July 2025

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Multi-Repository Search Platform Update

In July we released Multi-Repository Search and project-specific AI instructions. These features enable better contextual understanding across complex enterprise codebases by allowing agents to search across multiple repositories and apply project-specific instructions. Multi-repo search addresses the challenge of understanding dependencies and patterns in distributed systems. We also introduced universal image attachment support and numerous platform improvements for better stability and performance.

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New Features

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Multi-Repository Search

We’re excited to introduce Multi-Repository Search, enabling AI agents to understand and work across your entire organization’s codebase:

• Index multiple repositories through the web admin panel at auth.zencoder.ai
• Cross-repository code understanding allows agents to find patterns, implementations, and dependencies across all your indexed repositories
• Automatic context detection means agents intelligently search relevant repositories when you reference other services or projects

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Project-Specific AI Instructions

A new system for creating custom context and instructions that enhance how AI agents understand your project (now evolved into Skills):

• Project-level instructions stored in your repository for team sharing
• Conditional application based on file patterns using glob expressions, or always-on rules for project-wide standards
• @mention support allows you to manually reference specific instructions in your chat for targeted guidance

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Image Attachments for All Users

Visual context is now universally available across both VS Code and JetBrains IDEs:

• Universal access means that image attachment functionality is no longer limited and is available for all users across all supported platforms
• Design-to-code workflow has been streamlined, allowing you to attach UI mockups or screenshots and ask agents to build matching components with high accuracy
• Repository images stored in your project can be referenced for visual context, enabling agents to understand and implement visual designs directly from your codebase assets

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E2E Testing Enhancements

The Coding Agent’s E2E testing capabilities have evolved to be framework-agnostic:

• Multi-framework support now enables you to generate tests for Cypress, Playwright, or Selenium based on your project’s requirements and preferences
• Flexible test generation approach means you simply specify your preferred framework in the prompt, and the agent adapts its output accordingly

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Improvements and Bug Fixes

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Agent Experience Enhancements

• New agent selector UI provides quick access to different agents with a redesigned dropdown interface
• Background shell execution allows agents to run long-running commands without blocking the interface
• File Diagnostic tool is now available for custom agents, expanding their capabilities
• Better file mention suggestions with improved logic based on user feedback for more intuitive file referencing
• Expandable code blocks in chat for better readability with large code snippets
• Agent continuation shows an improved message when agents reach max steps with option to continue the request

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User Interface Improvements

• Redesigned VS Code status bar with more visible Zencoder icon and better integration
• Updated sidebar menu in the admin UI with improved organization and new profile dropdown for easier account management
• Premium LLM usage display clearly shows call consumption for users on new pricing plans
• Better code diff copying now only copies added lines when copying from diffs, not the entire block
• Enhanced chat input UI with cleaner design and better visual hierarchy

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Platform Stability and Performance

• SSE/HTTP streaming support for remote MCP servers without OAuth (VS Code, coming to other platforms)
• Requirements tool functionality helps agents better understand user needs before proceeding - now with improved UI
• Less frequent update notifications reduces interruption while keeping you informed of important updates
• repo.md migration automatically moves from deprecated /docs to new /rules directory structure

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Bash/PowerShell/WSL Improvements

• PowerShell support with PS1 files now properly executing shell commands on Windows
• WSL compatibility adds support for WSL and other interpreter types on Windows
• Bash tool stability fixed job cancellation issues when Kotlin plugin is not installed in JetBrains

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Bug Fixes

• Shell tool freezing resolved cases where shell tool would freeze in certain scenarios
• Shell pagination now properly avoids pagination in command output for cleaner results
• Code generation window fixed size adjustment issues when pasting text in JetBrains
• Agent tools fixed issue where agents were using tools they shouldn’t have access to
• File attachment labels updated to better reflect actual capabilities and limitations
• LLM call counter now properly displays consumption after clicking Stop
• Various UI glitches resolved multiple interface inconsistencies across platforms

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Documentation Updates

We’ve significantly expanded and improved our documentation to support the new features and provide better guidance:

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New Documentation Pages

• Multi-Repository Search guide provides detailed setup instructions, best practices, and examples for indexing and searching across multiple repositories
• Skills documentation explains how to create reusable instruction packages for your agents
• Refund Policy FAQ offers clear information about subscription management, cancellations, and our transparent refund policies

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Enhanced Existing Documentation

• Coding Agent guide now includes references to the new agent selector UI and improved capabilities
• Pricing Plans FAQ clarified to better explain the new LLM call-based pricing model and plan comparisons

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New Tutorials and Visual Updates

• Generate Codebase Architecture Diagrams tutorial shows how to create Mermaid diagrams to visualize repository structure and dependencies
• Image prompts documentation updated to explain the new universal image attachment capabilities
• Agent selector images refreshed across all agent documentation to show the new dropdown UI and improved user experience
• Multi-repo search guidelines enhanced with specific examples and best practices for effective cross-repository searches

Version History

• VS Code
• JetBrains

• 2.17.0 (July 23, 2025)
• 2.16.0 (July 15, 2025)

• 2.8.0 (July 28, 2025)
• 2.7.1 (July 22, 2025)
• 2.7.0 (July 17, 2025)
• 2.6.3 (July 4, 2025)
• 2.6.2 (July 3, 2025)