v1.9.10 Apr 28, 2026 7 changes
- UI/Localization: added Korean interface translations and default new installs back to English when no language has been chosen (thanks to @An-jinu).
- Chat/Models: unified the model picker across desktop and mobile with a cleaner, more consistent selection flow (thanks to @daveotero).
- Projects: improved the project directory picker with expandable pinned folders and better file/path handling for faster project selection.
- Chat/UI: improved split-response action placement, error-message alignment, tab close affordances, and overscroll behavior for a more polished conversation view.
- Sessions/Sidebar: fixed stale session, folder, project, and worktree state after mutations, and polished pinned-session indicators so navigation stays accurate (thanks to @corrm, @Yabuku-xD).
- VSCode/Windows: normalized Windows drive-letter paths in extension webviews and added MiniMax/Ollama quota support, improving file handling and usage visibility in the extension (thanks to @sdunfeng).
- Reliability/Startup: hardened managed OpenCode startup, preserved shell PATH more reliably, ignored stale downgrade update prompts, and improved stream/proxy recovery with heartbeat support.
v1.9.9 Apr 26, 2026 8 changes
- UI/Localization: added a localization foundation with translated interface strings for Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Ukrainian, and Simplified Chinese.
- Settings/Appearance: added selectable interface and code fonts with 10 choices each.
- Chat/Workflow: added keyboard turn navigation, widened chat content, and introduced a local workspace review and summarize slash commands for faster review handoff.
- Chat/Mobile: improved mention and autocomplete behavior with complete results, clearer active-tab scoping, and less context-switching while drafting prompts.
- Chat/Tasks: todo list progress now updates live as task status changes, and task/model status hints are steadier during active runs (thanks to @Yabuku-xD).
- Files/Editor: added an "Open files in preview mode" setting and improved multi-file edit/diff safety so review flows stay cleaner (thanks to @daveotero).
- Reliability/Performance: improved cold start and streaming responsiveness with lazy-loaded heavy components, chunk-load recovery, lower re-render churn, and safer reconnect/local-stream recovery (thanks to @Yabuku-xD, @jwcrystal, @vhqtvn).
- Desktop/Web/Mobile: improved Electron update restart behavior, PWA service-worker notifications, mobile keyboard handling, and the Add Project panel flow (thanks to @Jovines, @vhqtvn).
v1.9.8 Apr 22, 2026 9 changes
- Sessions/Reliability: fixed parent-child session sync during reconnects and navigation, so status and progress stay aligned in complex session trees (thanks to @jwcrystal).
- Settings/Sync: settings updates now sync more reliably across clients, and sidebar session pagination is steadier in larger workspaces.
- Sessions/Folders: folder changes now persist through server-backed endpoints, improving consistency across environments and path setups.
- Notifications: permission notifications are now suppressed when auto-accept is enabled, reducing noise during trusted runs.
- Chat/Files: improved changed-files handling in chat and restored quick file-open flows from pending changes, so jump-to-edit stays fast (thanks to @jwcrystal).
- UI: improved bottom scroll shadow behavior and hide the tasks row when there is no active work for a cleaner conversation view.
- Reliability/Desktop: improved live event-stream recovery after transient stalls, wait briefly before failing chat actions during reconnects, and persist Electron server logs for easier disconnect debugging.
- Desktop/macOS: System color mode now tracks OS theme changes, traffic-light controls stay visible after dock restore, and update restart/changelog handling is more reliable.
- Chat/Commands: added
/summary slash command for a non-destructive session summary - optional topic hint after the command focuses the output, and the prompt is customizable under Settings: Magic Prompts.
v1.9.7 Apr 21, 2026 9 changes
- Desktop: added an Electron desktop runtime in parallel with the current Tauri app, with Electron planned to become the default path in an upcoming release.
- Plans/Notes/Todos: added editable project plans from assistant messages, external plan upload, configurable planning magic prompts, and quicker note/todo handoff into new sessions or worktrees.
- Chat/Files: you can now drag files and folders from the file tree into chat, with improved
@folder autocomplete for faster context building (thanks to @youfch). - Sessions/UI: added bulk session selection in the sidebar and fixed pinned sessions so they persist reliably after reloads (thanks to @yart).
- Files/Git: added a file-change summary bar and auto-refresh for open files changed outside the app, improving review flow and keeping editors in sync (thanks to @jwcrystal).
- Git/Worktrees: improved branch/worktree reliability by allowing checkout with uncommitted changes, tightening worktree cache invalidation, and reducing incorrect remote prefetches (thanks to @jwcrystal, @jasonalsing).
- Settings/MCP: improved MCP auth flow with better remote-config support and clearer diagnostics, and aligned config resolution with OpenCode behavior for more predictable setup (thanks to @daveotero, @cyan).
- Reliability/Chat: hardened bootstrap and stream-connection recovery, preserved session/connect state more reliably, and reduced streaming UI churn for smoother long runs.
- Web/PWA: added install orientation controls and fixed loopback-origin handling for web push notifications in local setups (thanks to @vhqtvn, @yart).
v1.9.6 Apr 17, 2026 10 changes
- Reliability/Streaming: switched live message events to a WebSocket-first transport with SSE fallback, added response compression, and hardened proxy/compression handling so long runs stay smoother on slower or proxied networks (thanks to @geekifan, @jwcrystal).
- Sessions/Scheduled Tasks: added scheduled task creation and management with locale-aware scheduling, so recurring prompts run at the right local time without manual re-entry.
- Sessions/Worktrees: enforced session worktree isolation and tightened session-switch safety, reducing cross-worktree mix-ups when resuming chats or running Git actions (thanks to @jwcrystal).
- Files: added a full Go to Line workflow (toolbar + shortcut + dialog) and a new Copy Relative Path action, making in-editor navigation and path sharing much faster (thanks to @coldbrow).
- Files: file trees now auto-refresh when files change outside the app, so new, renamed, or updated files appear without manual reloads (thanks to @jwcrystal).
- Chat/Export: added export session as Markdown and improved empty-state/export behavior, making conversation handoff and documentation cleaner (thanks to @coldbrow).
- Chat/Requests: restored blocking request visibility in sub-sessions, scoped auto-approve to the active session tree, and reduced noisy auto-approved notifications during multi-session work.
- Desktop: added quick open and a LAN access toggle, plus safer quit behavior around scheduled tasks for smoother local-network and day-to-day desktop workflows (thanks to @An-jinu).
- Chat/Markdown: added LaTeX rendering support for clearer math and technical notation in messages (thanks to @ricautomation).
- Settings/Skills: skills are now sorted within groups so larger skill lists are easier to scan (thanks to @roctom).
v1.9.5 Apr 14, 2026 9 changes
- Security/Auth: added passkey sign-in for protected instances and new 1-week/30-day session expiration options, so teams can enforce stronger access controls with flexible login persistence (thanks to @daveotero, @pm0u).
- Voice: added OpenAI-compatible custom server support for both text-to-speech and speech-to-text, including configurable TTS model/pitch/volume and stricter custom URL validation for safer setup (thanks to @ablepharus).
- Chat/Tool Output: added an interactive tree viewer for structured outputs and fixed JSON quote rendering, making large payloads easier to inspect and copy accurately (thanks to @yaozhenghangma).
- Chat/Reliability: fixed question-tool content disappearing after refresh and hardened subagent/session recovery paths, reducing silent failures and stuck task states (thanks to @jwcrystal).
- Sync/Performance: optimized multi-session streaming with per-directory queues, event coalescing, and parts-gap recovery to keep live updates smoother under heavy activity (thanks to @jwcrystal).
- Sessions/UI: kept active sessions visible in Recent, auto-expanded parent groups when opening subagent sessions, and hid empty archived/folder sections for cleaner navigation (thanks to @jwcrystal).
- Git/UI: restored Git changes panel visibility and sidebar sync, so change review stays available and consistent while switching contexts (thanks to @jwcrystal).
- Desktop/Startup: delivered a more guided first-launch and smart recovery flow, plus startup and remote-window interaction fixes to reduce early-session friction (thanks to @jwcrystal).
- Usage: added Zhipu AI Coding Plan tracking and restored model-variant compatibility with older OpenCode runtimes for more reliable quota reporting and model selection (thanks to @cainiao1992, @Chi-square-test).
v1.9.4 Apr 7, 2026 9 changes
- Settings/Magic Prompts: added a dedicated Magic Prompts page with editable templates for commit/PR generation, PR and issue reviews, failed-check/comment analysis, and merge/cherry-pick conflict resolution.
- Chat/Performance: reduced streaming render churn across the app, so long responses stay smoother with less UI jitter during active runs.
- Chat/Scrolling: fixed jumpy follow behavior and restored stable bottom-resume/live-compaction updates, so staying on the latest output is more reliable.
- Reliability/Streaming: improved reconnect, retry, and directory-aware event routing to reduce stuck session/subagent states after transient disconnects (thanks to @jwcrystal, @daveotero).
- Chat/Tool Output: LSP diagnostics now render directly in tool output, making inline error review faster while iterating (thanks to @yulia-ivashko).
- Models: added defensive handling for missing model pricing/capability metadata so model controls fail less often with incomplete provider data (thanks to @Chi-square-test).
- Desktop/Performance: removed costly window translucency and reduced duplicate notification triggers for a cooler, less noisy desktop experience.
- Startup/Remote: restored remote provider startup behavior and tightened host/port detection to reduce false startup failures.
- Usage: refreshed MiniMax CN coding-plan quota data for more accurate usage reporting (thanks to @nzlov).
v1.9.3 Apr 1, 2026 15 changes
- Security/Chat: user messages now escape raw HTML by default, so pasted markup is shown safely as text instead of being interpreted by the renderer (thanks to @kalac2232).
- Desktop/Performance: reduced Tauri shell CPU/GPU overhead to keep the Desktop app cooler and smoother during longer sessions.
- Sessions/Drafts: draft chat config now stays synced with the selected draft target directory, reducing wrong-model or wrong-agent carryover when switching draft context (thanks to @hkay-dev).
- VSCode/Files: added file stat support in the extension bridge so markdown-related file checks resolve more reliably before opening or rendering (thanks to @geekifan).
- Chat/Models: added arrow-key navigation for thinking-mode selection in model controls, making keyboard model tuning faster during prompt setup (thanks to @daveotero).
- Files: added HTML preview support in the file viewer, so
.html files can be inspected visually without leaving OpenChamber (thanks to @nguyenngothuong). - Chat: improved error message readability with clearer styling and safer word-wrapping, so failures are easier to scan without layout breakage (thanks to @nguyenngothuong).
- Chat/JSON: added an interactive JSON tree viewer with collapse/expand controls and richer color cues for easier inspection of large structured outputs (thanks to @nguyenngothuong).
- Mobile/Settings: fixed lingering settings drawers and removed extra top spacing for a cleaner, less obstructed mobile layout (thanks to @Jovines).
- Git/Worktrees: fixed worktree detection and reset stale integration state when switching contexts, reducing wrong-target behavior in worktree flows (thanks to @jwcrystal).
- Desktop/Settings: window vibrancy now correctly controls macOS window transparency, and settings copy now clarifies when full transparency changes take effect.
- Reliability/Proxy: hardened OpenCode proxy header handling (including identity-encoding normalization, compression-header cleanup, hop-by-hop response-header stripping) and suppressed expected SSE close noise, improving stream stability and reducing false proxy errors (thanks to @jwcrystal, @Jovines, @JiwaniZakir, @shekohex).
- Reliability/Proxy: restored proxied chat event streaming so live responses continue working when OpenChamber is deployed behind a proxy.
- Terminal/Reliability: switched terminal transport to a pure WebSocket path with fallback handling, improving responsiveness and stability for interactive terminal sessions (thanks to @geekifan).
- Usage/Providers: added ZhipuAI quota tracking and fixed MiniMax coding-plan and GitHub Copilot overusage calculations for more accurate usage reporting (thanks to @kalac2232, @baruchvitorino, @ebrainte).
v1.9.2 Mar 31, 2026 7 changes
- Chat/Performance: rebuilt live session sync and streaming updates to cut render churn, reduce CPU spikes, and keep long-running chats smoother and more stable across runtimes.
- Worktrees/Multi-Run: added instant draft-first worktree creation and redesigned the multi-run launcher with a cleaner, faster flow for parallel runs.
- VSCode/UI: polished the extension chat and sidebar with improved spacing/tooltips, a resizable sessions pane, and better file-to-chat mention flows from Explorer.
- Models/Providers: improved custom provider model metadata loading and caching so model details stay more complete and consistent (thanks to @ZeppLu).
- CLI/Server: added
--foreground for process-manager deployments, made managed server hostname configurable, and added an explicit --host option with safer localhost defaults (thanks to @colinmollenhour, @rapidrabbit76, @yulia-ivashko). - Docker/Deployments: improved container defaults for broader compatibility, including UID 1000 user behavior, non-fatal SSH key generation, and better localhost detection in container networking (thanks to @yulia-ivashko).
- Web/PWA: fixed manifest behavior behind Cloudflare Access so install flows work more reliably in protected environments (thanks to @arthurfiorette).
v1.9.1 Mar 20, 2026 9 changes
- Sessions/UI: restored Project Notes access in the sidebar, polished notes/todo editing, and fixed project action overlap so project controls stay reachable for non-git directories.
- Chat/GitHub: linked issues and pull requests now appear as user-message attachments and open more reliably across runtimes.
- Settings/MCP: adding MCP servers now consistently respects user vs project scope, preventing user-scope entries from being written into project config files.
- VSCode/Reliability: managed server startup now imports login-shell environment values and normalizes Windows workspace paths, reducing missing session/model state and proxy-related connection issues.
- Sessions: sidebar lists now keep sessions visible in both Recent and Project sections for easier discovery (thanks to @nguyenngothuong).
- Files: file trees now refresh incrementally after create/rename/delete actions, so changes appear faster without full reloads (thanks to @nguyenngothuong).
- Sessions/Worktrees: draft sessions now resolve the correct project when opened from worktree paths (thanks to @yulia-ivashko).
- Desktop: improved stale server-process cleanup on startup and fixed external link opening behavior for more predictable app interactions (thanks to @jwcrystal).
- Usage: added MiniMax Weekly quota provider support for broader usage tracking coverage (thanks to @nzlov).
v1.9.0 Mar 20, 2026 13 changes
- UI/Navigation: delivered a major sidebar redesign with clearer hierarchy, unified action patterns, and improved session organization for better navigation through multiple projects (thanks to @yulia-ivashko).
- Chat: reduced streaming CPU usage and background churn with steadier turn rendering, debounced updates, and less storage thrash during long runs.
- Chat: fixed scroll-to-latest and timeline tracking behavior, so active responses stay anchored more reliably while streaming.
- Chat/Permissions: added a session-based permission auto-accept toggle and polished permission-shield visuals for quicker, clearer approval workflows.
- Git: refreshed history visuals and added clearer branch-boundary markers, improving commit review and branch context while browsing history (thanks to @yulia-ivashko).
- Git: added remote removal from sync workflows and stabilized polling to reduce noisy background refreshes (thanks to @yulia-ivashko).
- Settings/UI: fixed settings scrolling on mobile, made outside-click closing immediate, and reduced settings load churn/CPU spikes.
- Panels/UI: softened panel resize affordances and tightened service dropdown/layout spacing for a cleaner, less distracting workspace.
- Files: added debounced editor auto-save so edits persist more reliably without interrupting writing flow (thanks to @nguyenngothuong).
- Files: reworked search UI for searching in files.
- Reliability/Platform: improved Windows path/process behavior and restored macOS PTY/microphone compatibility, reducing startup/runtime friction across environments (thanks to @zerone0x, @fangfei0110).
- Desktop/macOS: lowered the minimum supported macOS version to Ventura (13.0), expanding compatibility on older systems (thanks to @craigharman).
- Updates/Reliability: unified update-check behavior across runtimes for more consistent update availability checks.
v1.8.7 Mar 13, 2026 4 changes
- CLI: fixed a startup regression in global npm/bun installs where wrapper or symlinked
openchamber entrypoints could exit without output on commands like --version or status. - CLI: hardened entrypoint detection across direct, symlinked, and shim-based launches to keep startup behavior consistent across package managers (thanks to @shekohex).
- Windows/Web: daemon startup and Git operations no longer flash extra console windows, making background workflows less distracting (thanks to @SergioChan).
- Deployment/Docker: improved
docker run startup behavior and entrypoint handling so containerized installs start more reliably (thanks to @nzlov).
