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Mistral Vibe: Rewind Now Available in IDE Integrations via ACP

Mistral Vibe

Mistral Vibe extended its Rewind mode, previously limited to the standalone CLI, to work over the Agent Client Protocol (ACP), meaning it's now usable from IDE integrations like Zed, VS Code, and JetBrains. Both the agent side and the host (editor) side gained support, so developers can navigate and fork conversation history directly from their editor rather than only from the terminal. This closes a gap between the CLI and IDE experiences that has existed since Rewind mode first shipped in March 2026.

Rewind Reaches the IDE

Mistral Vibe's Rewind mode, the feature that lets developers step back through conversation history and fork a session from an earlier point, was originally a CLI-only capability introduced in v2.7.0. With v2.19.0, Mistral Vibe added Rewind support over ACP for both the agent and the host, bringing the same navigation and forking capability to any editor that speaks the Agent Client Protocol.

Because ACP is the protocol powering Mistral Vibe's integrations with Zed, VS Code, and JetBrains, this means developers working inside those editors can now access Rewind without dropping into a separate terminal session. Combined with the recent addition of j/k navigation across TUI selectable lists (including the rewind panel, shipped in v2.18.3), Mistral Vibe has been steadily closing the functionality gap between its terminal UI and its IDE-embedded experience.

Why It Matters

Rewind is one of the more distinctive session-management features in Mistral Vibe, letting developers correct course after an agent goes down an unproductive path without discarding the entire conversation. Until now, that safety net wasn't available to the growing share of users who interact with Vibe through an IDE extension rather than the raw CLI. Extending it over ACP means IDE users get parity with CLI users on one of Vibe's more useful recovery mechanisms.

Also in This Release

This ships in the same v2.19.0 release as the new --worktree flag (covered separately), along with a clickable teleport URL and several under-the-hood stability fixes.