changelog dec19

docs/changelog/cli-updates.mdx

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+<Update label="December 23" rss={{ title: "CLI Updates", description: "Custom models, parallel tool confirmations, and settings file watching" }}>
+  `v0.40.0`
+
+  ## New features
+
+  * **Custom models from settings** - Load custom models directly from settings.json
+  * **Parallel tool confirmations** - Single permission request for parallel tool calls instead of individual prompts
+  * **Multi-option spec mode** - Spec mode can now present multiple implementation options for user selection
+  * **Settings file watching** - Settings automatically reload when the settings file changes
+  * **Token usage in exec mode** - Token usage is now displayed in exec streaming output
+  * **Stop hook improvements** - Decision and reason support for Stop hook to match Claude code spec
+
+  ## Bug fixes
+
+  * **Opus 4.5 model fix** - Fixed Opus 4.5 to work as an effort model with thinking guard improvements
+  * **Tool completion fix** - Fixed issue where tools weren't properly completed on new assistant messages
+  * **Web search date fix** - Web search tool now includes dynamic date for more accurate results
+
+</Update>
+
 <Update label="December 19" rss={{ title: "CLI Updates", description: "Context utilization setting and Custom Droids enabled by default" }}>
   `v0.39.0`