Anthropic said on March 30, 2026 that computer use is now available in Claude Code in research preview for Pro and Max plans. Claude Code docs say the feature lets Claude open apps, click through UI flows, and see the screen on macOS from the CLI, targeting native app testing, visual debugging, and other GUI-only tasks.
GoogleCloudTech posted a demo on March 27, 2026 showing Gemini CLI using Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers to migrate and deploy a full-stack application. Google's September 11, 2025 Gemini CLI extensions post and December 11, 2025 MCP support announcement show that the demo is built on /deploy for Cloud Run, managed MCP endpoints for Google services, and enterprise controls such as IAM, audit logs, and Model Armor.
Cursor said on March 25, 2026 that cloud agents can now run on customer infrastructure while preserving the same agent harness and workflow experience. Cursor's product post says the generally available setup keeps code, tool execution, and build artifacts inside the customer's network while still giving agents isolated remote environments, multi-model support, and plugin/MCP extensibility.
OpenAI Devs said on March 26, 2026 that plugins are rolling out in Codex, letting the agent work with common tools such as Slack, Figma, Notion, and Gmail. OpenAI's Codex docs describe plugins as reusable bundles that package skills, app integrations, and MCP server settings, turning Codex into a more shareable workflow layer for teams.
GitHub said AI coding agents can now invoke secret scanning through the GitHub MCP Server before a commit or pull request. The feature is in public preview for repositories with GitHub Secret Protection enabled.
A LocalLLaMA discussion around OpenCode shows why developers are experimenting with open, model-agnostic coding agents even when closed systems still lead on raw frontier performance.
Google says Gemini CLI now includes a read-only Plan mode that analyzes requests, codebases, and dependencies before any edits happen. The update also adds an ask_user tool and read-only MCP access so teams can clarify requirements and pull in outside context without risking accidental changes.
A fresh Hacker News thread pushed Chrome DevTools MCP back into view because it lets coding agents attach to an already running Chrome session instead of starting from a clean browser. Google’s December 11, 2025 update combines Chrome 144 remote-debugging controls with an --autoConnect flow in the MCP server, making it easier to hand an in-progress DevTools investigation to an agent.
GitHub said on March 10, 2026 that GitHub Copilot, VS Code, and Figma now form a continuous loop through the bidirectional Figma MCP server. GitHub’s March 6 changelog says users can pull design context into code and send rendered UI back to Figma as editable frames.
A March 14, 2026 Hacker News discussion highlighted a more nuanced MCP argument: local stdio MCP can be unnecessary overhead for bespoke tools, while remote HTTP MCP still solves auth, telemetry, and shared tooling at team scale.
Google introduced the Developer Knowledge API and an open-source MCP Server on February 4, 2026. The tools are meant to connect internal documentation, public URLs, and other team knowledge sources to Gemini Code Assist and AI-agent workflows with less custom plumbing.
A Show HN post for agent-browser-protocol argues that many browser-agent failures are harness failures caused by stale state. HN discussion centered on the project's freeze-after-action design, Chromium maintenance cost, and the reported 90.5% Online Mind2Web score with Opus 4.6.