Built for the needs of the seasoned developer, Warp (referral link) is a Rust-based, cross-platform terminal app that combines traditional shell workflows with a slick UI, AI-powered features, and real-time collaboration tools.
In its latest blog post, Warp introduces a range of enhancements that push its capabilities even further.
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MCP in Warp: What to Expect?
Available as an early preview, Warp now has experimental support for the Model Context Protocol (MCP), allowing it to process external services and data like files and repositories to deliver more relevant, context-aware AI assistance via its Agent Mode.
If you haven’t noticed already, MCP is rapidly gaining traction in the AI developer community as the go-to standard for connecting AI models with real-time, actionable insights, and Warp isn’t wasting any time jumping on board.
Beyond that, Warp's latest stable release also brings several improvements, like command searches via the Command Palette being faster than before, support for the kitty graphics protocol to render images directly in the terminal, support for syncing settings across devices, and ligature support for better readability.
A quick demo of the kitty graphics protocol in action on Warp.
There are also a few upgrades for Warp's AI, which now supports desktop notifications for Agent alerts, support for continuing past conversations, better codebase search for specific keywords (symbols, variables, function names), and the ability to efficiently handle edits on files with over 10,000 lines of code.
Get Warp
The latest builds of Warp are available on the official website (partner link), where you will find installable packages for Linux, Windows, and macOS.
Existing users just need to update their Warp installation to get these new features (excl MCP). To do that, you can either bring up the Command Palette using Ctrl+Shift+P and search "update", or you can go into Settings ⇾ Accounts and click on "Check for updates".
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