**--worktree** flag auto-creates isolated git worktrees for experimenting with different task approaches without affecting your main branch.
**claude agents** background sessions now support `--add-dir`, `--settings`, `--mcp-config`, `--plugin-dir`, `--permission-mode`, `--model`, `--effort`, and `--dangerously-skip-permissions` flags for fine-grained session configuration.
Rust v0.131.0-alpha.17 released with no changelog provided.
Experimental background subagents let tasks continue running while you work on other code.
**Kilo Code** adds shell command syntax highlighting with copy buttons, auto-compaction threshold control, and experimental speech-to-text voice input in VS Code.
**Prompt mode** (`-p`) now auto-loads workspace MCP sources in trusted directories, skipping manual setup.