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June 20, 2026
Cloud Shell no longer includes the Terraform CLI by default. Users can customize their environment to install the CLI on environment startup, or install the binary to their home directory to persist the install between sessions.
March 26, 2026
The Cloud Shell Editor is built with Code OSS for Cloud Shell 1.109.5
March 10, 2026
The Cloud Shell Editor is built with Code OSS for Cloud Shell 1.108.2
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.
For more information, see Code with Gemini Code Assist.
November 01, 2023
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.
If 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 and Code with Duet AI assistance.
February 22, 2023
Golang Extension updated to 0.37.1
See the Golang Extension release notes for a full list of features/updates/bug fixes.
Cloud Code Extension updated to 1.21.2
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.
Terraform Extension updated to 2.25.2
Review the Terraform Extension release notes for a complete list of features/updates/bug 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.
June 29, 2022
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.
Cloud Code Extension updated to 1.18.3
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