic Model Switching: Configure Friday to automatically switch between a faster and more powerful model to balance speed and quality.
• Configurable Self-Review: Control whether Friday automatically reviews changes after making code modifications. Learn more
• One-Shot Mode: Use the new --one-shot flag with the --prompt flag to have Friday execute a single task and exit immediately—perfect for scripting and automation workflows. Learn more

Workflow Enhancements

• Unified Settings Panel: Access all your Friday configuration in one place with an interactive menu. The new /settings command consolidates previous /mode and /check_ins commands for a cleaner experience.
• Branch Management Commands: All sessions now default to treating your current branch as the feature branch. Use the /new-branch command to cut a new branch (you'll be prompted to describe what you want and Friday will make a branch and work on those changes) and /base-branch to change your base branch. Both commands apply to your session without losing any progress. Learn more

Bug Fixes

• Various stability improvements and bug fixes to enhance your Friday experience.

New Features

• Custom Slash Commands: Added support for Claude custom slash commands. Existing project and personal commands under .claude/commands will be automatically loaded into Friday. Use the /custom_command command to have Friday help you create a custom command.
• PR Stack Management: Use the new /pr_stack command to create stacked pull requests from your branch.

Workflow Enhancements

• Shorter Branch Names: Automatically generated branch names are now more concise.

Performance Improvements

• Faster Startup: Friday now starts up 70% faster, making it faster to get started with your projects.
• Optimized Long Conversations: Improved compression for long context conversations ensures Friday stays on track even during extended sessions.

Bug Fixes

• Various stability improvements and bug fixes to enhance your Friday experience

Model Upgrades

• Upgraded reasoning model to GPT-5-Codex. Reasoning effort is dynamically selected based on the complexity of the task.

Workflow Enhancements

• Git Worktree Support: Use --worktree [BRANCH] when launching Friday to work on multiple tasks in parallel within the same repository. Friday automatically creates and manages isolated worktrees that are cleaned up when your session ends. Start a worktree from any local or remote branch, or let Friday create one automatically based on your task description. See friday --help for for more information.
• You can now boot up friday on git directories without git workflows by using the --cowboy flag. See friday --help for more information.

Performance Improvements

• Improved agent response time for faster interactions.
• Expanded token support to 1 million tokens for handling larger contexts.

Bug Fixes

• Various stability improvements and bug fixes to enhance your Friday experience

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Keep shipping great code. Friday's here to help every step of the way.

Model Upgrades

• Upgraded main agent model to Claude 4.5 Sonnet

Workflow Enhancements

• Friday can now be used outside of git-enabled directories, making it more flexible for various projects.
• Added support for running Friday as a one-line autoprompt for quick tasks. See friday --help for more information.
• Friday now follows the standard agent pattern and generates (via the /agentsmd command) and reads from agents.md files to provide more context and better understand your project. .fridayrules files will continue to be supported for backwards compatibility.

User Experience Improvements

• Approval Mode and Check-in preferences are now persisted across sessions.
• Added /clear command to clear your conversation history and start fresh without restarting the session.
• New /tos and /privacy commands to quickly access Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
• Press backspace to exit menus and return to normal input mode.
• Release notes are now linked in the new version banner for easy access.

Performance Improvements

• Web search tool has been optimized for faster results.
• Improved error handling: intermittent API errors from OpenAI/Anthropic no longer crash the session and can be retried by the user.

Bug Fixes

• Various bug fixes and stability improvements to enhance your Friday experience.

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Friday's got your back. Keep building amazing things!

Interrupt Capabilities

• You can now interrupt Friday at any time by pressing the Esc key. This gives you control to stop ongoing operations or redirect the conversation as needed.

Web Search Integration

• Friday now includes built-in web search capabilities, allowing for real-time information retrieval and research. Access current data, latest news, and up-to-date information directly within your Friday sessions.

Bug Fixes

• Various bug fixes and stability improvements to enhance your Friday experience.

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Thank you for being part of our journey. Happy coding with Friday!