AI coding assistant

Kilo Code released version 7.1.9-rc.1 of its JetBrains plugin, a pre-release patch that adds automatic conversation compacting when providers hit context limits, renders agent board messages as Markdown, and unifies goal scheduling for long-running agent tasks.

Anthropic will permanently raise Claude Code's baseline weekly usage limits by 25% starting September 14. Because this replaces a temporary 50% boost currently active, users will actually end up with about 17% less capacity than they have today.

GitHub published documentation outlining slash commands for Copilot CLI, the company's terminal-based AI coding assistant. The guide targets developers new to using AI agents directly in command-line environments.

IBM has launched Bob, its AI coding assistant, following internal testing with 80,000 employees. The company claims teams saw average productivity gains of 45% across complex workflows. Pricing ranges from $20 to $200 per month using a "Bobcoin" credit system.