Qwen Code v0.22.0 Changelog

This update is a big quality-of-life upgrade for developers using Qwen Code. It focuses heavily on stopping the web interface from crashing, making the AI code-review and auto-fix tools smarter, and ensuring the security checks actually pass without getting stuck on old software bugs.

What's new

• Smarter AI code reviews: The system can now explain exactly why a review process is stuck in a loop. It also gives clearer, machine-readable feedback.
• Keep terminal windows open: In the web interface, if a command is still running in the background, its window will stay open instead of collapsing and hiding.
• Link Pull Requests to sessions: You can now see GitHub Pull Requests (PRs) linked to your current work session, complete with a sidebar badge and search feature.
• More non-blocking commands: More built-in slash commands (like /help or /status) can now run without interrupting what the AI is currently doing.
• Auto permission mode: The software development kit (SDK) now supports an "auto" permission mode, meaning it can handle basic permissions without needing a human to manually approve every step.
• Default privacy for files: A feature that automatically lists all files in a folder (list_directory) is now turned off by default to protect your privacy, but you can turn it back on if you need it.

Improvements

• Faster web terminal: The way the web interface draws your chat history and running text has been optimized, so it feels much smoother and faster.
• Smarter autofix logic: The auto-fix tool used to completely stop if it thought a fix was taking too much effort (a "growth-budget breach"). Now, it audits the approach and keeps going. It also stops counting "idle time" against its overall time limit.
• Safer code fixes: When the autofix tool runs code in a secure sandbox (an isolated testing environment), it now makes sure it's using the exact, safe version of the software it originally downloaded.
• Dedicated review agents: The AI agents that review code now have their own specific "type," which makes them run more efficiently.
• Better file saving: When saving project files (artifacts), the system now expands folders to track individual files instead of just saving the whole folder at once.

Fixes

• Fixed web terminal crashes (OOM): The web interface used to crash by running out of memory (Out Of Memory) because it kept old background logs forever. It now deletes old logs to stay stable.
• Fixed annoying pop-ups: The web interface used to steal your cursor focus to show approval pop-ups while you were typing. It now waits politely.
• Stopped duplicate review comments: A bug caused the AI to accidentally deny a code review right after posting it; it now recognizes reviews it already made.
• Fixed older Git compatibility: Public GitHub extensions now work properly even if your computer has an older version of the Git software installed.
• Recovered crashed sessions: If a session crashed or got stuck while saving (an "archive race"), the system can now recover it instead of losing your work.
• Squashed security blockers: Developers updated broken parts of the system's background (dependencies) so that automated security scans stop failing and getting blocked.
• Stable menus: The slash command menu no longer jumps around while the AI is typing out a response.

Breaking changes

No breaking changes in this release.