Changelog for v0.30.0-preview.1

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This PR contains the auto-generated changelog for the v0.30.0-preview.1 release.

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Summary of Changes

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This pull request updates the changelog for the Gemini CLI to reflect the v0.30.0-preview.1 release. It incorporates a substantial collection of new features, critical bug fixes, and significant refactorings across the CLI, core functionalities, and Plan Mode. The changes aim to improve user experience, enhance system stability, and expand the platform's capabilities, including initial SDK support and more robust policy management.

Highlights

• Version Update: The preview release version has been updated from v0.30.0-preview.0 to v0.30.0-preview.1, reflecting the latest changes and fixes.
• Release Date: The release date for the preview version has been updated to February 19, 2026.
• Extensive Feature Additions: Numerous new features have been introduced, including enhanced Plan Mode capabilities (e.g., slash command, tool integration, policy overrides), initial SDK bootstrapping and custom skill support, and various CLI UI improvements like shortcuts hints and DevTools integration.
• Core System Enhancements: Significant core system improvements were made, such as overhauling the system prompt for rigor and intent alignment, centralizing tool definitions, implementing session-linked tool output storage, and adding default execution limits for subagents.
• Bug Fixes and Stability: A wide array of bug fixes address issues like race conditions in policy persistence, infinite loops with external editors, Windows-specific agent quality, and UI flickering, contributing to overall stability and reliability.
• Policy and Security Updates: The policy engine has been enhanced with a --policy flag for user-defined policies, deprecation of --allowed-tools, and implementation of observation masking for tool outputs, alongside admin allowlists for MCP server configurations.

Changelog

• docs/changelogs/preview.md
  • Updated the preview release version from v0.30.0-preview.0 to Release v0.30.0-preview.1.
  • Changed the release date from February 17, 2026, to February 19, 2026.
  • Replaced the previous list of 'What's Changed' entries with an updated and expanded list of pull requests and their descriptions, detailing numerous new features, fixes, and chore updates.

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Code Review

This pull request updates the changelog for the v0.30.0-preview.1 release. However, the auto-generated changelog appears to be critically flawed. It includes an incorrect and overly broad range of changes, seemingly from an older release, and the 'Full changelog' link points to an incorrect comparison. This misrepresents the contents of the patch release and should be corrected before merging.

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