Process-level sandboxing and auto-updates (Preview)

PreviewAug 4, 2026VerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026

This release introduces process-level sandboxing, automatic update checks, and other improvements to the CodeMender CLI (Preview): Process-level sandboxing : To safeguard your workstation against unintended file modifications or unexpected tool side effects, you can now execute all agent-proposed tools (such as compiling code, running tests, or executing...

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