CodeWhale v0.9.12 adds Alibaba Model Studio as an OpenAI-compatible provider with Qwen 3.8 models and live model discovery. The composer now appears immediately on first run, skipping setup gates until needed. Native ChatGPT sign-in via codewhale auth chatgpt stores refreshable tokens without requiring Codex CLI. MCP servers and plugins connect self-serve with unified auth and token rotation. New codewhale dispatch command lets local sessions propose cloud agents against GitHub, Gitee, or CNB remotes. Provider-native web search arrives for Qwen, DeepSeek V4, Moonshot K3, and Xiaomi MiMo models. Added /copy to clipboard, /import-claude for settings migration, plugin prompt matching with smart suggestions, and codewhale doctor --fix for automated repairs.