chore: add changeset for v3.40.0 (#10705)

Author: mrubens

.changeset/v3.40.0.md

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+---
+"roo-cline": minor
+---
+
+![3.40.0 Release - Settings Search](/releases/3.40.0-release.png)
+
+- Add settings search functionality to quickly find and navigate to specific settings (PR #10619 by @mrubens)
+- Improve settings search UI with better styling and usability (PR #10633 by @brunobergher)
+- Add standardized stop button for improved task cancellation visibility (PR #10639 by @brunobergher)
+- Display edit_file errors in UI after consecutive failures for better debugging feedback (PR #10581 by @daniel-lxs)
+- Improve error display styling and visibility in chat messages (PR #10692 by @brunobergher)
+- Improve stop button visibility and streamline error handling (PR #10696 by @brunobergher)
+- Fix: Omit parallel_tool_calls when not explicitly enabled to prevent API errors (#10553 by @Idlebrand, PR #10671 by @daniel-lxs)
+- Fix: Encode hyphens in MCP tool names before sanitization (#10642 by @pdecat, PR #10644 by @pdecat)
+- Fix: Correct Gemini 3 thought signature injection format via OpenRouter (PR #10640 by @daniel-lxs)
+- Fix: Sanitize tool_use IDs to match API validation pattern (PR #10649 by @daniel-lxs)
+- Fix: Use placeholder for empty tool result content to fix Gemini API validation (PR #10672 by @daniel-lxs)
+- Fix: Return empty string from getReadablePath when path is empty (PR #10638 by @daniel-lxs)
+- Optimize message block cloning in presentAssistantMessage for better performance (PR #10616 by @ArchimedesCrypto)

releases/3.40.0-release.png

@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ export class ClineProvider
 
 	public isViewLaunched = false
 	public settingsImportedAt?: number
-	public readonly latestAnnouncementId = "jan-2026-v3.39.0-sticky-profiles-image-mentions-brrr" // v3.39.0 Sticky Profiles, Image @Mentions, BRRR Mode
+	public readonly latestAnnouncementId = "jan-2026-v3.40.0-settings-search-stop-button-api-fixes" // v3.40.0 Settings Search, Stop Button UX, API Fixes
 	public readonly providerSettingsManager: ProviderSettingsManager
 	public readonly customModesManager: CustomModesManager
 

src/core/webview/ClineProvider.ts

@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ const Announcement = ({ hideAnnouncement }: AnnouncementProps) => {
 					<div className="mb-4">
 						<p className="mb-3">{t("chat:announcement.release.heading")}</p>
 						<ul className="list-disc list-inside text-sm space-y-1.5">
-							<li>{t("chat:announcement.release.stickyProfiles")}</li>
-							<li>{t("chat:announcement.release.imageMentions")}</li>
-							<li>{t("chat:announcement.release.brrrMode")}</li>
+							<li>{t("chat:announcement.release.settingsSearch")}</li>
+							<li>{t("chat:announcement.release.stopButtonUX")}</li>
+							<li>{t("chat:announcement.release.apiCompatibility")}</li>
 						</ul>
 					</div>
 

webview-ui/src/components/chat/Announcement.tsx

@@ -342,9 +342,9 @@
 		},
 		"release": {
 			"heading": "What's New:",
-			"stickyProfiles": "Sticky provider profiles - Tasks now remember their API configuration, so switching profiles mid-session doesn't affect running tasks.",
-			"imageMentions": "Image file @mentions - Reference images directly in chat using @ mentions to include them in your context.",
-			"brrrMode": "YOLO is now BRRR - Auto-approving everything has been renamed from \"YOLO\" to \"BRRR\". Obviously."
+			"settingsSearch": "Quickly find and navigate to specific settings with the new settings search.",
+			"stopButtonUX": "Switched from a big obtrusive cancel button to a more tasteful stop button.",
+			"apiCompatibility": "Resolved API issues with Gemini, MCP tool names, and parallel tool calls."
 		},
 		"cloudAgents": {
 			"heading": "New in the Cloud:",