September 18, 2025

Auggie CLI 0.5.5 Release Notes

Highlights
  • Ask Mode: a streamlined prompt-first interaction mode with improved transcript rendering.
  • New session commands: `auggie session list` and `auggie session resume` to manage and continue sessions.
  • MCP quality-of-life: simpler `mcp add` syntax, automatic migration of legacy settings, and a `/status` check.
Changes
  • Add Ask Mode for CLI/TUI, with formatting and input history improvements.
  • Add `auggie session list` and `auggie session resume` commands.
  • Add `--permission` flag to configure tool permissions at runtime.
  • Support compressed syntax for `mcp add` and auto-migrate legacy MCP settings.json format.
  • Add `/status` command to check MCP and rules status.
  • Add `--max-turns` to cap agent iterations in print mode.
  • Add basic JSON output mode.
  • Improve keyboard handling: Ctrl+C to clear input, Ctrl+D forward delete; fix Delete key acting as Backspace.
  • Improve non-interactive error messages when auth is missing.
  • Fix crash when denying indexing by properly initializing status messaging.
  • Fix markdown list indentation in TUI output.
  • Fixed issue where rules were dropped when too many were attached
Breaking/Compatibility Notes
  • MCP settings now use a record-based schema; legacy formats auto-migrate on run.