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Every stable Tempo release is listed here, newest first. These are the same notes you see in the What’s new dialog after the app updates. Filter by product area in the right sidebar. On the Insiders channel? See Insiders updates for per-build notes that ship ahead of stable.
CanvasChatPlatform
September 15, 2026
Canvas gets a reliable, explicit AI mode plus persistent layer locking.

New

  • Canvas AI mode is now explicit and draft application is reliable.
  • Lock layers on the canvas and have them stay locked.
  • Chat transcripts now show responsive message timestamps.

Improved

  • Faster share navigation and creation on the canvas.
  • JetBrains Mono is now consistent across Tempo.
  • Font menu previews no longer clash with your project’s own fonts, which are tagged in the picker.
  • New Claude users now default to Opus 5.

Fixed

  • Sharing now stops cleanly when a commit fails instead of leaving a broken share.
  • Editing inline text no longer breaks canvas navigation or sibling markup.
  • New views stay selectable after leaving Interact mode.
  • Pan and zoom now work over component interact iframes in packaged builds.
  • Selection passes through empty toast containers instead of getting stuck.
  • Storyboard captures recover after eviction and stale errors are cleared.
  • Visual review no longer loops on sign-in when approving and shows remaining render errors.
  • Chat no longer loops trying to resume dead or relocated sessions.
  • Funding errors in AI chat now include a Codex login prompt.
  • Workspace titles are preserved and noisy background naming failures are silenced.
  • Windows desktop builds now ship complete npm and native Node.
This release centers on the canvas. AI mode is now explicit, so you always know when you’re working with AI, and draft changes apply reliably. You can also lock layers persistently so they stay put while you work around them.A lot of canvas rough edges are smoothed over: inline text editing no longer disrupts navigation or nearby markup, new views stay selectable after Interact mode, selection passes through empty toast containers, and pan/zoom works over component iframes in packaged builds. Storyboard screenshots recover better after eviction, and visual review stops looping on sign-in when you approve.Chat gets responsive timestamps in the transcript and stops looping when trying to resume dead or relocated sessions, with a clearer Codex login prompt on funding errors.On the platform side, sharing now stops cleanly when a commit fails, share navigation and creation are faster, fonts are more consistent across the app, and Windows desktop builds ship complete.
CanvasChatAgentsPlatform
September 9, 2026
Visual Review arrives with guided onboarding, a CLI, and PR diff reviews on the canvas.

New

  • Visual Review: onboarding flow, doctor/init setup, and a publishable CLI.
  • Visual Review links PRs and surfaces visual diffs, including tiny changes.
  • Font picker now includes Google Fonts with an AI-assisted install handoff.
  • Canvas supports dropping multiple HTML files at once.
  • Chat supports secondary tabs inside a root chat’s tab set.
  • Codex adds the GPT-6 Astra model and a max-effort setting.

Improved

  • Projection now renders live canvas pixels on demand for smoother previews.
  • Visual Review adds green diff highlights and single-shot changed cards.

Fixed

  • Space+drag on a storyboard header now pans the canvas instead of moving the board.
  • Storyboard captures show from cache while the dev server boots.
  • Canvas setup now works for empty projects.
  • Chat app-exit notice is now dismissable and no longer double-renders images on reload.
  • System prompt is frozen per provider session, preserving Fable’s thinking.
  • Canvas host install failures now keep the real error on screen.
  • Two canvases on one host no longer deadlock projection startup.
  • Windows-on-ARM is now correctly detected under x64 emulation.
Visual Review is the headline of this release. There’s a guided onboarding flow with doctor and init setup steps, a publishable @tempo-ai/visual-review CLI, and the ability to link pull requests and surface visual diffs — including small changes — directly against your canvas. Green diff highlights and single-shot changed cards make it easier to see exactly what moved.The canvas picks up several usability wins: multi-file HTML drops, Google Fonts in the font picker with an AI-assisted install handoff, and on-demand live pixel projection for smoother previews. Space+drag on a storyboard header now pans the canvas instead of dragging the board, setup works on empty projects, and cached captures keep showing while the dev server boots.Chat and agents get secondary tabs inside a root chat, a new GPT-6 Astra Codex model with a max-effort option, and a frozen per-session system prompt that preserves Fable’s thinking. We also fixed image double-rendering on reload and made the app-exit notice dismissable.On the platform side, Windows-on-ARM is now detected correctly under x64 emulation, and a batch of canvas host and projection stability fixes keep previews from deadlocking or failing silently.
CanvasChatPlatformWorkspaces
September 3, 2026
Canvas gets six interaction fixes plus smoother read-only performance.

Improved

  • Read-only canvas viewing is lighter and no longer captures interactions.
  • Chat now preserves your scroll position when navigating.
  • Chat surfaces live tool progress from the Claude CLI.
  • Archiving a workspace now archives all of its chats too.

Fixed

  • Fixed six canvas interaction issues and added gesture recording for better diagnostics.
  • Chat now respects the CLI’s default todo-tool behavior.
  • Sidebar now uses a single Active/Archived filter.
  • Certificate prompts only appear for main-frame errors, cutting spurious dialogs.
This release focuses on making Canvas more reliable. We fixed six distinct interaction bugs and added a gesture flight recorder to help track down future issues. Read-only viewing is now lighter, skipping interaction capture entirely for a smoother experience.Chat improvements land too: your scroll position is preserved as you move around, live tool progress from the Claude CLI now shows up as it happens, and chat follows the CLI’s default todo-tool behavior instead of overriding it.On the Platform and Workspaces side, the sidebar consolidates to a single Active/Archived filter, archiving a workspace now archives all of its chats, and certificate prompts only appear for main-frame errors so you’ll see far fewer unexpected dialogs.
PlatformChatCanvasAgents
September 2, 2026
Tempo adds a hosted MCP server so external tools can connect to your workspace.

New

  • Hosted read-only MCP server at mcp.tempo.new to connect external clients like ChatGPT.
  • Added Claude Fable 5.1 to the model picker and retired Fable 5.

Improved

  • In-chat Cmd+F now highlights, counts, and steps through matches in one place.
  • Entering interact mode on the canvas is now immediate.
  • Style panel aspect ratio now drives element height.
  • Guest web content gets Chrome-parity auth and better site compatibility.

Fixed

  • Root context menu now opens on storyboard headers and cold frames.
  • Error toasts no longer fill the screen with raw git output.
  • Restored the todo panel and the CLI trust prompt in AI chat.
This release opens Tempo up to the outside world. A new hosted read-only MCP server at mcp.tempo.new lets external clients such as ChatGPT connect to your workspace, the first phase of broader MCP support.On the model side, Claude Fable 5.1 is now available in the picker (Fable 5 has been retired), alongside refreshed bundled Claude and Codex SDKs.Chat and Canvas both get sharper day-to-day fixes: in-chat Cmd+F now highlights, counts, and navigates matches together, entering interact mode is immediate, and the style panel’s aspect ratio properly drives height. The root context menu also works on storyboard headers and cold frames.Finally, a few rough edges are smoothed out — error toasts can no longer flood the screen with raw git output, guest web content behaves more like Chrome, and the todo panel and CLI trust prompt are back.
CanvasPlatformAgents
September 1, 2026
Canvas gains commit-aware preview publishing with branch-live share links.

New

  • Publish commit-aware previews and share branch-live links from canvas.
  • Commit statuses now post through the Tempo Labs AI GitHub App.

Improved

  • Header Play/Commit split buttons use a cleaner segmented neutral-fill style.
  • Windows login now uses native system controls.
  • Ships and selects a native arm64 binary on Windows-on-ARM.

Fixed

  • Canvas error screen now follows your app theme.
  • Agent turns that only return a promise are no longer marked done prematurely.
  • Reloads no longer silently freeze due to beforeunload guards.
  • Canvas restores the projected head correctly after receiver replacement.
The headline of 0.0.104 is a bigger step for canvas publishing. You can now publish commit-aware previews and hand out branch-live share links, so reviewers always see the state tied to a specific branch or commit. Commit statuses also flow through the Tempo Labs AI GitHub App for tighter integration with your repo.Agents are more reliable: turns that only return a promise are no longer marked as done before they actually finish, so long-running work reports its real status.On the desktop side, Windows login now uses native system controls, Windows-on-ARM ships and selects a native arm64 binary, and a beforeunload issue that could silently freeze reloads is fixed. Canvas also picks up smaller polish, including an error screen that follows your app theme and a fix for restoring the projected head after receiver replacement.
CanvasChatWorkspacesAgents
August 31, 2026
Canvas now preloads center-area storyboards for faster loading.

Improved

  • Canvas preloads storyboards near the center for quicker rendering.

Fixed

  • AI chat streaming no longer flickers from background sidechain events.
  • Never-materialized workspaces can now be removed, with an automatic recovery retry.
  • More reliable agent startup on Windows machines slowed by antivirus.
Canvas gets a responsiveness boost: storyboards near the center of your board are now preloaded, so they appear faster as you navigate.AI chat streaming is steadier this release. Background sidechain events no longer cause the streaming state to strobe, giving you a cleaner view while responses come in.Workspace management is more forgiving. Workspaces that were never fully materialized can now be removed, and a retrying recovery pass helps clean up stuck states automatically. On Windows, agent startup is more robust when antivirus software slows down process launches.
CanvasChatPlatformAgents
August 31, 2026
The app now recovers from renderer crashes automatically instead of shutting down.

New

  • Canvas AI mode: preview and edit structural gestures before applying them.
  • Chat sidebar select mode with checkbox multi-select and a bulk-action bar.
  • Agents: one list-settings control with a saveable default.
  • Canvas capture auto-installs Chromium on first use.

Improved

  • AI-mode chrome now supports light mode and honors your saved canvas backdrops.

Fixed

  • A renderer crash no longer kills the app—dead renderers auto-reload.
  • Canvas zoom shortcuts now work across keyboard layouts.
  • Canvas links with line-number suffixes now open correctly.
  • Canvas interact no longer gets stuck on a spinner.
  • Chats now open in the right place instead of jumping to the top.
  • Search now surfaces canvases from the workspace you’re actually in.
  • Issues: canvases linked by slug now preview and open.
  • The updater waits for an in-flight install instead of abandoning it.
  • Invite-by-email popover is tighter and its send logic works reliably.
  • Remote control recovers cleanly after a machine identity reset.
This release focuses heavily on stability. A crash in one renderer no longer takes down the whole app—dead renderers now reload on their own, silent main-process failures are surfaced, and hidden surfaces stop doing background work. The updater also waits for an in-flight install to finish rather than abandoning it partway.Canvas gets meaningful new capabilities and fixes. In AI mode you can now preview and edit structural gestures before committing them, and the chrome respects light mode and your stored backdrops. We also cleared up several long-standing annoyances: stuck interact spinners, zoom shortcuts that failed on some keyboard layouts, and canvas links with line-number suffixes that wouldn’t open.Chat picks up a select mode in the sidebar, so you can multi-select conversations and act on them in bulk, and chats now open at the correct scroll position. Agents gain a single list-settings control with a saveable default, plus more truthful run visibility.Rounding things out, search now returns canvases from the workspace you’re in, Issues can preview and open canvases linked by slug, sharing-by-email is more reliable, and remote control recovers gracefully from a machine identity reset.
AgentsChatPlatformCanvas
August 28, 2026
Canvas sharing now works in every cloud agent via the cloud-ready MCP with personal access tokens.

New

  • Cloud-ready @tempo-ai/mcp with personal access tokens and a universal CLI so canvas share works in any cloud agent.
  • Brand-new accounts can now onboard directly through the MCP login flow.
  • Visual review adds org-membership approvals through the Tempo GitHub App.

Fixed

  • Model-less Claude sends and resumes now inherit the session’s selected model.
  • Chat ends the parent turn before starting background work.
  • Bug report bundles are capped to fit the 200 MB upload limit.
  • Removed a stray dev server warning toast.
This release centers on connecting Tempo to cloud agents. The new cloud-ready @tempo-ai/mcp package brings personal access tokens and a universal CLI, so sharing a canvas works from any cloud agent. Brand-new accounts can also complete onboarding straight through the MCP login flow.AI chat gets more reliable: sends and resumes that don’t specify a model now inherit the session’s selected model, and chat cleanly ends the parent turn before kicking off background work.We also tightened up a few rough edges — bug report bundles are now capped to stay within the 200 MB upload limit, a stray dev server warning toast is gone, and visual review now supports org-membership approvals via the Tempo GitHub App.
CanvasChatIssuesAgents
August 28, 2026
A big Canvas release adds new authoring tools and fixes reliability across gestures, selection, and layout.

New

  • Create a reusable component from any selected Canvas element.
  • Frame-size presets appear while the Frame tool is armed.
  • Drag and drop HTML files onto the Canvas.
  • Snapshot routes as static HTML, plus AI-powered React snapshots for storyboards.
  • Svelte authoring compatibility on Canvas.
  • Folder cards open the all-canvases modal, with New Canvas and sort in the header.
  • Set per-device custom AI-provider API keys in Settings → Preferences → Providers.
  • External @tempo/mcp server with explicit scoping and headless canvas sharing.
  • Fork a chat from any message.
  • @-mention an agent to run it with a task, no ticket required.

Improved

  • Stages editor moved to Settings → Organization → Stages.
  • Better asset library discovery across AI providers.
  • Archived workspaces in the sidebar now sort by activity.

Fixed

  • Canvas selection, ungroup, empty text boxes, pasted images, and background-color changes now keep layout intact.
  • Thin Canvas elements are easier to select.
  • Symlinked files no longer open as blank.
  • Issues: global Back reaches filtered-out tickets, Save works with cleared filters, and optimistic edits are restored.
  • Chat keeps archived-workspace transcripts and durable conversation identity in the right panel.
  • AI chat no longer prompts for the Keychain password on every spawn.
  • Codex sends no longer silently downgrade to an unfundable BYOK route.
  • Approval questions now show the agent config they refer to.
  • Recurring Windows Git credential prompts are stopped.
  • Switching workspaces preserves the focused tab and pane focus.
  • Archived agent run chats stay read-only, and you can reopen the exact run.
  • Fewer packaged-app crashes from main-process memory and diff-editor issues.
This release is centered on Canvas. On the authoring side you can now create a component from a selected element, use frame-size presets while the Frame tool is armed, drag-and-drop HTML files, snapshot routes as static HTML, and author in Svelte. Folder cards open the all-canvases modal, with quick access to New Canvas and sorting from the header.Canvas reliability also got a broad pass. Selection is more forgiving for thin elements, ungroup keeps children selected, and layout is preserved through background-color changes, pasted images, and empty text boxes. Gesture, duplicate, and undo behavior has been hardened.AI chat and agents saw a number of fixes: transcripts and conversation identity are more durable, approval questions show the agent config they reference, and Codex no longer prompts for your Keychain password on every spawn or silently downgrades to an unfundable route. You can now fork a chat from any message and @-mention an agent to run it directly with a task.Issues navigation is smoother, with global Back reaching filtered-out tickets, Save working when filters are cleared, and optimistic edits restored. Elsewhere, you can set per-device AI-provider API keys in Settings, use the new external @tempo/mcp server, and benefit from stability fixes that reduce packaged-app crashes.
CanvasAgentsChatWorkspaces
August 25, 2026
The Agents tab is redesigned around a sidebar-driven layout with a new guided onboarding flow.

New

  • Redesigned Agents tab: the list becomes the sidebar and settings fill the center.
  • New 5-step onboarding with kickoff workspaces and a Getting Started widget.
  • Paste HTML and URLs onto the canvas as live storyboards.
  • Added a published release trigger for agents.
  • Illustrated full-screen crash screen.

Improved

  • Faster workspace switching with less render churn.
  • Color-picker edits now collapse into a single undo step, with per-workspace undo stacks.

Fixed

  • Doc and issue bodies no longer strip out embedded images.
  • Share access requests and pending invitations now flow correctly.
  • Interrupted chat turns can now be resumed.
  • Expanded diffs no longer leak between chats.
  • Chat history no longer shrinks destructively on replay.
  • Per-chat link preferences stay independent.
  • Codex messages are preserved across recovered sessions.
  • Background agent runs no longer hijack your current workspace.
  • Live shape previews render correctly while drawing.
  • Interact-mode zoom now tracks the canvas, and frozen draw hover boxes clear.
  • Shift+A is forwarded from embedded storyboards on the canvas.
  • Sidebar widget no longer blocks adding a project.
  • Post-wake auth toast now clears reliably.
  • Fixed a macOS crash on launch from a stack overflow.
This release reworks the Agents tab into a sidebar-driven layout, so the agent list lives in the sidebar while settings take the center of the screen. Agents can now also be triggered on a published release.New teammates get a smoother start with a 5-step onboarding flow, kickoff workspaces, and a Getting Started widget in place of the old demo content.The canvas gets a batch of fixes and additions: paste HTML or URLs to drop in live storyboards, cleaner undo behavior for color edits, correct live previews while drawing, and zoom that properly tracks the canvas.Chat and workspace reliability improve across the board — interrupted turns are resumable, chat history and diffs stay scoped to the right chat, workspace switching is faster, and doc and issue images are no longer stripped on save.
ChatAgentsCanvasPlatform
August 21, 2026
AI chat can now read your live Tempo workspace context, and agents can auto-archive their workspace when a run completes.

New

  • AI chat now has access to your live Tempo workspace context.
  • Agents can auto-archive their workspace when a run completes (toggle per agent).
  • Private Tempo links now unfurl in connected Slack organizations.
  • Bug reports now let you opt in to email updates.

Improved

  • You can now copy images you’ve sent in chat.

Fixed

  • Chat no longer discards buffered Codex content when you stop a turn.
  • Chat history is preserved across Codex thread recovery.
  • The right-panel composer keeps your draft when you change routes.
  • The first workspace message is no longer lost after auto-naming.
  • Stopped initial-turn context is kept when switching chats.
  • The workspace sidebar no longer scrolls horizontally.
  • Slack agents now re-trigger on an in-thread bot @mention.
  • Retried and continuation agent runs no longer get stuck or abort your chat.
  • Creating an issue no longer silently drops the body.
  • The open-canvas picker no longer badges unchanged forks as ‘modified’.
  • Fixed canvas repaint storms on fresh frames.
This release makes AI in Tempo more aware of what you’re actually working on: chat can now read your live workspace context, so responses reflect the current state of your docs, issues, and canvas.Agents get more autonomous and reliable. A new toggle lets an agent auto-archive its workspace once a run finishes, and we fixed several run issues — continuation runs no longer get stuck, retried runs won’t abort your active chat, and Slack agents re-trigger correctly when @mentioned in a thread. Private Tempo links now also unfurl in connected Slack organizations.Chat reliability saw a big round of fixes around drafts and history: composer drafts survive route changes, chat history is preserved across Codex thread recovery, buffered content is kept when you stop a turn, and the first workspace message is no longer lost after auto-naming. You can now also copy images you’ve sent.On canvas, we stopped repaint storms on fresh frames and fixed the open-canvas picker incorrectly flagging unchanged forks as modified.
PlatformChatCanvasIssues
August 20, 2026
Shared links get rich previews, email invites, and a Try Tempo call-to-action for public viewers.

New

  • Shared Canvas, Issue, and Doc links now show rich previews.
  • Invite people by email directly from private share links.
  • Anonymous viewers of public shares see a Try Tempo call-to-action.
  • Fork a conversation across providers from the model picker in AI chat.
  • Pin a storyboard as a canvas cover.

Improved

  • Archived workspaces keep their chat history visible.

Fixed

  • Share links now correctly request organization access.
  • Restored the direct split button action in split view.
  • Tickets no longer show an empty description while loading.
  • Resuming an AI chat now routes to the provider that owns the session.
  • Settled Codex background agent activity in AI chat.
  • Unified side-chat loading, remote attach, and transcript parity.
  • Issue chat signals now span every linked branch for a ticket.
  • Archived continuation workspaces can be restored for agents.
  • Fixed comment toggle layering on web shares.
Sharing is the focus of this release. Links you share to a Canvas, Issue, or Doc now render rich previews, and you can invite teammates by email straight from a private share link. Public shares also gained a “Try Tempo” prompt for anonymous viewers, and share links now request organization access correctly.AI chat picks up a couple of meaningful improvements: you can fork a conversation across providers right from the model picker, and resuming a chat now routes back to the provider that actually owns the session. We also unified side-chat loading, remote attach, and transcript behavior, and settled lingering Codex background agent activity.Rounding things out, canvas covers can now be pinned from a storyboard, archived workspaces keep their chat history visible, and we fixed the split-view button, empty ticket descriptions on load, issue chat signals across linked branches, and comment toggle layering on web shares.
IssuesChatCanvasPlatform
August 19, 2026
Tempo adds org-level Linear integration alongside a shared find bar and R2-powered auto-updates.

New

  • Org-level Linear integration: issue mirror, Integrations tab, and “Add Linear issue” as chat context.
  • One shared Cmd+F find bar across all five surfaces.
  • Fork a chat from any completed assistant turn.
  • Software Factory default stage pipeline with a pipeline diagram in every shipped agent template.
  • Copy a link from the chat context menu.
  • Canvas interact mode now runs in an authenticated webview.
  • “Create N workspaces” added to the issues multi-select bar.
  • Agent mention chips and tool calls open their agent or run; @-mentions in the master-prompt editor.
  • Request org access from an invite link, with admin approval.
  • Downloads and auto-update now served from Cloudflare R2.

Improved

  • Chat status now persists across app restarts.
  • User-configured Codex MCP servers show with live status.
  • Claude rate limits now appear in the error banner.
  • Unified, searchable assignment picker in Issues.
  • Global back/forward buttons navigate correctly and sit left-aligned.

Fixed

  • Chat retries after a Codex crash instead of erroring forever.
  • Codex messages no longer lost after an early stop, and streamed replies no longer duplicate.
  • Image attachments now work in issue workspace prompts.
  • Issue deep links always open in the full deep dive.
  • Docs/Issues side chat starts a real new conversation.
  • Removed the false “Reconnecting” toast and the misleading “produced no output” message while the AI is still writing.
  • Sidebar chats no longer go missing after a hard reload.
  • Color picker’s saturation/lightness square tracks hue again.
  • Dragging a multi-selected group of storyboards moves the whole group again.
This release centers on Linear. You can now connect Linear at the org level, mirror issues into Tempo, manage it from a new Integrations tab, and pull a Linear issue straight into chat as context. Alongside it, the Software Factory pipeline ships as the default stage flow with a pipeline diagram in every agent template.Chat and search get meaningful upgrades: a single Cmd+F find bar now works across every surface, you can fork a chat from any completed turn, and you can copy links from the chat context menu. Reliability is much better too — Codex crashes now respawn and retry, early-stop no longer loses messages, streamed replies stop duplicating, chat status survives restarts, and configured MCP servers show live status.Canvas interact mode moves into an authenticated webview, group storyboard drags work again, and load failures now trigger an automatic diagnostic. On the Platform side, downloads and auto-updates now come from Cloudflare R2, invite-link recipients can request org access for admins to approve, and several confusing toasts and error messages were cleaned up.
Platform
August 13, 2026
The updater now re-stages after a blocked install so you’re no longer left stranded.

Fixed

  • Updates now re-stage automatically after a blocked install instead of leaving you stuck.
  • Animations no longer misbehave in unfocused windows.
This release focuses on smoothing out the app experience.The biggest fix is in the updater: if an install gets blocked, Tempo now re-stages the update instead of stranding you without a clear path forward. You’ll get back on the latest version without manual intervention.We also fixed a visual glitch where animations behaved incorrectly in windows that weren’t currently focused.
ChatCanvasIssuesPlatform
August 13, 2026
Side-chat is now a single unified surface across the app, with the lifecycle bugs it caused fixed.

New

  • Canvas: Option-drag now resizes an element from its center.
  • Issues: a daily PR review digest report is now available.
  • Same-org Tempo links now open in native tabs.

Improved

  • Chat now uses one unified side-chat panel everywhere, fixing related lifecycle bugs.
  • Clicking an issue no longer re-renders the whole page shell.
  • Slack integration now shows readable display names instead of user IDs.
  • Switching chats no longer re-renders hidden background routes.
  • Getting-started steps now explain what each one is doing and why.
  • Windows window controls now match the macOS traffic-light layout.
  • Removed the Confirmations section from Settings.

Fixed

  • The Windows app no longer crashes at startup on some checkouts.
  • Cancelling a plan mid-input no longer silently drops your message.
  • Chats interrupted by a crash now reopen clearly marked as interrupted.
  • Closing a chat tab with the X no longer deletes the chat.
  • Command output is now preserved when replaying a chat turn.
  • Sending no longer re-captures pinned context, and a redundant slow-turn warning was removed.
  • Workspace access errors now show a clear explanation instead of a raw code.
  • Canvas storyboards resume watching correctly on a replacement host document.
  • The app font menu in the style panel is responsive again.
  • Auto-install-on-quit updates now run the same pre-flight checks as the Update button.
  • A dead connection is capped at 8s so it can no longer strand the client on startup.
  • Archiving now works even through stale index locks.
  • Seeded starter content no longer counts against your setup progress.
This release consolidates the side-chat experience: there’s now a single ChatView, SideChatPanel, and host across the app, which clears up a class of lifecycle bugs that came from having several fragmented versions. Alongside that, chat is more reliable end to end — cancelling a plan no longer drops your message, crashed chats come back clearly marked as interrupted, closing a tab won’t delete a chat, and command output survives a turn replay.We fixed a startup crash affecting the packaged Windows app, capped a stuck connection handshake at 8 seconds so a dead connect can’t strand you, and made auto-install-on-quit run the same checks as the manual Update button. Windows window controls now line up with the macOS layout.Canvas gains Option-drag to resize from an element’s center, and storyboards recover correctly when their host document is replaced. Issues adds a daily PR review digest and stops re-rendering the whole page when you click into an item. Same-org links now open in native tabs, and Slack mentions resolve to readable names.
ChatAgentsIssuesCanvas
August 12, 2026
You can now @-mention Tempo agents directly in AI chat to delegate, inspect, and edit work from the conversation.

New

  • @-mention Tempo agents in AI chat to delegate, inspect, and edit from the conversation.
  • Artifacts PR rows now show their own status: state tile, CI/approval glyphs, and #N pill.
  • New organizations start with a seeded template agent fleet.
  • Chat links open externally by default, with a preference to open them in Tempo.
  • Share loading now shows a Shippy flight progress indicator.

Improved

  • Canvas AI mode now starts on your first edit instead of on selection.
  • Polished the Canvas assets tab.
  • Renamed the “Feature Spec Writer” template to “Spec & Design”.
  • Capped sidebar width on ultrawide displays.

Fixed

  • The issue create modal now inherits the board’s active filters.
  • Live agent signals now appear on the ticket, not just its row.
  • Split-view AI chat state now persists in Issues.
  • Artifact links survive out-of-app branch renames instead of orphaning.
  • “Last viewed” sort now actually orders workspaces.
  • The Canvases home grid no longer blanks thumbnails on a preview re-query.
  • Color token search works again in monorepos.
  • Duplicating storyboards now preserves named exports and handles fast resizes.
  • Slash command pills now persist across workspaces.
  • Browser back/forward history persists across workspace swaps.
  • Undeliverable Slack continuation runs now fail instead of queueing forever.
  • Only the table scrolls on the Agents tab.
  • Billing toasts no longer double-fire or leak raw error codes.
  • Auth no longer leaves a blank window when boot stalls.
  • The updater no longer re-stages a downloaded update every minute.
  • Empty comment composers now close on click-away.
  • Bug-report transcripts are no longer missing after workspace moves.
This release makes agents a first-class part of AI chat. You can now @-mention Tempo agents in a conversation to hand off work, inspect what they’re doing, and edit their output without leaving the thread. New organizations also start with a ready-made template agent fleet.Issues gets a more useful Artifacts view: PR rows now carry their own status with a state tile, CI and approval glyphs, and a #N pill. Live agent signals now land on the ticket itself, the create modal respects the board’s active filters, and split-view AI chat state sticks around.Canvas is smoother throughout — AI mode waits for your first edit before engaging, the assets tab is cleaner, color token search works in monorepos again, and storyboard duplication and resizing are more reliable.Platform fixes round things out: the updater stops re-staging downloads every minute, billing toasts no longer double-fire, auth won’t leave a blank window on a stalled boot, and browser history now survives workspace swaps.
ChatIssuesAgentsCanvas
August 11, 2026
Chat and issue views now switch near-instantly instead of fully reloading.

New

  • The agent run queue now lives in the grid’s Activity column.
  • Creating a workspace now opens it directly in Issues chat.

Improved

  • Switching issue views is now near-instant (down from ~1.8s) with progressive card loading.
  • Switching between chats is now instant, with no reload flicker.
  • Chat memory usage is lower after switching workspaces and closing chats.
  • Split-pane divider dragging no longer stutters.

Fixed

  • AI chat now surfaces upstream API errors instead of silently reporting success.
  • Queued chat messages are restored after a restart.
  • Slow AI turns now show a visible warning, and follow-up messages deliver reliably.
  • Codex message structure is preserved in AI chat.
  • Saved-view filter reset works again in Issues.
  • Linked artifacts open as a tab in the same split pane.
  • Restored the open action for linked workspaces, including archived ones.
  • The archive Undo toast now stays visible so restores aren’t silent.
  • Canvas no longer performs lossy element reconstruction on destructive moves.
  • Canvas autosize growth is now capped so elements can’t balloon uncontrollably.
  • Removed the noisy “Couldn’t refresh attached element” canvas warning toast.
  • Insights now pages merged-PR fetches so large repos aren’t dropped.
  • The force-upgrade overlay now always has a working exit.
This release is mostly about speed and reliability in the two places you spend the most time: Chat and Issues. Chat switching is now a fast prop swap rather than a full remount, and issue view switches drop from around 1.8 seconds to under 100 milliseconds thanks to progressive card loading. Memory footprint is also lower after moving between workspaces and closing chats.On the AI side, chat now correctly surfaces upstream API errors instead of falsely reporting success, restores queued messages after a restart, warns you when a turn is running slow, and reliably delivers follow-up messages. Codex message structure is now preserved as well.Issues and Workspaces get a batch of fixes: saved-view filter reset works again, linked artifacts open as a tab in the same split pane, linked workspace open actions (including archived ones) are restored, and the archive Undo toast stays visible so restores aren’t silent. The agent run queue now lives directly in the grid’s Activity column, and new workspaces open straight into Issues chat.Canvas is more robust too — no more lossy reconstruction on destructive moves, capped autosize growth, and a removed noisy refresh warning. Rounding things out, split-pane dragging no longer stutters, Insights handles large repos without dropping PRs, and the force-upgrade overlay always has a working exit.
CanvasChatWorkspacesPlatform
August 10, 2026
Switching workspaces no longer freezes for half a second.

New

  • Your current canvas selection is now auto-attached to chat context.
  • Resize multiple selected canvas elements proportionally at once.
  • Chat links now show an affordance to open in your external browser.
  • Added DeepSeek V4 Pro to the chat model catalog.
  • Tempo now confirms before quitting or reloading, and you can reset this in Settings.

Improved

  • Eliminated the ~500ms freeze when clicking into a workspace.
  • Faster canvas rescans by limiting them to the workspace that changed.
  • Home no longer shows workspace chrome and correctly detects steps your org already completed.

Fixed

  • Line-linked chat citations now reveal correctly.
  • Home’s count badge now shows the right number.
  • PR badges now always open in your external browser.
  • Issue cards now show the “Awaiting Response” status.
  • Cmd+L is now scoped to the focused tab.
  • Holding Shift now constrains element drags to a single axis.
  • Revealing layers no longer scrolls the whole workspace.
  • Panel sizes stay contained again after the earlier overflow fix.
  • Style panel no longer emits Tailwind classes in repos that don’t use Tailwind.
  • Chat fast mode now persists for new chats.
  • The live canvas host stays stable across probe misses.
This release is mostly about making the workspace feel quick and dependable. The biggest win is the removal of the roughly half-second freeze that hit every time you clicked into a workspace, backed by a lighter snapshot fan-out and smaller, workspace-scoped canvas rescans.Canvas gets real editing upgrades: you can now resize multiple selected elements proportionally, hold Shift to lock a drag to one axis, and revealing layers no longer yanks the whole workspace around. A batch of AI-mode drag and gesture bugs were also cleaned up.Chat and Canvas are more connected — your current canvas selection is automatically attached to chat context, and line-linked citations now reveal properly. Chat also picks up DeepSeek V4 Pro, an external-browser link option, and persistent fast mode for new chats.On the platform side, Tempo now asks for confirmation before you quit or reload (resettable in Settings), PR badges open in your external browser, and Home is cleaner with a corrected count badge.
IssuesCanvasChatPlatform
August 7, 2026
A new Home tab with a Getting Started checklist joins global back/forward navigation and richer Issues filtering.

New

  • Home tab with a Getting Started checklist that tracks agent-reported completion.
  • Global back/forward history in the app header.
  • Issues filter dropdown with search plus creators and agents dimensions.
  • Pull requests and Lines changed metric tabs on the org Insights tab.
  • Links from a Browser tab now open new Browser tabs beside the current one.
  • Open PR pills as in-app browser tabs in the right split.
  • Right-click menu on the chat’s linked-issue card.
  • Browser tabs auto-reload local HTML files.

Improved

  • Right-panel state now persists across Issues, Canvas, and Docs.
  • Switching back to a chat renders its tail instantly, loading the rest behind it.
  • Faster, watch-based workspace status badges instead of periodic sweeps.
  • Cleaner chat output spacing around tool calls.
  • Browser shows a loading state over reloading pages instead of a black screen.

Fixed

  • Label-grouped boards no longer hide name-backed issues.
  • Editing a doc or issue no longer corrupts emoji or triggers a Server Error.
  • Opening an issue no longer writes blank paragraphs into its body.
  • Canvas previews are now captured when an agent finishes a canvas session.
  • Apple Silicon users now get the correct notarized macOS installer.
  • Updater verifies the staged bundle signature before installing.
  • Linked artifacts on web share pages are correctly placed and clickable.
  • Dark-mode chat surface and elevation regressions.
  • Split-view divider drags keep working across webviews and iframes.
  • Code-review ReportFindings results now render in chat.
  • Agent-created issues no longer hit an auto-linking race.
  • Fuzzy search treats separators consistently for better matches.
This release adds a Home tab with a Getting Started checklist that fills in as your agents report progress, plus global back/forward navigation in the app header so moving between views feels like a browser.Issues gets a redesigned filter dropdown with search and new creators/agents dimensions, a right-click menu on linked-issue cards in chat, and fixes that stop label-grouped boards from hiding issues and prevent blank paragraphs from being written into issue bodies. The org Insights tab now includes Pull requests and Lines changed metrics.Browser and workspace work is prominent: in-page links open new tabs beside the current one, PR pills open as in-app browser tabs in the right split, local HTML files auto-reload, and reloading pages show a loading state instead of a black screen. Right-panel state now persists across Issues, Canvas, and Docs.Under the hood, Chat switches back instantly by rendering the tail first, and workspace status badges update via watchers instead of periodic sweeps. Canvas reliably captures previews when agents finish, and Platform fixes cover a correctly notarized macOS installer for Apple Silicon and signature verification before updates install.
CanvasAgentsChatIssues
August 5, 2026
Canvas AI Mode lets you stage edits on uneditable elements and apply them through chat.

New

  • Canvas AI Mode: stage edits on uneditable elements and apply them via chat.
  • Issues: agent work now shows up in the issue activity feed.
  • Artifact links now point at a specific branch instead of a workspace.
  • Confirm before quitting or reloading, resettable from Settings.
  • New keyboard shortcuts for opening and moving between chat tabs.
  • Browser tab: open external app links like slack:// through a consent dialog.
  • Chat links open in a split-view Browser tab; Cmd+click opens your OS browser.
  • Chrome-style Cmd+L, Cmd+F, and Cmd+R/W/T in the Browser tab.
  • Ctrl-N navigation shortcut hints, shown after holding Ctrl for 1.5s.
  • /audit-tdd is now a built-in slash command.

Improved

  • Agent runs survive session death and no longer get killed while still healthy.
  • Remote Control: answering a chat question on one machine no longer freezes the other.
  • Faster git syncing across all workspaces.
  • Double-click a selection outline or handle to hug its contents.

Fixed

  • Cmd+B bolds text again when an editor is focused.
  • Renaming a chat no longer retargets the chat you’re currently viewing.
  • Mirrored chat now shows the full turn in flight, not just the tail.
  • Outage toast no longer fires for users who are actually online.
  • Stale storyboard previews and share sizing now render correctly.
  • ESC returns to the Select tool after arming a tool from a toolbar dropdown.
Canvas AI Mode is the headline of this release. You can now stage AI-driven changes on elements that aren’t directly editable and apply them straight from chat, with double-click-to-hug sizing and a handful of related canvas fixes to smooth out the experience.Agent reliability got a major pass. Runs now survive session death, keep queued messages, and stop being reaped while they’re still working or waiting on a user question. Remote Control also behaves correctly across machines — answering a chat question on one no longer freezes the other, and mirrored chat shows the full in-flight turn.Issues gain visibility into agent work directly in the activity feed, and artifact links now resolve to a specific branch rather than a whole workspace.The Browser tab feels much more like a real browser: external app links open through a consent dialog, chat links open in split view (Cmd+click for your OS browser), and Chrome-style shortcuts like Cmd+L and Cmd+F now work. Rounding things out are quality-of-life additions like confirm-before-quit, new chat-tab shortcuts, a fresh MCP tab, and fixes for Cmd+B bolding, chat renaming, and the online-user outage toast.
CanvasPlatformChatWorkspaces
July 31, 2026
The free tier moves to GPT-5.6 Luna with a spend cap instead of a prompt limit.

New

  • Free tier now runs on GPT-5.6 Luna, capped on spend rather than number of prompts.
  • Shift+A now preserves grid/wrap layout when converting in place.
  • Light-mode support added across the BPM design system.

Improved

  • Radius handles now appear near selection corners.
  • New effects are added to the top of the effects stack.
  • Workspace git menu now shows working-tree dirty status.
  • Canvas type-checking runs off the main thread for smoother performance.
  • Canvas share links now unfurl as readable previews in Slack.

Fixed

  • Expo canvas render hosts no longer fail to start.
  • Dead file:// links in chat are now preserved and clickable.
  • Browser element screenshots now capture with full fidelity.
  • Copy/paste of layers now works inside HTML storyboards.
  • Justify-content control now always shows on flex containers.
  • Selection color stays on a collapsed element’s frame.
  • Shift+A no longer strands a peer-sized block as an outlier.
  • Canvas homepage now re-scopes to the active org when you switch orgs.
  • “New Canvas” now gives real feedback on un-initialized projects.
  • First turn no longer depends on route, and view state is now per-workspace.
  • A queued first turn that never started can now be cleared.
  • AI chat reliably ends a turn even when a reconnect produces no output.
  • Long chat builds show a heartbeat during silent apply_patch gaps instead of looking frozen.
  • Quitting the app no longer crashes while disposing AI sessions.
  • A hung auth refresh can no longer wedge the app.
  • A failed language-server spawn no longer crashes the app.
  • Onboarding drops a redundant status line under Get Started.
The headline of 0.0.88 is a billing change: the free tier now runs on GPT-5.6 Luna and is metered by spend instead of a fixed number of prompts, so you can keep working without hitting an arbitrary prompt ceiling.Canvas gets the most attention this release. Shift+A now preserves grid and wrap layouts when converting in place, radius handles surface near selection corners, and new effects land at the top of the effects stack. Several rendering and reliability issues are fixed too — Expo render hosts start correctly, browser screenshots capture at full fidelity, copy/paste works inside HTML storyboards, and the canvas homepage re-scopes when you switch orgs.Chat and workspace flows are steadier. AI turns now reliably terminate after a reconnect, long builds show a heartbeat instead of appearing frozen, and quitting the app cleanly disposes sessions. Workspaces get per-workspace view state, route-independent first turns, working-tree status in the git menu, and clearer feedback when creating a canvas in an un-initialized project.On the platform side, a hung auth refresh can no longer wedge the app, failed language-server spawns no longer crash it, and canvas share links now unfurl as readable previews in Slack.
AgentsIssuesCanvasPlatform
July 30, 2026
Custom Agents can now be shared across your org with private/public and edit-permission controls.

New

  • Org-scoped Custom Agents with Private/Public and View-only/Anyone-can-edit permissions.
  • Rich agent cards in chat, plus open agents in tabs or split view.
  • Split display mode in Issues for triaging agent PRs.
  • Toggle the chat sidebar with Cmd+B.

Improved

  • Shared links now name the browser tab after the shared artifact.
  • Updater offers a retry before falling back to a manual download.
  • The FTUE “Get Started” button now shows a loading state.

Fixed

  • Fixed downloads and auto-update outages caused by GitHub rate limits.
  • Fixed “Update didn’t apply” errors and the broken manual-download link.
  • Re-assigning an agent to an issue now continues its existing workspace.
  • Canvas: clicking the all-canvases folder opens the modal instead of drilling in.
  • Canvas: drawn frames no longer render at 0x0 in newly created files.
  • Canvas: small SVG shape dimensions are preserved.
  • Canvas: multi-select drag groups stay rigid when dropped on a frame.
  • Canvas: undo history is resealed correctly after landed writes.
  • Settings stay open after deleting a project.
  • Issues create-modal preserves body text without loss.
  • Style panel resolves repo-image fill previews correctly.
  • AI chat: Codex App plugin tools now work out of the box.
  • Landing page scroll animations fire reliably on Firefox.
This release brings Custom Agents to the whole org. You can now mark agents Private or Public and choose whether others can View-only or edit them, making it easier to build and share a shared library of agents across your team. Agents also feel more at home in chat now, with rich agent cards and the ability to open agents in tabs or split view.Issues gains a Split display mode built for triaging agent-generated PRs, and re-assigning an agent to an issue now correctly continues its existing workspace instead of starting over. Chat picks up a Cmd+B shortcut to toggle the sidebar.We fixed several update and availability issues: downloads and auto-updates that were failing due to GitHub rate limits are resolved, the “Update didn’t apply” error and its broken manual-download link are fixed, and the updater now offers a retry before sending you to a manual download.Canvas got a round of fixes: the all-canvases folder opens the modal instead of drilling in, drawn frames no longer render at 0x0 in new files, small SVG dimensions are preserved, multi-select drag groups stay rigid on frame drop, and undo history behaves correctly after writes land. Rounding things out are fixes to settings navigation after deleting a project, lossless issue-creation body text, style panel image-fill previews, Codex App plugin tools in AI chat, and Firefox scroll animations on the landing page.
CanvasChatAgents
July 28, 2026
HTML storyboards are back with full editing support.

New

  • Edit HTML storyboards again on the canvas, with flat-JSX capture preserved.
  • Kimi K3 model now available directly in AI chat via Tempo Inference.

Improved

  • Canvas homepage loads faster and canvases no longer disappear.
  • Faster workspace and homepage loading with reduced git activity and fewer freezes.
  • Added a delete option to the canvas selection context menu.

Fixed

  • “Fix with AI” now correctly pre-fills the chat composer.
  • Agents can now route work to a teammate’s agent.
  • AI tool calls are pinned to the workspace’s org instead of the active window’s org.
  • Configured MCP servers now auto-approve on Codex.
  • Queued chat messages now send reliably on the async settle path.
  • Wrapper components stay visible in the layer tree.
HTML storyboards are no longer deprecated — you can edit them directly on the canvas again, while flat-JSX capture continues to work as before. We’ve also added Kimi K3 as a directly routable model in AI chat through Tempo Inference.Canvas and homepage performance got a significant boost this release. A new content-addressed canvas index cut the index from over 29,000 rows down to 586, fixed canvases occasionally disappearing, and reduced the git activity that was causing main-process freezes and slow loads.Several chat and agent fixes landed too: “Fix with AI” now pre-fills the composer, agents can route work to a teammate’s agent, AI tool calls respect the workspace’s org, and queued messages send reliably. MCP servers configured for Codex now auto-approve, and wrapper components stay put in the layer tree.
CanvasChatAgents
July 28, 2026
Faster canvas panning and performance on large canvases, plus a new all-canvases homepage.

New

  • New all-canvases homepage replaces the old per-workspace view.
  • Live component previews and add-to-canvas from the Assets tab.
  • Clickable file links in chat.
  • Font-size shortcuts: Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+. and Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+,.
  • Agents show a Runs-on properties row with per-agent Remote Control opt-in.
  • File tree no longer auto-expands and now shows gitignored entries.
  • Redesigned landing page.

Improved

  • Smoother panning and better performance on large canvases.
  • Design context sidebar now matches the chat sidebar.

Fixed

  • Storyboard moves no longer revert.
  • Multi-element drags commit atomically and snap the selection as a whole.
  • Same-named canvases no longer collide, now addressed by path.
  • Fixed several canvas-loading hangs.
  • No more default-sized outline flash when starting a draw gesture.
  • Fast release-while-moving draws now commit instead of cancelling.
  • Alignment snapping now works while drawing storyboards and frames.
  • Unsubscribing from a Slack thread no longer mutes the whole channel.
This release focuses heavily on the canvas. Panning is smoother and large canvases perform noticeably better, and we’ve cleaned up a range of editing rough edges: storyboard moves no longer snap back, multi-element drags commit as a single action and snap the whole selection, and alignment snapping now applies while you draw. We also fixed several loading hangs and stopped canvases with the same name from colliding by addressing them by path.There’s a new all-canvases homepage built on the designer’s own code, replacing the older per-workspace view. The Assets tab now shows live component previews you can drop straight onto the canvas, and chat file references are now clickable links.Rounding things out: new font-size shortcuts (Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+. and +,), a Runs-on row and per-agent Remote Control opt-in for agents, a file tree that no longer auto-expands and surfaces gitignored entries, a redesigned landing page, and a Slack fix so unsubscribing from a thread no longer mutes the entire channel.
WorkspacesChatCanvasPlatform
July 25, 2026
Remote Control lets you run workspaces on another machine and mirror and control them from this one.

New

  • Remote Control: run workspaces on another machine, then mirror and control them locally.
  • Added Opus 5 and set Opus 5 1M as the default model (Sonnet 4.6 retired).
  • Custom Agent templates now support MCP tools.
  • Redesigned issue and doc share pages, Notion-style, for mobile and desktop.
  • Canvas share page now has a proper mobile layout.
  • Canvas: edit portal content directly in projected storyboards.
  • Canvas: selection-aware undo/redo.
  • Canvas right-click menu now shows keyboard-shortcut hints and flashes on press.
  • Click the branch name in the app header to copy it.
  • Rebuilt the issues filter dropdown on the design-system dropdown.

Improved

  • Style panel class and color search now ignores separators when matching.
  • Removed the close warning on share pages.

Fixed

  • Pinned workspaces keep a stable order and drag-and-drop lands on the target.
  • Interrupted chats are no longer counted as running agents.
  • Canvas share page shows a loading state instead of an error while loading.
  • Canvas no longer loses the projected head on unstyled storyboards.
  • Canvas chat session dropdown now scrolls with a visible scrollbar.
  • Diagnostics export now keeps a chat tab’s prior-session events.
  • Toggling Tempo Inference now tears down the running server as expected.
The headline in 0.0.84 is Remote Control: you can now run workspaces on another machine and mirror and control them from your current device. This is useful for offloading heavy work or driving a workspace that lives elsewhere.Models got an update too — Opus 5 ships and is now the default (Opus 5 1M), while Sonnet 4.6 has been retired. Custom Agent templates can now use MCP tools.Sharing saw a big pass: the issue and doc share pages have a cleaner, Notion-style redesign that works on mobile and desktop, the canvas share page gets its own mobile layout, and canvas shares now show a loading state instead of an error while they load.Canvas picked up several editing improvements, including editable portal content in projected storyboards, selection-aware undo/redo, and keyboard-shortcut hints in the right-click menu.A round of fixes tightens everyday flows: pinned workspaces stay in order and drop where you expect, interrupted chats no longer show as running agents, and clicking the header branch name copies it.
CanvasChatIssues
July 24, 2026
Tempo adds an embedded browser and a Web Clipper for turning any page into a canvas storyboard.

New

  • Embedded browser tabs with element context inside your workspace.
  • Web Clipper captures any web page as an HTML storyboard on the canvas.
  • Fast-mode toggle in chat input for BYOK OpenAI priority tier.
  • GPT-5.3 Codex Spark added to the model picker (BYOK-only).
  • Kimi K3 replaces Kimi K2.6 in the OpenCode picker.
  • Canvas comments now render image attachments.
  • Renaming a chat can also rename its workspace branch.
  • Shift+A aligns a full selection on the canvas.
  • Design-system generation adds a build-mode choice and app-shell scaffolding.

Improved

  • Chat-view center tabs stay mounted when you switch tabs.
  • Auto-layout gap and spacing inference is smarter, including negative and overlapping stacks.
  • Auto-updates now surface when they’re stuck or failed instead of failing silently.

Fixed

  • Opening an issue no longer auto-opens the AI chat panel.
  • Archive-toast Undo no longer races or fails silently.
  • Archived chats keep their history when restored.
  • Storyboard previews survive switching workspaces.
  • Blank-frame flash on auto-layout wrap undo/redo is gone.
  • Hover and click now reach frames inside a selected storyboard.
  • Canvas handles file paths with spaces.
  • Text nodes containing line breaks are now editable.
  • Reconnect banner no longer intercepts clicks.
  • Windows no longer shows a false “Git is required” block on slow machines.
  • Chat resumes cleanly after you interrupt it, instead of reusing a flaky session.
  • Custom Agent runs no longer hang after a submission failure.
  • Chat preserves your selected model for the commit action.
  • Background helper processes stay hidden (no Mac Dock icons or Windows consoles).
  • Error text in bug reports is now actually visible.
This release brings browsing into Tempo. You can now open embedded browser tabs right in your workspace and pull element context from a page, and the new Web Clipper turns any web page into an HTML storyboard on the canvas.AI chat gets more options: a fast-mode toggle for BYOK OpenAI users, GPT-5.3 Codex Spark in the picker, and Kimi K3 replacing K2.6 in OpenCode. Renaming a chat can now also rename its workspace branch, and center tabs stay mounted as you move between them. Canvas comments render image attachments, and auto-layout inference handles alignment (Shift+A), spacing, and overlapping stacks more accurately.A large batch of fixes lands too. Opening an issue no longer forces the chat panel open, archive/restore keeps chat history intact, storyboard previews persist across workspaces, and several canvas interaction bugs (blank-frame flashes, selecting frames inside storyboards, paths with spaces, text with line breaks) are resolved. Stuck auto-updates now surface instead of failing quietly, chat resumes cleanly after an interrupt, Windows no longer shows false Git errors, and background helper processes stay out of your Dock and taskbar.
CanvasChatIssuesWorkspaces
July 16, 2026
Canvas gains a Shift+A auto-layout suite and Tempo adds the GPT-5.6 Codex models.

New

  • Shift+A converts a container to auto layout, inferring flex-wrap, CSS grid, per-side padding, and visual flow order.
  • Option+Shift+A removes auto layout from a selection.
  • Added GPT-5.6 (Sol/Terra/Luna) Codex models; retired GPT-5.4 Codex.
  • Agent Templates gallery to jump-start custom agents.
  • Design-system slash-command suite plus an example buttons canvas.
  • Gradient and image fills are now available on the bottom fill layer.
  • Typography live-previews on hover over font options in the style panel.
  • Search issues by their human-readable issue ID.
  • Issue detail menu adds Create workspace and Copy ID actions.
  • Copy as Markdown from the authenticated member doc-share view.
  • Custom artifacts and inline artifact pills now open in split view instead of the browser.
  • Archive workspaces to remove the worktree while keeping the branch.
  • Pinned workspaces are grouped into a flat Pinned section.
  • Add a manual reload button to canvas toolbars; Cmd+R reloads the canvas, not the page.
  • GLM 5.2 free and paid are merged into one quota-aware picker row.

Improved

  • Fixed 1-2s app freezes, idle CPU churn, and renderer memory bloat.
  • Queued agent runs are now visible when you hit the concurrency cap.
  • Reused idle AI terminals for repeated AI-run commands.
  • Preserve split-view doc scroll position across workspace switches.

Fixed

  • Dragging fill alpha to 0 no longer deletes an authored fill row.
  • Create new issue without a full board scan, plus a stable assignee dropdown position.
  • Canvas share now works for canvases nested at any depth.
  • Share/preview captures no longer save silently partial.
  • Stopped Convex websocket flapping every ~5 minutes on token refresh.
  • Agents create instantly instead of a draft view, fixing the infinite-loading Slack trigger.
  • Abandoned or interrupted AI runs show an inline notice instead of an infinite spinner or full-screen takeover.
  • Place canvas comments from a touch tap on mobile Safari.
  • Recovered workspaces stuck in a “materializing” state.
Canvas is the centerpiece of this release. Shift+A now turns a selected container into auto layout in place, and it’s smart about it: it infers flex-wrap for multi-row content, CSS grid for clean 2D arrangements, per-side padding from your children’s edge offsets, and reorders children into visual flow. Option+Shift+A removes auto layout again. You also get a manual reload button in canvas toolbars, and Cmd+R reloads the canvas instead of the whole page.On the AI side, the GPT-5.6 (Sol/Terra/Luna) Codex models are in and GPT-5.4 Codex is retired. A new design-system slash-command suite makes it easier to work from your own components, and GLM 5.2 free and paid now share a single quota-aware picker row. Custom artifacts and inline pills open in split view rather than kicking you out to the browser.Workspaces gained archiving that removes the worktree while keeping the branch, a dedicated Pinned section, and recovery from workspaces stranded in a “materializing” state. Issues get search by human issue ID, faster issue creation, and new Create workspace / Copy ID actions.This version also focuses heavily on stability and performance: we fixed 1-2 second freezes, idle CPU churn, and renderer memory bloat, stopped a websocket reconnect loop on token refresh, and replaced several infinite spinners with clear inline states.
AgentsCanvasIssuesChat
July 10, 2026
Agents can now post to Slack as the Tempo bot and keep conversations going in threads.

New

  • Agents post to Slack as the Tempo bot, with multi-workspace Slack support and 13 tools including DMs.
  • Slack threads continue in the same Tempo workspace with thread-aware routing.
  • Human-readable share URLs (org slug + issue) for links you send out.
  • Per-model Tempo Inference credit controls in billing.
  • Model-scoped promo codes.
  • Browse and edit a project’s CSS custom properties directly from the canvas.
  • Canvas draw tools emit Tailwind classes instead of inline styles.
  • Figma-style marquee selection on the canvas.
  • Keyboard layer-reorder shortcuts ([ ] and Cmd+[ ]) and draggable gap handles on the canvas.
  • File management for the Design tab’s canvases tree.
  • Pin workspaces to the top of the sidebar.
  • Collapsible date-group headers in the chat workspace list.
  • Collapsible, state-persisted context cards on issues.
  • Auto-link agent runs and their workspaces to tickets with live loading indicators.
  • Right-click menu on Kanban board column headers.
  • issue.assigned trigger plus per-property filters on issue triggers.
  • Bare issue references in chat autolink to clickable chips.
  • Press “I” to activate the eyedropper while a color picker is open.
  • Filter to view archived chats per project via a Status filter.
  • Per-account Figma token for pasting image fills.
  • Tempo Inference now works from the CLI TUI.

Improved

  • “Custom Agents” is now just “Agents”, with a full-page, sortable list and first-run empty state.
  • Faster Kanban board load via virtualized swimlane rows.
  • Smoother chat performance by pausing token re-renders for hidden tabs.
  • Cron trigger schedules now show in your local timezone.
  • Help menu slimmed to Documentation and Community.

Fixed

  • Slack DM replies to agents are no longer silently dropped on stale installs.
  • Board and Kanban edits now update the UI instantly.
  • Kanban cards drag correctly in scrolled, virtualized columns.
  • Canvas comment popovers no longer duplicate or misplace in split view and on tab switch.
  • Docs and issue bodies reflow instead of clipping in narrow/split view.
  • Touch pan and pinch-zoom work on the mobile canvas share preview.
  • Chat no longer shows synthetic “Request interrupted” bubbles when reloading history.
  • Stuck chat loading states now clear when a session ends mid-stream.
  • Tempo Inference is no longer shown as active without a plan or usable credits.
  • Reduced workspace memory use by not keeping a full file-tree copy per visit.
This release centers on Slack-connected agents. Agents can now post to Slack as the Tempo bot across multiple workspaces, send direct messages, and keep a conversation going inside the original thread — with replies routed back to the right Tempo workspace. Slack triggers also handle private channels and file shares, and cron schedules display in your local timezone.The canvas picks up a lot of design work: you can browse and edit a project’s CSS variables, draw with Tailwind classes instead of inline styles, use Figma-style marquee selection, reorder layers with keyboard shortcuts, and manage canvas files from the Design tab. Several comment popover and split-view rendering issues are fixed as well.Issues and chat get faster and more responsive — virtualized Kanban rows speed up board loads, board edits apply instantly, and hidden chat tabs no longer eat performance. You’ll also find collapsible context cards, right-click column menus, autolinked issue references, and human-readable share URLs. Rounding things out are billing controls for per-model inference credits and a batch of fixes for chat loading states, doc reflow, and mobile canvas sharing.
CanvasChatIssuesAgents
July 6, 2026
Paste Figma designs straight into the canvas as editable storyboards.

New

  • Paste Figma designs as editable HTML storyboards.
  • Find in Canvas: search text with Cmd/Ctrl+F.
  • SVG shape draw tools with fill and stroke controls.
  • @-mention tickets and docs in any chat surface.
  • Set a custom System Prompt applied to every AI conversation.
  • First-party Slack triggers for Custom Agents.
  • Custom Agents can now choose a reasoning effort.
  • Cmd+L attaches selected tickets to the issues AI chat as context.
  • Cmd/Ctrl+A selects all visible tickets in a view.
  • Right-click to edit issue properties in the list view.
  • Custom AI actions in the Commit menu.
  • Context-usage ring in the chat input.
  • Redeem promo codes in Settings.
  • New “PR Status” workspace sort.

Improved

  • Free tier now runs on GLM 5.2.
  • Redesigned and polished public share pages.
  • Sonnet 5 runs natively on Bedrock / Tempo Inference.
  • Instant issue creation with optimistic card and rollback on failure.
  • Issues tab opens noticeably faster.
  • Double-click a question option to select and advance.
  • Instant preview for pasted images and text on canvas.
  • File/folder move and rename confirmations plus drag-and-drop polish.
  • Queue and steer now work in side-panel chats (canvas, issues, docs, agents).
  • Unified right-click context menus to the design-system look.
  • Right-click Labels in issues is now a submenu.
  • Failing-checks indicator added to workspace PR badges.

Fixed

  • Sub-agent output now nests inside the Agent card instead of splitting into two AI blocks.
  • URLs in comments are now clickable.
  • Comment pins stay in sync with canvas pan and zoom.
  • Text drawn over dark backgrounds now picks a readable color.
  • OpenCode chats bricked by a schema change are recovered.
  • Remote compaction no longer 404s on Tempo Inference.
  • “You’re offline” toast clears once connectivity is confirmed.
  • Escape cancels in-progress marquee selection.
  • Cmd-Z inside style-panel inputs now routes to canvas undo.
This release leans heavily into the canvas and AI workflows. You can now paste Figma designs directly onto the canvas as editable HTML storyboards, search your canvas with Find in Canvas (Cmd/Ctrl+F), and draw SVG shapes with full fill and stroke controls. Pasted images and text preview instantly, and comment pins now track pan and zoom cleanly.AI chat gets more contextual and capable: @-mention tickets and docs in any chat, set a custom System Prompt that applies to every conversation, and watch token usage with the new context-usage ring. Custom Agents can pick a reasoning effort and fire from first-party Slack triggers, and sub-agent output now stays neatly inside the Agent card.Issues sees a speed and control pass — faster tab load, instant optimistic issue creation, Cmd/Ctrl+A to select all visible tickets, right-click property editing in the list view, and Cmd+L to attach selected tickets to the issues AI chat as context.Elsewhere: the free tier moves to GLM 5.2, Sonnet 5 runs natively on Bedrock / Tempo Inference, public share pages got a redesign, and we fixed OpenCode chats that were bricked by a schema change along with remote compaction 404s.
ChatCanvasIssues
July 2, 2026
AI chat now supports Sonnet 5, with Tempo Inference falling back to 4.6.

New

  • AI chat can now use the Sonnet 5 model.
  • Open Settings with Cmd+, (Ctrl+, on Windows/Linux).
  • Buy an in-app top-up (legacy $50 / 250-prompt pack).
  • Vim-style Ctrl-U / Ctrl-D half-page scrolling in focused chat.
  • “Paste here” on the canvas backdrop pastes at the cursor.
  • Live size pill shows dimensions while drawing an element or storyboard.
  • New canvas dropdowns, avatars, and badges.
  • Run your project’s scripts from the Cmd+Shift+P command palette.
  • canvas_share MCP tool creates a share link with an auto-shown screenshot.
  • Unread / streaming chat indicator now also shows on the org avatar.

Improved

  • Bulk create-from-issues: instant tab switch, all rows, loading state, and model picker.
  • Slash command picker now fuzzy-matches instead of prefix-only.
  • Free-tier request caps raised to 20/day and 60/month.
  • Bundled Node toolchain acts as a dev server fallback when none is found.

Fixed

  • Double-clicking Create no longer produces duplicate tickets.
  • Multi-edit AI turns show the net file diff instead of every intermediate state.
  • Chat scrolls to the bottom when you send a message.
  • Chat input is focused when you open or switch chats.
  • Open ticket details no longer collapse when saved views load late.
  • Board scroll is preserved on detail navigation, with no card flash on view/org switch.
  • Long titles wrap in the new-issue modal instead of overflowing.
  • Stale ancestor hover outline clears when drilling into a descendant.
  • Pasting into an autosize storyboard no longer flashes on reload.
  • Pasted image assets are written next to their real source file.
  • Clip content row always shows, including on the storyboard root.
  • Auto Layout child cleanup survives selection changes.
  • Exit CLI button is now easier to find in the terminal.
  • Unpushed count now reflects only the branch’s own commits.
This release brings a new model choice to AI chat: Sonnet 5 is now available, with Tempo Inference gracefully falling back to 4.6. Chat also gets nicer navigation — vim-style Ctrl-U / Ctrl-D half-page scrolling, a fuzzy-matching slash command picker, and more reliable focus and scroll behavior when you open, switch, or send in a chat.On the canvas, you can now paste directly where your cursor is with “Paste here,” see a live size pill while drawing, and work with new dropdowns, avatars, and badges. A new canvas_share MCP tool creates a share link and shows a screenshot automatically.Issues and boards are steadier: creating no longer duplicates on a double-click, open ticket details stay open when saved views load late, board scroll is preserved during navigation, and long titles wrap cleanly in the new-issue modal.Rounding things out, you can open Settings with Cmd+, run project scripts from the command palette, buy an in-app top-up, and enjoy raised free-tier caps (20/day, 60/month). Bulk create-from-issues is faster with instant tab switching and a model picker.
IssuesChatCanvasDocs
June 30, 2026
Universal Cmd+P search now spans every artifact in your workspace.

New

  • Cmd+P universal search across all artifacts.
  • @mention teammates in issues and docs.
  • Assign multiple people to an issue, including from the create modal.
  • Mint share links on view.tempo.new.
  • Click chat context chips to open the artifact they reference.
  • Canvas Playground: a hands-on tour of every canvas action.
  • Create a workspace per multi-selected issue.
  • Bug reports support optional screen recording and file/image attachments.
  • Git GUI controls in the workspace Changes tab.
  • Shift + corner-drag locks aspect ratio while resizing.
  • Sidebar chat adds an effort picker and OpenCode models.

Improved

  • Revamped issue ticket page.
  • Redesigned what’s-new changelog modal.
  • Header buttons now show tooltips.
  • “Sort by Stage” follows your org’s custom pipeline.
  • Unified Open modal and ”+” new-tab dropdown.
  • Canvas “Frame” is now called “Div”.

Fixed

  • AI-chat artifact cards are clickable in side chats.
  • Attached images no longer vanish from chat bubbles.
  • Sidebar chat list no longer jitters while streaming.
  • To-do (task list) bodies now save when creating a ticket.
  • Kanban board stays scoped to the active org when switching.
  • Activity feed shows custom stage labels instead of raw ids.
  • External file pills reveal in your OS instead of opening a broken tab.
  • Expired sessions are handled gracefully.
The headline this release is universal search: hit Cmd+P to jump to any artifact—docs, issues, canvases, and chats—from one place.Issues get a lot of attention. The ticket page has been revamped, you can now assign multiple people (including straight from the create modal), @mention teammates in issues and docs, and spin up a dedicated workspace for each selected issue. “Sort by Stage” now respects your org’s custom pipeline, and the activity feed shows your custom stage labels instead of raw ids.Canvas and chat both feel more connected. Click context chips in chat to open what they reference, lock aspect ratio with Shift + corner-drag, and explore the new Canvas Playground tour. Sidebar chat adds an effort picker and OpenCode models, while the redesigned what’s-new modal makes catching up on releases easier.Plenty of fixes round things out: attached images stay put in chat bubbles, the sidebar chat list no longer jitters while streaming, to-do bodies save when creating tickets, the kanban board stays scoped to the active org, and expired sessions are handled more gracefully.
CanvasChatIssuesDocs
June 26, 2026
Canvas comments arrive with pins, threads, @-mentions, and resolve/reopen.

New

  • Canvas comments: pins, threaded replies, a comments sidebar, @-mentions, and resolve/reopen.
  • Restore an AI chat to an earlier point in the conversation.
  • Per-canvas background color on the Design tab.
  • Sidebar zoom control on the canvas.
  • Arrow-key nudging for absolute elements and storyboards.
  • Gap (equal-spacing) snapping while arranging elements.
  • Edit styles across multiple selected elements at once.
  • Style panel shows “Mixed” when a multi-selection disagrees.
  • Delete issue tickets with a confirmation dialog.
  • List view nests stage groups under their parent status.
  • Pick Max effort on existing Claude chats.
  • Run Claude /review directly in chat instead of the CLI terminal.
  • ”+” picker to link Docs, Canvases, and Issues in right-panel chat.
  • Add-workspace button in the issues/docs chat picker.
  • Empty states for the Design sidebar, Issues views, and Docs.
  • Connection outages now show a clear, persistent notice instead of a blank screen.

Improved

  • Right-click now shows the system spell-check correction menu.
  • Slash-command menu is keyboard-navigable with a reachable Show-more.
  • Recent artifacts show clearer visual hierarchy and origin labels.
  • Restyled What’s New modal with cleaner headings and lighter chrome.
  • Recent sort now bumps when you send, not just when a turn ends.

Fixed

  • Shared canvases now load with their styling instead of appearing unstyled.
  • Doc editor reliably renders its body on first open.
  • Links are now clickable in docs and issues editors.
  • Open a linked doc directly in the Docs tab from an issue.
  • Docs search auto-expands a parent when only a child matches.
  • Comment mention picker no longer leaks raw emails; pasted-image thumbnails show in the collapsed composer.
  • Kanban drag-and-drop is more reliable, with smoother large boards.
  • AI-generated issue titles no longer show raw HTML entities.
  • Color picker keeps alpha and emits correct values on React Native surfaces.
  • Wrap in Frame / Auto Layout now auto-selects the new wrapper, plus assorted storyboard and frame-sizing fixes.
The headline of 0.0.77 is canvas comments. You can now drop pins on a canvas, reply in threads, @-mention teammates, and resolve or reopen discussions from a dedicated sidebar — keeping feedback attached to the work itself.The canvas also gets more precise: per-canvas background colors, a sidebar zoom control, arrow-key nudging for absolute elements and storyboards, and equal-spacing (gap) snapping. The style panel now supports editing multiple selected elements at once and shows Mixed when their values disagree.AI chat picks up the ability to restore to an earlier point in a conversation, choose Max effort on existing Claude chats, and run /review inline instead of in the CLI terminal. Issues add ticket deletion with confirmation and a clearer list view that nests stage groups under their parent status.We also fixed a batch of rough edges: shared canvases now keep their styling, the doc editor reliably renders, links are clickable in docs and issues, kanban drag-and-drop is more dependable, and connection outages surface a clear notice rather than a blank screen.
ChatCanvasIssues
June 22, 2026
Chat is significantly faster, with big drops in unnecessary re-renders across the app.

New

  • Slash commands in OpenCode: dropdown, dispatch, and terminal launcher.
  • Attach images and files directly on the Generate screen.
  • Drag-and-drop and rename folders in the canvas list.

Improved

  • Chat messages re-render far less during streaming for smoother typing and scrolling.
  • In-app Documentation links now point to docs.tempo.new.
  • The “What’s New” changelog modal and per-version pages now load.

Fixed

  • Kanban “is not” filters no longer hide the board’s other columns.
  • PR badge tooltip now correctly reads “hover to sync”.
  • Resolved a duplicate-React issue in the canvas host for better stability.
This release focuses heavily on chat performance. By stabilizing callbacks and memoizing key components like the message bubbles, rich-text input, and Markdown viewer, we cut a large share of redundant re-renders during streaming. We also fixed an idle-commit issue in recent views, so the app stays responsive even when you’re not actively typing.On the feature side, OpenCode now supports slash commands end-to-end, with a dropdown, dispatch, and a terminal launcher. The Generate screen accepts image and file attachments, and the canvas list gains folder drag-and-drop along with rename.Several fixes round things out: Kanban “is not” filters keep the rest of your columns visible, the PR badge tooltip wording is corrected, and the in-app changelog (“What’s New”) now loads properly. Documentation links also now point to docs.tempo.new.
CanvasWorkspacesIssues
June 20, 2026
You can now edit Expo / React Native styles directly from the canvas.

New

  • Edit Expo / React Native component styles right from the design canvas.
  • Collapsible properties panel and pop-out for embedded issue and doc views.
  • “What’s new” changelog modal appears after an app update.

Improved

  • Polished the right-panel Changes and Context tabs.
  • Restyled terminal command cards in chat with a clearer header and outline.
  • Faster workspace rendering when selecting and switching views.

Fixed

  • Dev server no longer gets stuck in a restart loop on render errors or stuck loading.
  • New terminals now open in the active split instead of creating orphaned tabs.
  • Status-only issue updates now default to your org’s first visible stage.
  • Issue IDs are resolved correctly when working through the issues integration.
  • Edit Expo styles in split-view canvas, with more reliable Metro start detection.
  • Tutorial now falls back to a bundled version offline, with clearer clone errors.
  • More reliable .tempo file writes on Windows (fixes EPERM errors).
  • Removed the workspace breadcrumb from the left collapse pill and balanced its spacing.
  • Post-respawn AI turns are now billed correctly.