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This changelog tracks stable releases only. Canary builds are published more frequently for validation and Desktop asset testing; use GitHub Releases when you need prerelease history. Release entries preserve the product names and historical terminology used when each version shipped. For current product guidance, use the Concepts, How-to, and Reference pages in this site. Future release entries should use the current navigation names and link to the owning page when a term may be ambiguous.

v0.5.0

Released: 2026-07-19 GitHub Release

New Features

  • Added the built-in Visualize skill for turning agent analysis into safe, responsive inline charts, timelines, comparisons, and decision dashboards directly in Rudder Chat.
  • Added a built-in Desktop browser with secure local profiles, browser settings, Chromium cookie import, local-runtime capability projection, and browser shortcuts for agent workflows.
  • Added richer Chat work surfaces with a persistent Work manifest, website previews, forked-chat naming, and improved prompt starters.
  • Added Library PDF previews, Markdown editing, default-app launch actions, and side-panel access to organization files.
  • Added Automation templates and expanded Desktop startup recovery, diagnostics, and update handling.

Improvements

  • Redesigned Settings, onboarding, Messenger groups, project resource picking, and Side Panel interactions for faster navigation and clearer context.
  • Improved agent runtime reliability with supervised server resources, durable terminal recovery, session-lineage diagnostics, coalesced run admission, and bounded run-intelligence payloads.
  • Improved organization and workspace migrations, local file preview boundaries, browser error reporting, and release verification across macOS, Windows, and Linux.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed the default Codex App Server Chat path so Visualize artifacts are captured and persisted as message-owned attachments.
  • Fixed Chat steering, stopping, scrolling, output finalization, reference rendering, project visibility, and organization-switch recovery regressions.
  • Fixed Desktop packaged startup, browser bundle handshakes, MCP stdio attachment, update blockers, and cross-platform shortcut behavior.
  • Fixed issue workflow context, Messenger layout, Library controls, website preview isolation, and several CI and documentation deployment regressions.

v0.4.5

Released: 2026-07-11 GitHub Release

New Features

  • Added a three-column Automation workspace with a searchable automation list, run history, and an in-context detail pane for inspecting and editing automation definitions.

Improvements

  • Added a collapsible Automation detail pane so operators can focus the run timeline without losing their selected automation context.
  • Ordered Codex models newest-first across agent configuration, onboarding, and issue creation surfaces.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed Automation workspace framing, collapsed-detail visibility, Messenger sidebar restoration, and transcript attachment preview regressions.

v0.4.4

Released: 2026-07-09 GitHub Release

New Features

  • Added a global side panel workbench that can open chat references, Library entries, local pages, and issue context without forcing operators out of the active conversation.
  • Added first-party Rudder Agent MCP tools and managed runtime injection so local agent runtimes can use scoped Rudder actions from their normal work sessions.
  • Added organization workspace and Library improvements, including friendly workspace folders, backup zip support, Library copy actions, hidden-section reveal controls, and a default app file opener.

Improvements

  • Improved Messenger and issue-detail workflows with editable expanded issue panels, steadier pinned groups, better composer reference tokens, more reliable scrolling, and the global new-chat shortcut.
  • Improved Codex, Claude, OpenCode, and Pi runtime behavior around startup memory filenames, cleanup-warning filtering, runtime availability reporting, boot-failure classification, and active update handoff.
  • Improved dashboard, navigation, and release polish with token cache ratio metrics, website favicon alignment, safer legacy-route rails, and expanded release/product contract documentation.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed side panel browser readiness, local URL loading, chat branch switching during streams, stopped-reply leakage, and several side panel layout regressions.
  • Fixed website metadata icons, markdown card previews, issue mention status icons, Library tabs, and pinned Messenger row alignment.
  • Fixed CI health checks, heartbeat fallback preflight stability, Feishu markdown card handling, Feishu stop-reply wait coverage, and workspace map write serialization.

v0.4.2

Released: 2026-06-30 GitHub Release

New Features

  • Added Agent V1 MCP tools for richer agent-side Rudder operations.
  • Added an Appearance settings surface with expanded base color palettes and action color themes.
  • Added chat message scroll-map navigation for faster review of longer conversations.

Improvements

  • Improved agent integration setup and bundled skill defaults so runtime answers stay scoped to the selected skill and integration actions remain safer by default.
  • Improved local runtime compatibility for Pi, OpenCode, and Codex follow-up flows.
  • Improved Desktop release verification around packaged server dependencies and bundled PostgreSQL runtime payloads.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed packaged Desktop startup by ensuring the PostgreSQL 18.4 runtime payload is bundled into the app resources used by prod_local.
  • Fixed chat composer recovery after stopped replies and tightened chat navigation edge cases.
  • Fixed repeated Feishu stop-command handling and other integration setup details.

v0.4.1

Released: 2026-06-27 GitHub Release

New Features

  • Added Feishu quick commands and richer Feishu chat interactions, including clearer setup guidance and safer handling for stop commands.
  • Added a server-only install path for npx @rudderhq/cli@latest start so headless environments can skip Desktop asset resolution.
  • Added release-note links in the app and surfaced agent integration options from the agent setup flow.

Improvements

  • Improved Desktop and runtime startup reliability by preparing embedded Postgres payloads automatically, moving Desktop workspaces into Documents, and tightening local runtime home boundaries.
  • Improved Messenger and chat readability with dismissible unread indicators, clearer search result timestamps, better jump highlights, and more stable unread selection.
  • Improved workflow performance and operator safeguards with bounded navigation payloads and stricter spawned lifecycle gates.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed CI and release verification after the pinned pnpm version rejected the legacy desktop server staging flag.
  • Fixed Feishu integration details around logo display, stop-command handling, and quick-command setup boundaries.
  • Fixed chat and runtime edge cases around missing result sentinels, recoverable run failures, Codex terminal summaries, Windows Codex startup failures, and release notes appearing before an update had actually applied.

v0.4.0

Released: 2026-06-24 GitHub Release

New Features

  • Added Feishu integration setup sessions, inbound callbacks, outbound responses, source badges, and read-only Feishu-bound chats with explicit fork handoff for operator replies.
  • Added chat conversation forks, Messenger custom groups, pinned groups, generated group titles, group icons, and active chat actions aligned with the Messenger sidebar.
  • Added richer Library and runtime surfaces, including organization skills in Library, workspace backup version downloads, syntax-highlighted editing, PDF/CSV previews, and runtime startup context bundles.

Improvements

  • Improved local runtime reliability for Codex, Claude, Cursor, OpenCode, Pi, and embedded Postgres by isolating runtime homes, preserving operator home access where needed, and tightening auth and platform diagnostics.
  • Improved Messenger, chat, comment, and issue workflows with clearer mention rendering, grouped-row read handling, safer composer references, queue steering, and stronger sidebar loading caps.
  • Improved maintainer workflows with product logic registry guardrails, release changelog taxonomy, lifecycle routing guidance, acceptance verifier skill coverage, and more explicit bundled-skill documentation.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed Feishu and external chat edge cases around read-only composer display, setup routing, source badge contracts, and forked chat retitling.
  • Fixed runtime and Desktop reliability issues around embedded Postgres platform repair, runtime skill materialization, heartbeat instruction scoping, update handoff, and public install behavior.
  • Fixed UI and workflow stability across Library navigation, markdown issue comments, hover previews, website metadata icons, agent run scenes, cost summaries, dashboard caches, and CI/e2e release checks.

v0.3.5

Released: 2026-06-18 GitHub Release

New Features

  • Added richer Messenger grouping, default tabs, generated chat titles, and clearer agent-run chat links.
  • Added Library previews for PDFs, editable CSVs, HTML content, and faster path-hinted Library entry links.
  • Added Codex subscription cost controls, default cost estimates, and user activity ledger CLI coverage.

Improvements

  • Improved runtime onboarding and diagnostics for Codex, Claude, OpenCode, Pi, and custom provider models.
  • Improved cost, analytics, automation, transcript, and preview surfaces across high-volume operator workflows.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed chat finalization, title preservation, comment wake intent, organization cache isolation, release cleanup, and CI stability issues.

v0.3.4

Released: 2026-06-14 GitHub Release

New Features

  • Added mention-aware proposal review feedback for agent and skill references.
  • Added release maintenance cleanup for obsolete canary GitHub Releases and tags after stable publish while preserving the active npm canary line.

Improvements

  • Improved global navigation with scoped command-palette search, loading feedback, and primary-rail destination memory.
  • Polished renderable links, issue-comment previews, entity hover cards, website link chips, and issue status mention icons.
  • Expanded project identity controls with more semantic icons, larger glyphs, aligned triggers, and preserved project icon mention chips.

Bug Fixes

  • No dedicated bug-fix items were called out in this release note.

v0.3.2

Released: 2026-06-07 GitHub Release

New Features

  • Added followed automation issues so recurring automations can surface their associated issue work directly in operator workflows.
  • Added inline chat message editing.

Improvements

  • Improved Messenger navigation and issue context with agent-grouped sidebars, optimistic unread clearing, stale workspace cleanup on project switches, and stronger sidebar query caching.
  • Tightened mention menus so skill and composer suggestions stay anchored and readable during editing.
  • Improved Markdown rendering for patch-style code blocks, code-copy behavior, and editor chrome across Library and chat surfaces.
  • Refined Desktop and shell UI details with Windows-scoped rail sizing, updated rail icons, and tighter workspace launcher presentation.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed cross-platform dev startup issues.

v0.3.1

Released: 2026-06-06 GitHub Release

New Features

  • Added chat and composer refinements including code-block copy controls, Library-folder mentions, preserved composer text after references, relative timestamps, and comment-link markdown copying.

Improvements

  • Improved Messenger issue workflows with split issue notifications, pinned rows, concrete Messenger issue links, default thread filters, clearer row alignment, and agent avatars in chat surfaces.
  • Tightened issue and comment handling around follow-up closeout, stale sidebar rows, comment mention wake boundaries, cleared goals, issue search, and run activity labels.
  • Polished Library and workspace surfaces with launcher submenus, project icons, better tab chrome, quieter empty states, editable mention tokens, and consistent corner radii.
  • Hardened runtime and lifecycle behavior with inactive heartbeat timeouts, stalled-run handling, recoverable UI refresh recovery, local validation routing, and reviewer-lens skill guidance.

Bug Fixes

  • No dedicated bug-fix items were called out in this release note.

v0.3.0

Released: 2026-06-04 GitHub Release

New Features

  • Promoted Library as the main navigation home for organization folders, project files, bundled skill references, and workspace launchers.
  • Added Library-folder mentions to chat, comments, markdown editors, and Milkdown surfaces so operators can link shared context from composer flows.

Improvements

  • Improved issue detail readability with sticky sidebar behavior, clearer status icons, muted empty-title creation, inherited sub-issue workspace validation, and run-duration display.
  • Tightened Messenger and chat interactions with sidebar density controls, copy-message tooltips, relative activity timestamps, and refined mention search.
  • Added runtime and Calendar safeguards around heartbeat instruction scenes, inherited project context, and calendar event details.

Bug Fixes

  • No dedicated bug-fix items were called out in this release note.

v0.2.9

Released: 2026-05-29 GitHub Release

New Features

  • Added run occurrence timestamps to agent run lists.
  • Added heartbeat agent avatars.

Improvements

  • Collapsed failed issue run output so long failure logs do not overwhelm issue detail.
  • Tightened long assignee labels.
  • Improved chat and proposal ownership handling.
  • Reduced hot-path query pressure by paginating Messenger issue threads and capping heartbeat run list queries.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed runtime cache installs so optional npm dependencies such as Windows embedded Postgres packages are preserved during first-run startup.
  • Restored packaged Windows Desktop icon resources.

v0.2.8

Released: 2026-05-27 GitHub Release

New Features

  • Added run skill filters to the agent run timeline.
  • Added dedicated docs staging and production release workflows.

Improvements

  • Improved proposal review readability and E2E coverage.
  • Hardened first-run and update behavior with direct Desktop asset downloads, layered Desktop shell updates, and staged runtime package caching.
  • Updated Claude local runtime authentication guidance and parsing.
  • Refreshed README links and imagery for the public website and documentation.

Bug Fixes

  • No dedicated bug-fix items were called out in this release note.

v0.2.7

Released: 2026-05-27 GitHub Release

New Features

  • Added organization intelligence profiles for reusable operating context.
  • Expanded chat, Messenger, and automation workflows with multi-select ask-user questions, chat-created automations, agent attribution navigation, proposal review improvements, and attachment previews.

Improvements

  • Improved workflow performance with cheaper Messenger summaries, sidebar badge aggregation, monthly cost spend rollups, and approval summary indexing.
  • Refined agent and run surfaces with run skill filters, fallback avatars, working-issue counts, and recent issue behavior.
  • Hardened scheduled database backups, heartbeat closeout behavior, release workflow serialization, and maintainer skill routing.
  • Refreshed README and public documentation across English and Chinese onboarding, runtime configuration, agent creation, concepts, issue lifecycle, and first-organization guides.

Bug Fixes

  • No dedicated bug-fix items were called out in this release note.

v0.2.6

Released: 2026-05-22 GitHub Release

New Features

  • Expanded chat and automation behavior with image attachments for native runtimes, ask-user attachments, automation replies that can start new chats, clearer delivery rules, and more natural activity copy.
  • Added issue hierarchy controls, widened sub-issue selection, task-neutral assignment prompts, and better agent detail loading states.

Improvements

  • Improved CLI startup by falling back to the latest compatible server package when an exact server version is not yet available on npm.
  • Hardened workspace backup browsing and related E2E coverage.
  • Strengthened maintainer skills and release process guidance.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed Desktop release packaging across Windows portable archives, asset collection, signing behavior, and workspace launcher icon decoding.

v0.2.5

Released: 2026-05-20 GitHub Release

New Features

  • Added and refined maintainer skills for development lifecycle routing, review loops, UI polish, data-path diagnosis, mock data, and run-transcript debugging.

Improvements

  • Hardened Desktop startup, update, and packaging paths with server-package verification, safer post-update reload handling, workspace launcher icon resilience, and update force-quit targeting.
  • Split large server, runtime, Desktop, CLI, and UI modules into narrower source files while preserving behavior.
  • Improved issue, chat, Messenger, automation, and approval workflows.
  • Updated release, publishing, and bundled-skill references for current package and CLI behavior.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a Desktop dev shell regression caused by leftover extracted update flow code.

v0.2.4

Released: 2026-05-18 GitHub Release

New Features

  • Expanded the agent-facing CLI with private skill creation, richer issue search/comment/document commands, and synchronized bundled skill references.

Improvements

  • Hardened Desktop and CLI startup/update behavior with safer quit handoff, packaged CLI stdout flushing, cached portable asset handling, workspace launcher icon fixes, and runtime install coverage.
  • Improved issue workflows with starred issues, activity principal filters, reviewer and approval coverage, comment persistence signals, ownership boundary fixes for mentions, and approval-blocked issue reactivation.
  • Refined automation, Calendar, and activity UI.
  • Polished chat and board presentation with expandable long message previews, chat response quality gating, better headings, constrained card metadata, and improved avatars.

Bug Fixes

  • No dedicated bug-fix items were called out in this release note.

v0.2.3

Released: 2026-05-16 GitHub Release

New Features

  • Added runtime cache retention so stale local runtime downloads are pruned.

Improvements

  • Hardened Desktop and CLI update handling with cached release assets, safer stable/canary comparisons, explicit restart confirmation, and macOS icon and CLI shim auth fixes.
  • Improved managed workspace preflight coverage and resilience.
  • Refined issue, chat, and automation workflows with better sub-issue creation, parent context display, ask-user answer rendering, mention insertion, and command palette behavior.
  • Polished app shell and organization surfaces with guided product tour support, improved agent avatars, restored organization skills scrolling, and better run, cost, and kanban metadata display.
  • Updated Chinese onboarding and concept docs plus screenshot/demo assets.

Bug Fixes

  • No dedicated bug-fix items were called out in this release note.

v0.2.2

Released: 2026-05-14 GitHub Release

New Features

  • No dedicated new-feature items were called out in this release note.

Improvements

  • Hardened Windows Desktop installation from the CLI by avoiding pnpm store filesystem edge cases, using Windows-native extraction and copy commands, and preserving the active package manager.
  • Improved Desktop update feedback.
  • Continued Desktop release hardening around public downloads, stable update channel checks, and packaged staging output.
  • Refined app shell, agent views, issue hierarchy, mobile subissue rows, workspace routes, and run-duration display.
  • Updated public documentation and screenshot/demo guidance.

Bug Fixes

  • No dedicated bug-fix items were called out in this release note.

v0.2.1

Released: 2026-05-14 GitHub Release

New Features

  • Added memory-update visibility and developer-diagnostics controls in run transcripts.

Improvements

  • Improved Messenger and issue-chat workflows with contextual issue chat entry, retry for failed chat replies, unread controls, safer linked-issue prompt context, optimistic chat titles, image context actions, and clearer comment labels.
  • Hardened local runtime execution with GitHub keyring and credential-helper bridging.
  • Expanded and refined the public docs site with bilingual Mintlify content, navigation fixes, image assets, and installation guidance.
  • Improved agent, dashboard, and workspace UI behavior.
  • Cleaned up chat and issue contracts by removing the routing-suggestion result kind and moving approvals into activity.

Bug Fixes

  • No dedicated bug-fix items were called out in this release note.

v0.2.0

Released: 2026-05-10 GitHub Release

New Features

  • Added reviewer-aware issue workflows, including reviewer display, blocked reviewer handoffs, reviewer closeout recovery, and clearer approval rendering.
  • Expanded visibility with organization cost trends, per-agent run cost charts, cost breakdown avatars, and transcript/tool rendering improvements.

Improvements

  • Improved Messenger-driven issue work with selected-agent runtime routing, plan-mode approval gates, persistent streaming, hidden-conversation unread handling, Markdown rendering, mentions, image attachments, and draft issue autosave isolation.
  • Hardened local runtime and CLI surfaces with git identity guards, managed runtime auth preservation, server-backed issue search, CLI runtime caching, image upload, and safer issue/document context.
  • Improved Desktop release and update behavior.
  • Refined product polish across chat, issue cards, tabs, tooltips, priority visuals, onboarding seeds, and localization cleanup.

Bug Fixes

  • No dedicated bug-fix items were called out in this release note.

v0.1.0

Released: 2026-05-05 GitHub Release

New Features

  • Added the stable first-run CLI path: npx @rudderhq/cli@latest start.
  • Shipped Desktop portable builds for macOS, Windows, and Linux through GitHub Releases.
  • Added organization-scoped task, goal, issue, agent, workflow, memory, and activity surfaces for end-to-end agent-work loops.
  • Included local agent runtime support for Codex, Claude, Cursor, Gemini, OpenCode, Pi, and OpenClaw gateway adapters.
  • Added plugin and bundled-skill distribution surfaces for repeatable agent workflows.
  • Added release automation for npm packages, GitHub Releases, Desktop assets, checksums, and public install smoke tests.

Improvements

  • No dedicated improvement items were called out in this release note.

Bug Fixes

  • No dedicated bug-fix items were called out in this release note.