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March 22, 2026 – March 23, 2026 · 2 releases

```sh
npm i -g hunkdiff@0.5.1
```

Hunk 0.5 is no longer the current release. See [the latest release](/changelog/) or [all install options](/docs/start/install/).

## Releases in this series

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### 0.5.1

March 23, 2026

#### Fixed

- Improved friendly Git command errors during CLI failures ([#75](https://github.com/modem-dev/hunk/pull/75)).

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### 0.5.0

March 22, 2026

#### Added

- Added inline agent notes across the review stream, including side-aware range guides ([#69](https://github.com/modem-dev/hunk/pull/69), [#62](https://github.com/modem-dev/hunk/pull/62)).
- Added a session control CLI and a session reload command for live review workflows ([#50](https://github.com/modem-dev/hunk/pull/50), [#63](https://github.com/modem-dev/hunk/pull/63)).
- Added live session comment lifecycle support and expanded the MCP tool surface ([#53](https://github.com/modem-dev/hunk/pull/53), [#39](https://github.com/modem-dev/hunk/pull/39)).
- Added curated Hunk demo examples ([#34](https://github.com/modem-dev/hunk/pull/34)).

#### Changed

- Made Graphite the default theme ([#57](https://github.com/modem-dev/hunk/pull/57)).
- Switched review rendering and scroll math to an explicit review row plan for more consistent navigation ([#64](https://github.com/modem-dev/hunk/pull/64), [#67](https://github.com/modem-dev/hunk/pull/67)).

#### Fixed

- Hardened MCP daemon lifecycle handling and kept the daemon loopback-only by default ([#36](https://github.com/modem-dev/hunk/pull/36), [#46](https://github.com/modem-dev/hunk/pull/46)).
- Refreshed stale MCP daemons when using the session CLI ([#55](https://github.com/modem-dev/hunk/pull/55)).
- Let the sidebar shortcut force the files pane open ([#56](https://github.com/modem-dev/hunk/pull/56)).

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