Changelog

FIX: Resolved issue with capabilities check firing before post type registration

UPDATE: Enhance color support guidelines for Gutenberg blocks

New Models + File Handing Improvements

UPDATE: Added support for Claude Sonnet 4.6 and Google Gemini 3.1 Pro

NEW: Ability to add folder and upload files to your block folder

NEW: Safer Block Runtime + Better Error Recovery

These errors can now be sent directly to Fix with AI for faster recovery.

Blocks now fail safely when PHP errors occur during registration or rendering.

If a block throws a PHP error, SurgeBlocks automatically flags it and disables it to protect site stability.

Runtime/server-caught PHP errors are now surfaced in the Problems panel with file/line context when available.

EXPERIMENTAL: Create Blocks from the Block Editor Screen

This feature is optional and must be enabled in SurgeBlocks Settings.

Added experimental support for creating blocks directly from the Gutenberg editor experience.

NEW: URL Context Support

AI can now read provided URLs and use their content as additional context for generation and edits.

UPDATE: Chat Streaming Improvements

Improved streaming readability and response flow during AI output.

UPDATE: Default Skills Enhancements

Improved built-in skill behavior for better guidance and output quality.

BETA: Skills in Tool Calling

Added beta support for using skills within tool-calling workflows.

UPDATE: Billing Exhausted Response Visibility

The editor now surfaces model responses more clearly when billing/credits are exhausted.

MISC

General stability and usability improvements.

UPDATE: File Integrity Checks

Strengthened integrity validation for generated block files.

UPDATE: Notification Center

Block notifications now route to the notification center for clearer status tracking.

UPDATE: Access Controls

Improved user access handling and admin restrictions.

MISC

Improvements to block creation flows and system prompting behavior.

NEW: Max Retry Iterations

Added a setting to control maximum AI retry/iteration attempts.

FIX: ACF fields.php Generation

Resolved an issue where fields.php could be generated incorrectly for ACF blocks.

UPDATE

Improved block creation quality via AI.

MISC

Improvements to the block list/edit screen experience.

UPDATE: Improvements to parent/child block creation

UPDATE: Support for Anthropic Opus 4.6

UPDATE: Option to toggle file tree on block edit screen

MISC: Improvements to markdown generation during AI streaming

MAJOR UPDATE: Overhauled the block builder interface

NEW: View Token usage estimates per block created

NEW: Automatic creation of readme.txt file at block creation

UPDATE: Drag and drop images directly into chat

UPDATE: Automatic retry for failed code generation

UPDATE: Set limit to how many versions of a file to retain

MISC: Improvements to block creation via AI

MISC: Reduce token usage for follow up messages

FIX: Resolve issue with block export/import

MAJOR UPDATE: Ability to create native gutenberg blocks

UPDATE: ACF no longer required

NEW: Ability to create parent/child blocks and link them

NEW: Thinking mode: Shows AI thinking ouput

MISC: Improvements to AI Handling

MISC: Impvements to block supports

UPDATE: Improvements to block theme loader

MISC: updates to block post type generation

NEW: Ability to @mention block supports

FIX: Requires ACF Pro to be installed and active

MISC: Minor styling updates

NEW: Ability to import blocks

Resolve issue where code editor would sometimes not load

Improvement with local file change detection

Initial release