Release / 14 Jul 2026

Atuin v18.17.1

Let your AI tools search your shell history through Atuin's MCP server.

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Before you upgrade to v18.17.1

1 to fix

Install Rust 1.97 or newer before building this release.

Action requiredAffects: People building Atuin from source

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atuinsh/atuin/blob/v18.17.1/Cargo.toml

What changed in v18.17.1

An MCP server exposes history tools with more search filters; command output can be captured and read with the `atuin_output` tool; the AI gets `/model` and a status bar; long commands are shortened from the middle. Groups v18.17.0 and v18.17.1.

v18.17.1; building from source needs Rust 1.97.

New things you can do

Let AI tools search your shell history through Atuin's MCP server.

Added

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Capture the output of the commands you run so you or your tools can read it later.

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Fixed and improved

`/model` switches models, and a status bar shows the model and usage.

ImprovedGenerate a shell command or ask a question in plain words with `atuin ai`.

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Seeded by @iluxav with Claude Code (canido), from the release's public sources. Each change links to its evidence.