Release v0.68.0-preview.0

What's Changed

Changelog for v0.67.0-preview.0 by @gemini-cli-robot in #29990
Changelog for v0.66.0 by @gemini-cli-robot in #29992
docs(readme): clarify Gemini CLI scope, limitations, and tool landscape by @LyalinDotCom in #29995
fix(cli): bound inline history re-render after terminal width changes by @jvargassanchez-dot in #29904
fix(ui): handle surrogate pairs when truncating in sanitizeForDisplay by @diegogodinezr in #29993
fix(core): make isWithinRoot case-insensitive on Windows by @duvanka-prasad in #29999
fix(core): recognize dotted Gemini 3 models in supportsMultimodalFunctionResponse by @jesussamuel-byte in #29982
feat(cli): add extension validation command and evaluation tests by @tadipavan in #29980
fix(core): normalize leading slashes in file search query for @ autocomplete by @urielefrenvirtusa in #29987
fix(vscode-ide-companion): register all extension disposables in context.subscriptions by @jvargassanchez-dot in #29994
fix(core): list Auto in /model when dynamicModelConfiguration is enabled and preview access is disabled by @villahernandez-coder in #29998
fix(core,cli): fix instances of incorrect \n escape behavior by @ugorla-dev in #29989
fix(core): use PowerShell CIM fallback for Windows IDE process lookup by @tadipavan in #30006
fix(cli): surface 429 rate limit cool-down and countdown in loading indicator by @urielefrenvirtusa in #30012
fix(cli): anchor .git suffix removal to end of repo URL by @diegogodinezr in #30013
fix(ci,sdk): run SDK tests in PR CI and fix AgentLoopContext mock in session.test.ts by @duvanka-prasad in #30023
fix(core): prevent $-pattern corruption in LLM prompt templates by @duvanka-prasad in #30035
fix(cli): Fixes unexpected truncation and toggle behavior in Expandab… by @tadipavan in #29965
refactor(cli): decouple ToolGroupMessage from internal type guards and payload structures by @ugorla-dev in #30041
fix(core): gate background log stream initialization on execution lifecycle transition by @jesussamuel-byte in #30031
fix(core): honor .git/info/exclude and core.excludesFile in shadow repo by @urielefrenvirtusa in #30034
fix(core): flush pending SSE event buffer at stream EOF in CodeAssistServer by @tadipavan in #30050
fix(core): handle Windows libuv zero-device stat reporting in readSecureFileBuffer by @jvargassanchez-dot in #30044
fix(cli): serialize concurrent extension installs with per-extension lock (#29036) by @diegogodinezr in #30039
fix(core): resolve symlinked paths canonically in GlobTool by @ugorla-dev in #30042
fix(cli): add missing active and focus keys to custom theme ui schema by @villahernandez-coder in #30032
fix(core,cli): preserve selected model across transient fallback, cancel, and rewind by @villahernandez-coder in #30059
fix(core): prevent interrupted Whisper model downloads from being treated as installed by @tadipavan in #30058
fix(cli): handle stream failures during extension release downloads by @duvanka-prasad in #30100
fix(core): preserve explicit gemini-2.5-flash model in dynamic model resolution by @jesussamuel-byte in #30057
fix(hooks): support SubagentStop event mapping and merge hook definitions by @diegogodinezr in #30111
fix(cli): await history replay before responding to ACP session/load by @tadipavan in #30112
fix(sandbox): supply --userns=keep-id for rootless podman by @diegogodinezr in #30118

New Contributors

@tadipavan made their first contribution in #29980

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