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This page documents production updates to Cloud Shell. You can
periodically check this page for announcements about new or updated features,
bug fixes, known issues, and deprecated functionality.
You can see the latest product updates for all of Google Cloud on the
Google Cloud page, browse and filter all release notes in the
Google Cloud console,
or programmatically access release notes in
BigQuery.
To get the latest product updates delivered to you, add the URL of this page to your
feed
reader, or add the
feed URL directly.
April 08, 2024
Code Transformations for Gemini Code Assist are now available for Public Preview. You can now use an inline text box directly in your code file to do the following:
Generate comment lines to document your code.
Troubleshoot code with issues.
Improve code readability.
Make code more efficient.
You can also view context sources of a generated response in the Gemini: Chat pane.
Duet AI for Cloud Shell is now available. Use Duet AI, your AI-powered collaborator, to accomplish tasks more effectively and efficiently. Duet AI provides contextualized responses to your prompts to help guide you on what you're trying to do with your code. It also shares source citations regarding which documentation and code samples the assistant used to generate its responses.
Cloud Code now uses a single activity bar icon to reduce the amount of space on screen and consolidate all explorers to a single convenient view. Additionally the update incorporates new Cloud Functions capabilities, improved snippet accuracy for Cloud APIs, and new Compute Engine functionality, and more! Review the Cloud Code release notes for a complete list of features, updates, and fixes.
Cloud Shell Editor is built with Theia 1.34.0
Review the Theia release notes for a complete list of features/updates/bug fixes.
Update includes a new and improved Kubernetes development experience with the Development Sessions Explorer, support for private clusters, a refreshed welcome page, and more! Review the Cloud Code release notes for a complete list of features, updates, and fixes.
Cloud Shell Editor is built with Theia 1.25.0
Review the Theia release notes for a complete list of features/updates/bug fixes.
Cloud Shell now defaults to Python 3
Python 2 is still included as a development tool in Cloud Shell and may be invoked using python2.
February 16, 2022
Cloud Shell Editor is now built with Theia 1.21.0
For a complete list of features, updates, and bug fixes, see the Theia release notes.
.NET 6.0 Support added.
Cloud Shell and the Cloud Shell Editor now support .NET 6.0 development.
Debian 11
Cloud Shell is now built on top of Debian 11. For a full list of updates, see the Debian 11 release notes.
Upcoming switch to Python 3
Cloud Shell will soon default to Python 3. Python 2 will still be included as a development tool in Cloud Shell and may be invoked by issuing the python2 command.
October 20, 2021
Cloud Shell Editor is now built with Theia 1.18.0
Review the Theia release notes for a complete list of features/updates/bug fixes.
Cloud Code Extension updated to v1.14.1
Update includes a Kubernetes Development Sessions explorer which provides more insight into task execution and streamlines examining session logs. See the Cloud Code release notes for a full listing of features/updates/bug fixes.
You can use this feature to activate Cloud Shell in the documentation and run sample code in the terminal on the page. For more information, see Launching within documentation.
The following list summarizes known issues that you might encounter:
You can only activate Cloud Shell in the documentation when you're using Chrome desktop browsers (version 74 or higher).
If Cloud Shell is activated and you open a site search result, the browser asks if you want to leave the site and then closes Cloud Shell.
If Cloud Shell is activated and you open a URL that redirects you to a different URL, your Cloud Shell session restarts.
August 17, 2021
Cloud Code Extension updated to v1.13.1
Updates includes a simplified combined Kubernetes Explorer and GKE Explorer experience, Managed Cloud SDK performance improvements, as well as improved Cloud Run local development webview. Review the Cloud Code release notes for a complete list of features/updates/bug fixes.
Cloud Shell Editor is now built with Theia 1.16.0
Review the Theia release notes for a complete list of features/updates/bug fixes.
Cloud Shell Editor Built-in Extensions Updated to 1.45.1
All built-in VS Code Extensions used by the Cloud Shell Editor have been updated to 1.45.1 to incorporate upstream changes.
The Flutter SDK now comes preinstalled in Cloud Shell.
Visit the Flutter Docs or simply enter flutter in Cloud Shell to get started.
.Net 5.0 now comes preinstalled in Cloud Shell.
Checkout the dotnet-five documentation for more details.
July 14, 2021
Terraform plugin v2.12.0
The Cloud Shell Editor now comes preinstalled with the HashiCorp Terraform extension! The extension adds syntax highlighting and other editing features for Terraform files using Terraform Language Server. Review the Terraform release notes for a complete list of features/updates/bug fixes.
June 02, 2021
Cloud Code plugin updated to v1.12.0.
Update includes the ability to build with Cloud Build when deploying to Cloud Run or Running/Debugging on Kubernetes. Review the Cloud Code release notes for a complete list of features/updates/bug fixes.
Golang plugin updated to v0.23.0.
Update includes improved debugging workflow of attaching to local process, and access to Delve DAP (again). Review the Golang release notes for a complete list of features/updates/bug fixes.
Cloud Shell Editor is now built with Theia v1.14.0
Update includes improved plugin support, better debug configuration handling, as well as support for "goto line and column" in file search. Review the Theia release notes for a complete list of features/updates/bug fixes.
May 26, 2021
Cloud Shell Editor now supports Cloud Code v1.11.0
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You can periodically check this page for announcements about new or updated features, bug fixes, known issues, and deprecated functionality.\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\n\nYou can see the latest product updates for all of Google Cloud on the\n[Google Cloud](/release-notes) page, browse and filter all release notes in the\n[Google Cloud console](https://console.cloud.google.com/release-notes),\nor programmatically access release notes in\n[BigQuery](https://console.cloud.google.com/bigquery?p=bigquery-public-data&d=google_cloud_release_notes&t=release_notes&page=table).\n\nTo get the latest product updates delivered to you, add the URL of this page to your\n[feed\nreader](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_feed_aggregators), or add the\n[feed URL](https://cloud.google.com/feeds/shell-release-notes.xml) directly.\n\nApril 08, 2024\n--------------\n\nCode Transformations for Gemini Code Assist are now available for [Public Preview](https://cloud.google.com/products#product-launch-stages). You can now use an inline text box directly in your code file to do the following:\n\n- Generate comment lines to document your code.\n- Troubleshoot code with issues.\n- Improve code readability.\n- Make code more efficient.\n\nYou can also view context sources of a generated response in the **Gemini: Chat** pane.\n\nFor more information, see [Code with Gemini Code Assist](https://cloud.google.com/code/docs/shell/write-code-gemini#use-code-transformation-features).\n\nNovember 01, 2023\n-----------------\n\nDuet AI for Cloud Shell is now available. Use Duet AI, your AI-powered collaborator, to accomplish tasks more effectively and efficiently. Duet AI provides contextualized responses to your prompts to help guide you on what you're trying to do with your code. It also shares source citations regarding which documentation and code samples the assistant used to generate its responses.\n\nIf you use the latest version of the Cloud Shell editor, which is Code - OSS based, you can use Duet AI for Cloud Shell. For more information, see the [Duet AI in Google Cloud overview](https://cloud.google.com/duet-ai/docs/overview) and [Code with Duet AI assistance](https://cloud.google.com/code/docs/shell/write-code-duet-ai).\n\nFebruary 22, 2023\n-----------------\n\nCloud Code Extension updated to 1.21.2\n\nCloud Code now uses a single activity bar icon to reduce the amount of space on screen and consolidate all explorers to a single convenient view. Additionally the update incorporates new Cloud Functions capabilities, improved snippet accuracy for Cloud APIs, and new Compute Engine functionality, and more! [Review the Cloud Code release notes](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items/GoogleCloudTools.cloudcode/changelog) for a complete list of features, updates, and fixes. \nCloud Shell Editor is built with Theia 1.34.0\n\nReview the [Theia release notes](https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#v1340---01262023) for a complete list of features/updates/bug fixes. \nTerraform Extension updated to 2.25.2\n\nReview the [Terraform Extension release notes](https://github.com/hashicorp/vscode-terraform/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#2252-2022-12-15) for a complete list of features/updates/bug fixes. \nGolang Extension updated to 0.37.1\n\nSee the [Golang Extension release notes](https://github.com/golang/vscode-go/blob/master/extension/CHANGELOG.md#v0371---17-jan-2023) for a full list of features/updates/bug fixes.\n\nJune 29, 2022\n-------------\n\nCloud Code Extension updated to 1.18.3\n\nUpdate includes a new and improved Kubernetes development experience with the Development Sessions Explorer, support for private clusters, a refreshed welcome page, and more! Review the [Cloud Code release notes](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items/GoogleCloudTools.cloudcode/changelog) for a complete list of features, updates, and fixes. \nCloud Shell Editor is built with Theia 1.25.0\n\nReview the [Theia release notes](https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#v1250---4282022) for a complete list of features/updates/bug fixes. \nCloud Shell now defaults to Python 3\n\nPython 2 is still included as a development tool in Cloud Shell and may be invoked using `python2`.\n\nFebruary 16, 2022\n-----------------\n\nCloud Shell Editor is now built with Theia 1.21.0\n\nFor a complete list of features, updates, and bug fixes, see the [Theia release notes](https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#v1210---12162021). \n.NET 6.0 Support added.\n\nCloud Shell and the Cloud Shell Editor now support .NET 6.0 development. \nDebian 11\n\nCloud Shell is now built on top of Debian 11. For a full list of updates, see the [Debian 11 release notes](https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/releasenotes). \nUpcoming switch to Python 3\n\nCloud Shell will soon default to Python 3. Python 2 will still be included as a development tool in Cloud Shell and may be invoked by issuing the `python2` command.\n\nOctober 20, 2021\n----------------\n\nCloud Shell Editor is now built with Theia 1.18.0\n\nReview the [Theia release notes](https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#v1180---9302021) for a complete list of features/updates/bug fixes. \nCloud Code Extension updated to v1.14.1\n\nUpdate includes a Kubernetes Development Sessions explorer which provides more insight into task execution and streamlines examining session logs. See the [Cloud Code release notes](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items/GoogleCloudTools.cloudcode/changelog) for a full listing of features/updates/bug fixes.\n\nSeptember 14, 2021\n------------------\n\nCloud Shell is available directly in the [Google Cloud documentation](https://cloud.google.com/docs?shell_enabled=true).\n\nYou can use this feature to activate Cloud Shell in the documentation and run sample code in the terminal on the page. For more information, see [Launching within documentation](https://cloud.google.com/shell/docs/launching-cloud-shell?shell_enabled=true#launching_within_documentation).\n\nThe following list summarizes known issues that you might encounter:\n\n- You can only activate Cloud Shell in the documentation when you're using Chrome desktop browsers (version 74 or higher).\n- If Cloud Shell is activated and you open a site search result, the browser asks if you want to leave the site and then closes Cloud Shell.\n- If Cloud Shell is activated and you open a URL that redirects you to a different URL, your Cloud Shell session restarts.\n\nAugust 17, 2021\n---------------\n\nCloud Code Extension updated to v1.13.1\n\nUpdates includes a simplified combined Kubernetes Explorer and GKE Explorer experience, Managed Cloud SDK performance improvements, as well as improved Cloud Run local development webview. Review the [Cloud Code release notes](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items/GoogleCloudTools.cloudcode/changelog) for a complete list of features/updates/bug fixes. \nCloud Shell Editor is now built with Theia 1.16.0\n\nReview the [Theia release notes](https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#v1160---7292021) for a complete list of features/updates/bug fixes. \nCloud Shell Editor Built-in Extensions Updated to 1.45.1\n\nAll built-in VS Code Extensions used by the Cloud Shell Editor have been updated to 1.45.1 to incorporate upstream changes. \nThe Flutter SDK now comes preinstalled in Cloud Shell.\n\nVisit the [Flutter Docs](https://flutter.dev/docs) or simply enter `flutter` in Cloud Shell to get started. \n.Net 5.0 now comes preinstalled in Cloud Shell.\n\nCheckout the [dotnet-five](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/dotnet-five) documentation for more details.\n\nJuly 14, 2021\n-------------\n\nTerraform plugin v2.12.0\n\nThe Cloud Shell Editor now comes preinstalled with the HashiCorp Terraform extension! The extension adds syntax highlighting and other editing features for Terraform files using Terraform Language Server. Review the [Terraform release notes](https://github.com/hashicorp/vscode-terraform/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md) for a complete list of features/updates/bug fixes.\n\nJune 02, 2021\n-------------\n\nCloud Code plugin updated to v1.12.0.\n\nUpdate includes the ability to build with Cloud Build when deploying to Cloud Run or Running/Debugging on Kubernetes. Review the [Cloud Code release notes](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items/GoogleCloudTools.cloudcode/changelog) for a complete list of features/updates/bug fixes. \nGolang plugin updated to v0.23.0.\n\nUpdate includes improved debugging workflow of attaching to local process, and access to Delve DAP (again). Review the [Golang release notes](https://github.com/golang/vscode-go/blob/master/extension/CHANGELOG.md#v0230---4th-mar-2021) for a complete list of features/updates/bug fixes. \nCloud Shell Editor is now built with Theia v1.14.0\n\nUpdate includes improved plugin support, better debug configuration handling, as well as support for \"goto line and column\" in file search. Review the [Theia release notes](https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#v1140---5272021) for a complete list of features/updates/bug fixes.\n\nMay 26, 2021\n------------\n\nCloud Shell Editor now supports Cloud Code v1.11.0"]]
