# Goose v1.49.0

- Product: Goose (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/goose)
- Vendor: Block
- Date: 2026-09-03
- Version: v1.49.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose/releases/tag/v1.49.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/goose/releases/v1.49.0

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- **added** — Auto-updater for desktop application
- **added** — Linux ARM64 desktop release packages
- **added** — Load extensions in the background so the CLI prompt is immediately usable
- **changed** — Title sessions by subject, not workflow step
- **added** — Interactive git branch indicator in chat bottom bar
- **added** — on_failure block for PreToolUse hooks
- **added** — Web-search and browser-use built-in skills
- **added** — Model-native audio transcription provider
- **changed** — --with-extension can now name its extension
- **added** — Auto-focus chat input when user starts typing
- **added** — Collapse scheduled job sessions into accordion in chat history
- **added** — Select saved recipes when creating a schedule
- **added** — Show recent used models in chat footer model picker
- **added** — PreToolUseResult event and stable tool_call_id across tool lifecycle
- **changed** — Sort configured providers to the top of the provider list
- **added** — OpenRouter session_id forwarding and app category header
- **added** — ACP thinking effort derivation and forwarding
- **added** — Opper as a declarative OpenAI-compatible provider
- **added** — Databricks Unity Catalog model services discovery
- **fixed** — Avoid sending images to non-vision capable models

##### ✨ Features

- Auto-updater for desktop application [#10614](https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose/pull/10614)
- Linux ARM64 desktop release packages [#11518](https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose/pull/11518)
- Load extensions in the background so the CLI prompt is immediately usable [#10403](https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose/pull/10403)
- Title sessions by subject, not workflow step [#11135](https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose/pull/11135)
- Interactive git branch indicator in chat bottom bar [#11290](https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose/pull/11290)
- `on_failure` block for PreToolUse hooks [#11449](https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose/pull/11449)
- Web-search and browser-use built-in skills [#11233](https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose/pull/11233)
- Model-native audio transcription provider [#10589](https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose/pull/10589)
- `--with-extension` can now name its extension [#11127](https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose/pull/11127)
- Auto-focus chat input when user starts typing [#11184](https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose/pull/11184)
- Collapse scheduled job sessions into accordion in chat history [#11265](https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose/pull/11265)
- Select saved recipes when creating a schedule [#10892](https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose/pull/10892)
- Show recent used models in chat footer model picker [#11097](https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose/pull/11097)
- PreToolUseResult event and stable tool_call_id across tool lifecycle [#11120](https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose/pull/11120)
- Sort configured providers to the top of the provider list [#11409](https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose/pull/11409)
- OpenRouter session_id forwarding and app category header [#10868](https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose/pull/10868)
- ACP thinking effort derivation and forwarding [#10949](https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose/pull/10949)
- GPT-5.6 follow-up support for Codex and Responses API [#10460](https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose/pull/10460)
- Pre-registered OAuth clients for streamable_http extensions [#11182](https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose/pull/11182)
- OTEL request params, response metadata, tool call parity, and agent identification [#11261](https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose/pull/11261)

###### New Providers

- Opper as a declarative OpenAI-compatible provider [#11589](https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose/pull/11589)
- Databricks Unity Catalog model services discovery [#11575](https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose/pull/11575)
- TrustedRouter declarative provider [#11422](https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose/pull/11422)
- OpenCode Zen gateway as a declarative provider [#10939](https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose/pull/10939)
- Gondola as declarative OpenAI-compatible provider [#11421](https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose/pull/11421)
- SayGM as declarative OpenAI-compatible provider [#11267](https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose/pull/11267)
- Lynkr as declarative OpenAI-compatible provider [#11372](https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose/pull/11372)
- PleumRouter declarative provider [#10479](https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose/pull/10479)
- Z.ai GLM-5.3 (replacing GLM-5.2) [#11226](https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose/pull/11226)
- OpenAI GPT-5.6 (sol/terra/luna) via Bedrock [#10502](https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose/pull/10502)
- Custom provider cost fields for cost tracking [#11220](https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose/pull/11220)

##### 🐛 Bug Fixes

- Unify context limit resolution behind provider API [#11213](https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose/pull/11213)
- Keep using valid MCP access tokens without a refresh token [#11324](https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose/pull/11324)
- Provider save no longer overwrites stored config with defaults [#11517](https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose/pull/11517)
- Deduplicate parallel tool-pair summaries [#11195](https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose/pull/11195)
- Exclude Git metadata from project hints [#11148](https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose/pull/11148)
- Honor remote working dir

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