# Atuin v18.18.0 — 18.18.0

- Product: Atuin (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/atuin)
- Vendor: Atuin
- Date: 2026-07-27
- Version: v18.18.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/atuinsh/atuin/releases/tag/v18.18.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/atuin/releases/v18.18.0

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- **fixed** — Index synced history directly instead of malformed SQL in daemon
- **security** — Update unsound/vulnerable dependencies in Cargo.lock
- **fixed** — Drop agent commands containing NUL bytes via NonNulStr in hook
- **fixed** — Survive corrupt entries instead of aborting the import
- **fixed** — Fix include guard in Bash init script and improve inclusion of shell init scripts in Rust
- **fixed** — Make /dev/tty authoritative for interactivity detection in install
- **fixed** — Add DbSearchMode and correctly fall back to fuzzy in non-interactive searches
- **fixed** — Calculate preview height based on command display width instead of byte count in UI
- **fixed** — Search functionality to respect character offsets and non-ASCII
- **fixed** — Quote argument-hint YAML values so Copilot CLI ≥1.0.65 loads all skills
- **fixed** — Correct grammar in history last help text
- **fixed** — Add /model hint to status bar
- **fixed** — Set correct umask for pty-proxy
- **fixed** — Atuin AI not erasing the input box before closing
- **fixed** — Show server status next to AI progress indicator
- **fixed** — Show full command when using AtuinOutput tool
- **added** — Up/down to scroll through previously sent messages in AI
- **added** — Bundle bash-preexec with Atuin and automatically load if no other preexec backend is loaded
- **added** — Add --shell option to atuin search to filter results by shell
- **added** — Syntax highlight commands in interactive search

##### Release Notes

###### Bug Fixes

- *(daemon)* Index synced history directly instead of malformed SQL ([#3627](https://github.com/atuinsh/atuin/issues/3627)) ([#3641](https://github.com/atuinsh/atuin/issues/3641))
- *(deps)* Update unsound/vulnerable dependencies in Cargo.lock ([#3632](https://github.com/atuinsh/atuin/issues/3632))
- *(docs)* Repair every stale link in the repo ([#3727](https://github.com/atuinsh/atuin/issues/3727))
- *(docs)* Make the incorrect-decrypt-key error actionable ([#3609](https://github.com/atuinsh/atuin/issues/3609))
- *(hook)* Drop agent commands containing NUL bytes via NonNulStr ([#3589](https://github.com/atuinsh/atuin/issues/3589)) ([#3660](https://github.com/atuinsh/atuin/issues/3660))
- *(import)* Survive corrupt entries instead of aborting the import ([#3721](https://github.com/atuinsh/atuin/issues/3721))
- *(init)* Fix include guard in Bash init script; chore(init): improve inclusion of shell init scripts in Rust ([#3645](https://github.com/atuinsh/atuin/issues/3645))
- *(install)* Make /dev/tty authoritative for interactivity detection ([#3691](https://github.com/atuinsh/atuin/issues/3691))
- *(search)* Add `DbSearchMode`; correctly fall back to "fuzzy" in non-interactive searches ([#3744](https://github.com/atuinsh/atuin/issues/3744))
- *(ui)* Calculate preview height based on command display width instead of byte count ([#3678](https://github.com/atuinsh/atuin/issues/3678))
- *(win32)* Cargo-binstall package metadata ([#3673](https://github.com/atuinsh/atuin/issues/3673))
- Search functionality to respect character offsets and non-ASCII ([#3659](https://github.com/atuinsh/atuin/issues/3659))
- Quote argument-hint YAML values so Copilot CLI ≥1.0.65 loads all skills ([#3613](https://github.com/atuinsh/atuin/issues/3613)) ([#3614](https://github.com/atuinsh/atuin/issues/3614))
- Correct grammar in 'history last' help text ([#3430](https://github.com/atuinsh/atuin/issues/3430))
- Work around rust nightly warning on eyre bail ([#3680](https://github.com/atuinsh/atuin/issues/3680))
- Improve non-interactive TTY detection in install.sh ([#3315](https://github.com/atuinsh/atuin/issues/3315))
- Add /model hint to status bar ([#3687](https://github.com/atuinsh/atuin/issues/3687))
- Set correct umask for pty-proxy ([#3700](https://github.com/atuinsh/atuin/issues/3700))
- Atuin AI not erasing the input box before closing ([#3715](https://github.com/atuinsh/atuin/issues/3715))
- Show server status next to AI progress indicator ([#3723](https://github.com/atuinsh/atuin/issues/3723))
- Show full command when using AtuinOutput tool ([#3725](https://github.com/atuinsh/atuin/issues/3725))

###### Documentation

- *(ai)* Add self hosting + slash command docs ([#3623](https://github.com/atuinsh/atuin/issues/3623))
- *(config)* Standardize TOML examples for config options ([#3441](https://github.com/atuinsh/atuin/issues/3441))
- Advise users to pass `--locked` when installing from Cargo ([#3630](https://github.com/atuinsh/atuin/issues/3630))
- Add docs for store_failed and default for enter_accept ([#2696](https://github.com/atuinsh/atuin/issues/2696))
- Serve docs.atuin.sh from this repo; remove Desktop docs ([#3684](https://github.com/atuinsh/atuin/issues/3684))
- Version docs.atuin.sh with mike (per-release + main) ([#3688](https://github.com/atuinsh/atuin/issues/3688))
- Hotfix bad path ([#3690](https://github.com/atuinsh/atuin/issues/3690))
- Document built-in bash-preexec ([#3651](https://github.com/atuinsh/atuin/issues/3651))
- Retheme docs.atuin.sh to the Atuin brand ([#3701](https://github.com/atuinsh/atuin/issues/3701))
- Bundle of improvements ([#3716](https://github.com/atuinsh/atuin/issues/3716))
- Remove ugly cards on landing page ([#3724](https://github.com/atuinsh/atuin/issues/3724))
- Fix broken README links ([#3696](https://github.com/atuinsh/atuin/issues/3696))
- Lint prose with Vale and gate it in CI ([#3726](https://github.com/atuinsh/atuin/issues/3726))
- Slightly nicer default co

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