Update CLI tools: Claude Code 2.1.20, Codex 0.92.0, GitHub MCP 0.30.2, Playwright 0.0.61, MCP Gateway 0.0.84 by Copilot · Pull Request #12102 · github/gh-aw

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Updates default versions for 5 CLI tools and MCP servers. All changes are non-breaking bug fixes and feature additions.

Changes

Version Bumps

Claude Code 2.1.19 → 2.1.20: --debug-file flag for persistent debug logs
Codex 0.91.0 → 0.92.0: Dynamic tools injection, thread management APIs, MCP OAuth config
GitHub MCP Server v0.30.1 → v0.30.2: Truncation handling for long lines in Actions output
Playwright MCP 0.0.60 → 0.0.61: --codegen and --output-mode flags
MCP Gateway v0.0.82 → v0.0.84: Error logging with structured error codes

Files Modified

pkg/constants/constants.go: Updated version constants
pkg/constants/constants_test.go: Updated test expectations
28 workflow lock files: Regenerated with new tool versions

Notable Features

Codex 0.92.0: API v2 threads support runtime tool injection, cached web search enabled by default

GitHub MCP 0.30.2: Long lines (e.g., minified JS) now explicitly marked with [truncated] suffix instead of silently failing

All new features are opt-in; existing workflows unaffected.

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<issue_title>[ca] Update CLI Tools: Claude Code 2.1.20, Codex 0.92.0, GitHub MCP 0.30.2, Playwright MCP 0.0.61, MCP Gateway 0.0.84</issue_title>
<issue_description>### Summary

5 CLI tools and MCP servers have new versions available. Constants have been updated in pkg/constants/constants.go (pkg/constants/constants.go:256-328).

Update Priority: Medium - Bug fixes and enhancements, no breaking changes identified.

Status: Constants updated ✅ | Recompile required ⚠️

Updates Overview

Tool	Current	New	Type
Claude Code	2.1.19	2.1.20	Bug fix
Codex	0.91.0	0.92.0	Feature release
GitHub MCP Server	v0.30.1	v0.30.2	Bug fix
Playwright MCP	0.0.60	0.0.61	Enhancement
MCP Gateway	v0.0.82	v0.0.84	Bug fix

Claude Code (2.1.19 → 2.1.20)

Release Date: January 27, 2026

Key Changes

New: Added --debug-file (path) flag to write debug logs to a specific file path
This flag implicitly enables debug mode when specified
Allows for persistent debug logging separate from console output

CLI Discovery

New command-line flag:

--debug-file (path) - Write debug logs to a specific file path (implicitly enables debug mode)

Impact Assessment

Risk: Low
Affects: Debug logging workflows
Migration: No changes required, new flag is optional

Package Links

NPM Package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/`@anthropic-ai/claude-code`
Release Date: 2026-01-27T00:39:43Z

Codex (0.91.0 → 0.92.0)

Release Date: January 27, 2026

Breaking Changes

None

Key Features

Dynamic Tools Injection

API v2 threads can now inject dynamic tools at startup (feat: dynamic tools injection openai/codex#9539)
Enables runtime tool configuration for more flexible agent workflows

Thread Management

Introduced thread/unarchive RPC to restore archived rollouts (Add thread/unarchive to restore archived rollouts openai/codex#9843)
Added filtering capabilities on thread lists for easier browsing ([app-server] feat: add filtering on thread list openai/codex#9897)

MCP OAuth Configuration

OAuth scopes can now be defined in config.toml (Add MCP server scopes config and use it as fallback for OAuth login openai/codex#9647)
Simplifies MCP server authentication setup

Enhanced Multi-Agent Collaboration

Improved safety with explorer role (feat: codex exec mapping of collab tools openai/codex#9817)
Better event mapping (feat: rebase multi-agent tui on config_snapshot openai/codex#9818)
Depth guardrails (feat: explorer collab openai/codex#9918, feat: disable collab at max depth openai/codex#9899)

Web Search Caching

Cached web_search now enabled by default (make cached web_search client-side default openai/codex#9974)
Reduces latency for repeated search queries

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Critical Bug Fixes

TUI Freeze Resolution

Fixed deadlock under high streaming throughput (fix: try to fix freezes 2 openai/codex#9951)
Resolves UI hangs during intensive operations

Web Search Improvements

Enhanced action type handling (fix: handle all web_search actions and in progress invocations openai/codex#9960)
Improved progress indicators

CPU Optimization

Eliminated busy-waiting in collaboration flows (fix: attempt to reduce high cpu usage when using collab openai/codex#9776)
Reduces CPU usage during agent coordination

CLI Fix

Resolved codex resume --last --json argument conflicts (Fix resume --last with --json option openai/codex#9475)
Makes resume command work properly with JSON output

Windows Logging

UTF-8 safety improvements in sandbox logging (fix: handle utf-8 in windows sandbox logs openai/codex#8647)
Prevents crashes on Windows with non-ASCII characters

Tool Validation

request_user_input now rejected outside Plan/Pair modes (Reject request_user_input outside Plan/Pair openai/codex#9955)
Prevents invalid tool usage

Documentation & Maintenance

Updated contribution guidelines
Refreshed protocol/MCP documentation
Updated dependencies: axum, tracing, globset, tokio-test
Aligned feature stage naming with public maturity standards

CLI Discovery

No command-line interface changes detected in help output.

Impact Assessment

Risk: Low
Affects: Multi-agent collaboration, thread management, web search, MCP OAuth
Migration: New features are opt-in, existing workflows unaffected

Package Links

NPM Package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/`@openai/codex`
Repository: https://github.com/openai/codex
Release Notes: https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/tag/rust-v0.92.0

GitHub MCP Server (v0.30.1 → v0.30.2)

Release Date: January 27, 2026

Breaking Changes

None

Key Features

Output Truncation Handling

Long lines in Actions tool output (e.g., minified JavaScript) are now truncated with an explicit [truncated] suffix
Previously caused failures, now helps AI model understand truncation
Improves reliability when processing workflow logs

Bug Fixes

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Fixes [ca] Update CLI Tools: Claude Code 2.1.20, Codex 0.92.0, GitHub MCP 0.30.2, Playwright MCP 0.0.61, MCP Gateway 0.0.84 #12097

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Claude Code (2.1.19 → 2.1.20)

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