Added custom themes and terminal palettes, with a Settings editor, previews, imports, agent CLI controls, and the new Rose built-in theme
Added guided connections to other computers over SSH, saved SSH machine selection, and on-demand local network discovery
Added incoming connection request cards, approval controls, and blocked-computer management
Added Linear issues and per-project issue sources, with source filters, label and assignee editing, and label creation
Added issue, pull request, and bookmark mentions in the agent composer, with richer previews and pull requests from multiple Git remotes
Added project instructions for issue and review work, skill templates, and expanded organization repository and member management for Team installations
Added workspace-wide process stopping and agent access to keyboard shortcut settings
Changed
Simplified onboarding and connection setup, with an explicit choice before copying theme and layout preferences to another computer
Improved agent web tools with filtered page reads, compact results, page-change checks, and configurable cursor movement and interaction pace
Refined Skills and automation history views, project-level trust reviews, and issue and pull request navigation
Improved PDF loading and reading position, with bundled fonts, decoders, and color profiles
Improved terminal history rendering and scheduled agent continuation after usage limits
Refined Dock tabs, favicons, narrow layouts, and attention infrastructure
Hardened remote access, connection handling, and browser boundaries
Fixed
Fixed remote connection recovery, SSH tunnel cleanup, and control changes across windows
Fixed Host selection inside remote windows and clarified connection and local network errors
Fixed macOS Dock identity and stale application registrations after updates
Fixed web markup alignment, browser link handling, and page recovery around overlays
Fixed queued agent message delivery and file-drop feedback
Fixed terminal scripts using the wrong interpreter
v2.3.0
Release 2.3.0
hob 2.3.0 includes the updates listed below.
Added
Added skill management with an agent-assisted builder, imports from folders and Git, tracked updates, and skills available from the agent input menu
Added a central Trust view for reviewing skill content and managing approvals, with organization repositories and signing controls for Team installations
Added a dedicated Pull requests tool and richer issue and pull-request panes, with activity timelines, review actions, and agent-assisted creation
Added a Markdown source view and a two-way diff toggle
Added agent CLI access to bookmarks and pull-request panes
Changed
Made project switching faster by reusing unchanged state and reducing repeated database and pane-loading work
Improved HTML artifact previews with live reload, font and module loading, file links, and explicit approval for local file access
Unified agent destination menus and improved file and pane reference chips
Refined bookmarks and saved workspaces with editing, archiving, expandable code notes, and consistent menus
Kept workspace tabs available while panes are expanded and improved Dock navigation, activity indicators, and browser keyboard shortcuts
Updated model support and expanded usage statistics with model preference over time
Hardened artifact hosting, project file handling, and browser access boundaries
Fixed
Fixed Codex session startup accepting an unrelated response
Improved Windows process cleanup, automation completion, and skill file handling
Fixed browser back and forward navigation, parked-page recovery, and keyboard focus after sending page content to an agent
Fixed selections sent to agents in other workspaces and notifications for agents not visible in the focused window
Preserved editor position and focus across project switches and pane height when opening related files
Fixed duplicate issue and pull-request panes and improved dropped-file handling
Allowed macOS folder pickers to create folders
v2.2.0
Release 2.2.0
hob 2.2.0 includes the updates listed below.
Added
Added agent control of desktop web panes, including navigation, form input, file uploads, page inspection, screenshots, and handoff to the person when needed
Added reusable web flows and automation web steps, with page waits and background browsing
Added a browsable web pane in the Dock, with a choice to keep tabs per project or carry them across project switches
Added remote Host version checks and updates from the connection interface
Added conversation search across current and previous pane titles
Added per-page browser zoom, browser interaction pace controls, and a time display format setting
Changed
Redesigned the agent message queue, with in-place editing through the composer, attachment editing, and clearer send controls
Combined file, pane, and branch mentions into one tabbed picker, with compact reference chips in queued messages and History
Improved native web pane presentation during Dock animations, layout changes, and overlays
Clarified web connection errors, remote pairing steps, control ownership, and trust failures
Expanded agent CLI access to remote issues and pull requests
Hardened browser interaction boundaries and made navigation and screenshot failures clearer
Fixed
Improved remote update recovery, including health checks, rollback, and headless service restart
Fixed window geometry changing when connecting to or switching between remote Hosts
Fixed Dock tab restoration across projects and added arrow-key scrolling to tab strips
Improved browser dialog focus, markup placement, and pointer replay after reopening pages
Fixed agent messages depending on the displayed window and improved background agent activity
Improved linked-account conversation discovery and immediate license activation on a running Host
v2.1.0
Release 2.1.0
hob 2.1.0 includes the updates listed below.
Added
Added spellcheck to agent input, with spelling suggestions, custom dictionary words, configurable languages, and support for technical terms and code identifiers
Added diff selections to agent drafts with file paths and change context
Changed
Reorganized remote connection controls with separate incoming and outgoing views, saved Host management, and clearer pairing and connection steps
Hardened desktop Host and Web IDE access around local and private networks
Updated model support and added model registry refresh during app update checks
Streamlined agent settings discovery and changes
Consolidated pane messaging under `hob message`, with explicit delivery controls and receipt actions for queued messages