> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.taskade.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.taskade.com/changelog/changelog-2026/april-2026/april-17-2026.md).

# April 17, 2026

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**Developer highlights.** This section tracks API, MCP, SDK, automation, and Taskade Genesis platform changes for developers. For the full product changelog see [taskade.com/changelog](https://www.taskade.com/changelog); for release newsletters see [taskade.com/blog/updates](https://www.taskade.com/blog/updates).
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## What's New:

### New LLM Models Added to the Picker

The following models launched in **preview (non-production)** on April 17 and are now available in the Taskade model picker for agent chats and automation AI actions:

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These models launched in preview (non-production) on April 17; Qwen 3.6 Plus, MiniMax M2.7, and GLM 5.1 reached general availability on May 5, 2026.
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| Model           | Provider                        | Tier     | Notes                           |
| --------------- | ------------------------------- | -------- | ------------------------------- |
| Gemma 4 31B     | Google (via Vercel AI Gateway)  | Small    | Instruction-tuned               |
| Gemma 4 26B A4B | Google (via Vercel AI Gateway)  | Small    | Mixture-of-experts variant      |
| Qwen 3.6 Plus   | Alibaba (via Vercel AI Gateway) | Advanced | Replaces Qwen 3 in the picker   |
| MiniMax M2.7    | MiniMax (via Vercel AI Gateway) | Advanced | Coding, security, and debugging |
| GLM 5.1         | Z.AI (via Vercel AI Gateway)    | Advanced |                                 |

**Auto-mode routing updates:**

* XL and 2XL plans (Frontier tier) now auto-select **Claude Opus 4.6** by default; Claude Opus 4.7 remains available as a manual selection.
* Large-context (Business/lg) plans auto-route to **Claude Sonnet 4.6** in auto mode.
* GPT-5.4 mini and GPT-5.4 nano are now available for standard and lightweight tiers respectively.
* Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite replaces Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite in the Small tier.

Credit pricing for all models follows the blended $/1M-token formula. Use the credit display in the model picker to estimate cost before running automations.

### EVE Custom Bash Commands

EVE's bash sandbox now ships with a set of built-in custom commands that can be invoked directly from the bash tool:

| Command        | Description                                                           |
| -------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `agentChat`    | Send a message to an agent chat thread from within a sandbox session  |
| `teamChat`     | Post a message to a workspace team chat channel                       |
| `discoverApis` | Enumerate available Taskade API endpoints for a given resource area   |
| `fetchUrl`     | Perform an outbound HTTP GET and return the response body             |
| `httpRequest`  | Full HTTP request (any method, headers, body) from within the sandbox |
| `webSearch`    | Run a web search and return ranked results                            |

These commands are injected at sandbox creation time and are callable via the bash tool in any EVE or space agent session.

### Genesis Bundle Build Status (shipped April 19)

The Genesis app build pipeline now writes a `build-status.json` file to the integration output directory after every build. This file records the build outcome and can be read by downstream CI/CD integrations to determine pass/fail without parsing log output.

See the [Genesis builder docs](/taskade-genesis/genesis.md).


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