# pawan v0.4.8
Pawan (पवन) — CLI coding agent with pluggable LLM backends, 34 tools, and cross-session memory.
## What's New in v0.4.8
- **Shell-like command history navigation** — Up/down arrow keys navigate through command history, matching bash/zsh/Claude Code/OMP behavior
- **History persistence** — Commands saved to history (excluding slash commands), accessible across sessions
## What's New in v0.4.7
- **Redesigned keyboard shortcuts** — Ctrl+C always clears input, Ctrl+Q quits for cleaner separation of concerns
## What's New in v0.4.6
- **Redesigned Ctrl+C behavior** — Clears input when non-empty, quits when empty (matching bash/zsh pattern)
## What's New in v0.4.1
- **Session tags UI** — Visual green tags in status bar, manage via `/tag` command
- **Fuzzy session search** — Fuzzy matching with `[FUZZY]` indicator in session browser
- **NVIDIA NIM catalog** — `/models` command to browse available NIM models
- **Enhanced `/diff`** — `--cached` flag support and colorized diff output
- **Improved `/load` and `/resume`** — Opens session browser when called without arguments
- **Enhanced scrolling** — PageUp/PageDown/Home/End keys and mouse wheel support in all popups (command palette, slash menu, session browser)
- **Secure credential storage** — API keys stored in OS-native credential store (Keychain/Credential Manager/libsecret)
- **Test stability** — All 722 library tests and 59 integration tests now pass consistently
## Install
```bash
cargo install pawan
```
## Features
- **Multi-model** — NVIDIA NIM, Ollama, OpenAI, MLX backends
- **34 tools** in 3 tiers (Core: file ops, Standard: git/search, Extended: web/MCP)
- **Ratatui TUI** with interleaved content blocks (tool calls inline with text)
- **Model Selector** — Interactive model selection with search and filtering
- **Session Browser** — Browse, load, and manage saved sessions
- **Auto-save** — Automatic session saving at configurable intervals
- **MCP client** via rmcp — connect to any MCP server
- **Eruka memory** — cross-session context via Eruka integration
- **Thinking modes** — per-model dispatch (Qwen, Gemma, Mistral, DeepSeek)
## Usage
```bash
# Interactive mode
pawan
# With a specific model
pawan --model qwen/qwen3.5-122b-a10b
# Execute a task
pawan -e "fix the failing test in src/lib.rs"
# Use new slash commands
pawan # then use /sessions, /save, /load, /resume, /new
```
## License
MIT