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Grok Build Src c68e39f60462

b189869b7755→c68e39f60462·July 16, 2026 at 7:03 AM UTC

Open-source tree sync adding /jump and /timeline, and making screen-mode switches session-scoped instead of sticky.

Changelog

  • [new] /jump slash command for navigating the scrollback/agent view.
  • [new] /timeline slash command for a timeline view of the session.
  • [changed] /minimal and /fullscreen (and the --minimal / --fullscreen flags) only switch render mode for the current session; they no longer write [ui].screen_mode in config.toml.
  • [changed] Default screen mode is set via /settings → Default screen mode, or by editing [ui] screen_mode in config.toml.
  • [changed] Collapsed edit blocks can merge back-to-back same-file edits into one row (still expand for the diffs).

Agent & tools

  • Slash command surface grows by two: /jump and /timeline, with matching pager views and dispatch paths.
  • Screen-mode slash commands and CLI flags are documented as session-scoped; the reverse command returns you for that session only.
  • Descriptions and the relaunch banner point at /settings (or config.toml) when you want a sticky default.

Docs

  • content/user-guide/04-slash-commands.md — /minimal / /fullscreen no longer described as sticky; session-only behavior and how to set a real default are spelled out.
  • content/user-guide/05-configuration.md — [ui] screen_mode reframed as the default render mode (not an auto-written sticky preference); table and guidance updated for unset / "fullscreen" / "minimal". Collapsed-edit docs note same-file merge.

Under the hood

  • New pager modules for jump and timeline (commands, views, agent-view/dispatch wiring, scrollback timeline state).
  • Broader PTY e2e coverage (queue, scroll/selection, shell tools, config UI, clipboard, persistence, minimal mode, edit-merge sequential/parallel).
  • Minimal-mode sticky-persistence test replaced by a session-scoped “does not persist” check.

Upgrade notes

  • If you previously relied on /minimal, /fullscreen, or the matching CLI flags to persist into config.toml, set the default explicitly: /settings → Default screen mode, or [ui] screen_mode = "minimal" / "fullscreen".
  • Plain grok still reads screen_mode; CLI flags still win for a single invocation but no longer update the file.
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