model definitions now support a new `allow_code_generation` flag, only to be used with higher reasoning models such as GPT-5-Pro and-Gemini 2.5-Pro
When `true`, the `chat` tool can now request the external model to generate a full implementation / update / instructions etc and then share the implementation with the calling agent.
This effectively allows us to utilize more powerful models such as GPT-5-Pro to generate code for us or entire implementations (which are either API-only or part of the $200 Pro plan from within the ChatGPT app)
Zen now allows you to define `roles` for an external CLI and delegate work to another CLI via the new `clink` tool (short for `CLI + Link`). Gemini, for instance, offers 1000 free requests a day - this means you can save on tokens and your weekly limits within Claude Code by delegating work to another entirely capable CLI agent!
Define your own system prompts as `roles` and make another CLI do anything you'd like. Like the current tool you're connected to, the other CLI has complete access to your files and the current context. This also works incredibly well with Zen's `conversation continuity`.
Added new confidence values (very_high, almost_certain) to all workflow tools
to provide more granular confidence tracking. Updated enum declarations in:
- analyze.py, codereview.py, debug.py, precommit.py, secaudit.py, testgen.py
- Updated debug.py's get_required_actions to handle new confidence values
- All tools now use consistent 7-value confidence scale
- refactor.py kept its unique scale (exploring/incomplete/partial/complete)
Also fixed model thinking configuration:
- Added very_high and almost_certain to MODEL_THINKING_PREFERENCES
- Set medium thinking for very_high, high thinking for almost_certain
- Updated prompts to clarify certain means 100% local confidence
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* WIP: new workflow architecture
* WIP: further improvements and cleanup
* WIP: cleanup and docks, replace old tool with new
* WIP: cleanup and docks, replace old tool with new
* WIP: new planner implementation using workflow
* WIP: precommit tool working as a workflow instead of a basic tool
Support for passing False to use_assistant_model to skip external models completely and use Claude only
* WIP: precommit workflow version swapped with old
* WIP: codereview
* WIP: replaced codereview
* WIP: replaced codereview
* WIP: replaced refactor
* WIP: workflow for thinkdeep
* WIP: ensure files get embedded correctly
* WIP: thinkdeep replaced with workflow version
* WIP: improved messaging when an external model's response is received
* WIP: analyze tool swapped
* WIP: updated tests
* Extract only the content when building history
* Use "relevant_files" for workflow tools only
* WIP: updated tests
* Extract only the content when building history
* Use "relevant_files" for workflow tools only
* WIP: fixed get_completion_next_steps_message missing param
* Fixed tests
Request for files consistently
* Fixed tests
Request for files consistently
* Fixed tests
* New testgen workflow tool
Updated docs
* Swap testgen workflow
* Fix CI test failures by excluding API-dependent tests
- Update GitHub Actions workflow to exclude simulation tests that require API keys
- Fix collaboration tests to properly mock workflow tool expert analysis calls
- Update test assertions to handle new workflow tool response format
- Ensure unit tests run without external API dependencies in CI
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* WIP - Update tests to match new tools
* WIP - Update tests to match new tools
* WIP - Update tests to match new tools
* Should help with https://github.com/BeehiveInnovations/zen-mcp-server/issues/97
Clear python cache when running script: https://github.com/BeehiveInnovations/zen-mcp-server/issues/96
Improved retry error logging
Cleanup
* WIP - chat tool using new architecture and improved code sharing
* Removed todo
* Removed todo
* Cleanup old name
* Tweak wordings
* Tweak wordings
Migrate old tests
* Support for Flash 2.0 and Flash Lite 2.0
* Support for Flash 2.0 and Flash Lite 2.0
* Support for Flash 2.0 and Flash Lite 2.0
Fixed test
* Improved consensus to use the workflow base class
* Improved consensus to use the workflow base class
* Allow images
* Allow images
* Replaced old consensus tool
* Cleanup tests
* Tests for prompt size
* New tool: docgen
Tests for prompt size
Fixes: https://github.com/BeehiveInnovations/zen-mcp-server/issues/107
Use available token size limits: https://github.com/BeehiveInnovations/zen-mcp-server/issues/105
* Improved docgen prompt
Exclude TestGen from pytest inclusion
* Updated errors
* Lint
* DocGen instructed not to fix bugs, surface them and stick to d
* WIP
* Stop claude from being lazy and only documenting a small handful
* More style rules
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* WIP: new workflow architecture
* WIP: further improvements and cleanup
* WIP: cleanup and docks, replace old tool with new
* WIP: cleanup and docks, replace old tool with new
* WIP: new planner implementation using workflow
* WIP: precommit tool working as a workflow instead of a basic tool
Support for passing False to use_assistant_model to skip external models completely and use Claude only
* WIP: precommit workflow version swapped with old
* WIP: codereview
* WIP: replaced codereview
* WIP: replaced codereview
* WIP: replaced refactor
* WIP: workflow for thinkdeep
* WIP: ensure files get embedded correctly
* WIP: thinkdeep replaced with workflow version
* WIP: improved messaging when an external model's response is received
* WIP: analyze tool swapped
* WIP: updated tests
* Extract only the content when building history
* Use "relevant_files" for workflow tools only
* WIP: updated tests
* Extract only the content when building history
* Use "relevant_files" for workflow tools only
* WIP: fixed get_completion_next_steps_message missing param
* Fixed tests
Request for files consistently
* Fixed tests
Request for files consistently
* Fixed tests
* New testgen workflow tool
Updated docs
* Swap testgen workflow
* Fix CI test failures by excluding API-dependent tests
- Update GitHub Actions workflow to exclude simulation tests that require API keys
- Fix collaboration tests to properly mock workflow tool expert analysis calls
- Update test assertions to handle new workflow tool response format
- Ensure unit tests run without external API dependencies in CI
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* WIP - Update tests to match new tools
* WIP - Update tests to match new tools
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* Migration from docker to standalone server
Migration handling
Fixed tests
Use simpler in-memory storage
Support for concurrent logging to disk
Simplified direct connections to localhost
* Migration from docker / redis to standalone script
Updated tests
Updated run script
Fixed requirements
Use dotenv
Ask if user would like to install MCP in Claude Desktop once
Updated docs
* More cleanup and references to docker removed
* Cleanup
* Comments
* Fixed tests
* Fix GitHub Actions workflow for standalone Python architecture
- Install requirements-dev.txt for pytest and testing dependencies
- Remove Docker setup from simulation tests (now standalone)
- Simplify linting job to use requirements-dev.txt
- Update simulation tests to run directly without Docker
Fixes unit test failures in CI due to missing pytest dependency.
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* Remove simulation tests from GitHub Actions
- Removed simulation-tests job that makes real API calls
- Keep only unit tests (mocked, no API costs) and linting
- Simulation tests should be run manually with real API keys
- Reduces CI costs and complexity
GitHub Actions now only runs:
- Unit tests (569 tests, all mocked)
- Code quality checks (ruff, black)
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* Fixed tests
* Fixed tests
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* WIP
Refactor resolving mode_names, should be done once at MCP call boundary
Pass around model context instead
Consensus tool allows one to get a consensus from multiple models, optionally assigning one a 'for' or 'against' stance to find nuanced responses.
* Deduplication of model resolution, model_context should be available before reaching deeper parts of the code
Improved abstraction when building conversations
Throw programmer errors early
* Guardrails
Support for `model:option` format at MCP boundary so future tools can use additional options if needed instead of handling this only for consensus
Model name now supports an optional ":option" for future use
* Simplified async flow
* Improved model for request to support natural language
Simplified async flow
* Improved model for request to support natural language
Simplified async flow
* Fix consensus tool async/sync patterns to match codebase standards
CRITICAL FIXES:
- Converted _get_consensus_responses from async to sync (matches other tools)
- Converted store_conversation_turn from async to sync (add_turn is synchronous)
- Removed unnecessary asyncio imports and sleep calls
- Fixed ClosedResourceError in MCP protocol during long consensus operations
PATTERN ALIGNMENT:
- Consensus tool now follows same sync patterns as all other tools
- Only execute() and prepare_prompt() are async (base class requirement)
- All internal operations are synchronous like analyze, chat, debug, etc.
TESTING:
- MCP simulation test now passes: consensus_stance ✅
- Two-model consensus works correctly in ~35 seconds
- Unknown stance handling defaults to neutral with warnings
- All 9 unit tests pass (100% success rate)
The consensus tool async patterns were anomalous in the codebase.
This fix aligns it with the established synchronous patterns used
by all other tools while maintaining full functionality.
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* Fixed call order and added new test
* Cleanup dead comments
Docs for the new tool
Improved tests
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- Exit early at MCP boundary if files won't fit within given context of chosen model
- Encourage claude to re-run with better context
- Check file sizes before embedding
- Drop files from older conversations when building continuations and give priority to newer files
- List and mention excluded files to Claude on return
- Improved tests
- Improved precommit prompt
- Added a new Low severity to precommit
- Improved documentation of file embedding strategy
- Refactor
Improved prompt for immediate action
Additional logging of tool names
Updated documentation
Context aware decomposition system prompt
New script to run code quality checks
Docs added to show how a new tool is created
All tools should add numbers to code for models to be able to reference if needed
Enabled line numbering for code for all tools to use
Additional tests to validate line numbering is not added to git diffs
Supports decomposing large components and files, finding codesmells, finding modernizing opportunities as well as code organization opportunities. Fix this mega-classes today!
Line numbers added to embedded code for better references from model -> claude
Improved testgen; encourages follow-ups with less work in between and less token generation to avoid surpassing the 25K barrier
Improved coderevew tool to request a focused code review instead where a single-pass code review is too large or complex
