What's Changed

• feat: more visible assistant refresh + submenus by @Patrick-Erichsen in https://github.com/continuedev/continue/pull/5451
• fix word break on error section by @uinstinct in https://github.com/continuedev/continue/pull/5501
• feat: use theme color for shortcuts rows by @Patrick-Erichsen in https://github.com/continuedev/continue/pull/5520
• refactor: simplify nested map access and improve readability by @lkk214 in https://github.com/continuedev/continue/pull/5247
• chore: :technologist: recommended extensions for Continue developers in .vscode/extensions.json by @sestinj in https://github.com/continuedev/continue/pull/5496
• Update autocomplete.mdx by @NGC13009 in https://github.com/continuedev/continue/pull/5456
• feat: add support for custom headers in SSE transport by @04cfb1ed in https://github.com/continuedev/continue/pull/5493
• remove generic esbuild binary from build by @uinstinct in https://github.com/continuedev/continue/pull/5526
• add close.svg by @HQ1363 in https://github.com/continuedev/continue/pull/5551
• Nate/remove-log by @sestinj in https://github.com/continuedev/continue/pull/5549
• Do not break completion for unsupported FS providers by @fbricon in https://github.com/continuedev/continue/pull/5536
• chore(deps): bump JetBrains/qodana-action from 2025.1.0 to 2025.1.1 by @dependabot in https://github.com/continuedev/continue/pull/5553
• docs: fix minor reference.md typo by @uinstinct in https://github.com/continuedev/continue/pull/5550
• fix(mode-switch)-tools-calls-broken by @chezsmithy in https://github.com/continuedev/continue/pull/5528
• Fix frontmatter in mcp.md by @acco in https://github.com/continuedev/continue/pull/5565
• watsonx - messages API integration by @mq200 in https://github.com/continuedev/continue/pull/5522
• fix: e2e tests by @Patrick-Erichsen in https://github.com/continuedev/continue/pull/5592
• improv: prevent logger from crashing when logs do not initially exist by @tomasz-stefaniak in https://github.com/continuedev/continue/pull/5548
• fix: wait for permissions before initializing messenger by @tomasz-stefaniak in https://github.com/continuedev/continue/pull/5579
• feat: manual ripgrep downloads for JB by @Patrick-Erichsen in https://github.com/continuedev/continue/pull/5582
• Update default local models by @tomasz-stefaniak in https://github.com/continuedev/continue/pull/5595
• feat: add keyboard shortcut to autocomplete quickpick by @Patrick-Erichsen in https://github.com/continuedev/continue/pull/5559
• fix: ollama tool use by @tomasz-stefaniak in https://github.com/continuedev/continue/pull/5596
• Revert "Update default local models" by @tomasz-stefaniak in https://github.com/continuedev/continue/pull/5599
• feat(JB): limit to 4 threads in handleMessage by @Patrick-Erichsen in https://github.com/continuedev/continue/pull/5600
• Update Qwen3 tool support by @tomasz-stefaniak in https://github.com/continuedev/continue/pull/5598
• chore: bump JB version by @Patrick-Erichsen in https://github.com/continuedev/continue/pull/5601
• bump package.json version by @sestinj in https://github.com/continuedev/continue/pull/5602

New Contributors

• @NGC13009 made their first contribution in https://github.com/continuedev/continue/pull/5456
• @04cfb1ed made their first contribution in https://github.com/continuedev/continue/pull/5493
• @HQ1363 made their first contribution in https://github.com/continuedev/continue/pull/5551
• @acco made their first contribution in https://github.com/continuedev/continue/pull/5565

Full Changelog: https://github.com/continuedev/continue/compare/v1.1.33-vscode...v1.1.34-vscode