Enhanced object dialog becomes default, AI CLI detection added, and breadcrumb issues fixed
Published: February 24, 2026
v5.12.0
This release makes the enhanced object dialog the default, adds AI CLI tool detection during setup, and fixes breadcrumb navigation issues.
enhancedObjectDialog is now the default
The beta.form.enhancedObjectDialog option has been removed. The enhanced object dialog is now always enabled and is now the default. If you previously used the beta config setting, you can safely remove it.
MCP configure command now detects Gemini, Codex and Copilot
When setting up AI tooling with Sanity, users with Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot CLI, or Codex CLI installed will now see them offered during sanity mcp configure and sanity init.
🐛 Notable bugfixes and improvements
- Restores a CLI warning issued when local installed versions of sanity packages are different from auto-updating studio version.
- Enhanced Object Dialog: Fixes an issue where clicking the root item in the breadcrumb wasn’t taking you to the correct item.
Enhanced Object Dialog: Fixes an issue where navigating on a breadcrumb and attempting to navigate to a different object item would cause a flicker.