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Vibe Coding2026-08-11 · source-backed
The August 10 release makes permission rules across enterprise, mode, user, and project levels compose in a defined order, and bounds/paginates large-file reads through the Agent Client Protocol to prevent context overflow. Also adds confirmation before restarting while local agents are active and sanitized shareable Devin Local transcripts. The ACP pagination change is the one that matters if you drive Devin Local from an external client against large repos.
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