Changelog

Notable, user-visible changes to Dispatch.

v0.1.5

April 21, 2026

Windows end-to-end, in-app changelog, and reliability polish.

Reliability

  • Agent CLI detection now survives cold-start races. If Claude, Codex, or Gemini briefly doesn't answer on launch, Dispatch retries instead of caching "not installed" for the rest of the session.
  • Settings diagnostics no longer surface "Unexpected token '<'" when a response round-trips through a transport that strips its content-type header. Valid JSON bodies are accepted whatever header they arrive with.
  • The version shown in the app, the installer, and the auto-updater are always in sync with the published release.

Windows

  • Missions dispatch without the previous "failed to start mission — is the server running?" false alarm. CLIs installed inside a WSL distro are wired up end-to-end.
  • Custom Agents → Add Agent has a WSL toggle so CLIs installed inside a distro are one click away.
  • Workspace Isolation offers a WSL engine and an optional Docker-via-WSL path.
  • Agent dropdowns no longer list CLIs that aren't actually installed.

Updates and changelog

  • "What's new" opens an in-app modal with proper formatting.
  • "View changelog" opens the full release history in-app, including the channel you're on.
  • Install failures surface the real error inline instead of silently reverting.

Open folder

  • GitHub import and Open folder fall back to an in-app directory browser when the native picker isn't available. You're no longer stuck typing an absolute path.

About

  • A clear "No agent CLIs detected — install one, then open Settings" callout replaces the ambiguous empty list when nothing is configured.

Missions

  • Picking an adapter now turns off auto-model so your explicit choice sticks.
  • Rate-limited runs that fall back to cloud models correctly forward attached images to vision-capable models.

Notifications

  • Toggling desktop notifications on fires a confirmation notification so you know permissions are wired up.

Performance

  • Start-up runs fewer redundant checks.

v0.1.4

April 21, 2026

Cross-platform reliability, Windows support, and goal lifecycle control.

Added

Windows via WSL

  • Dispatch detects Claude Code, Codex, and Gemini CLI installed inside a WSL distro and runs them transparently
  • If you keep multiple distros, opening a project under \\wsl$\<distro>\... pins Dispatch to that distro
  • Settings has a new WSL panel with per-distro detection, per-adapter install state, and a retry button

Pause and resume goals

  • Pause any running goal; agents terminate cleanly and context is preserved
  • Resume picks up exactly where the agents left off, with full context
  • Dispatch auto-pauses when the network drops for more than five seconds; resuming stays a deliberate action

Premium fallback when a CLI gets throttled

  • When your local CLI hits its provider's usage limit mid-task, Pro subscribers can configure Dispatch to silently continue on a Premium model with full context handoff

Mission plans

  • Goals that span multiple steps are now decomposed into ordered plans
  • Plans view shows per-plan progress, step sequencing, and the goals backing each step
  • Steps unlock automatically as their predecessors complete

Import projects without composing a goal

  • The sidebar is visible from the moment you open Dispatch
  • Three bottom buttons — Open folder, Remote Hosts, Open from GitHub — cover every import path without having to start a goal first

Improved

  • macOS tray icon tints correctly against the menubar in light, dark, and vibrancy backgrounds
  • Windows icon is sharp at every size Windows asks for (taskbar thumbnails, Alt-Tab previews, the large icon view in File Explorer)
  • Wizard and Settings empty states cleaned up, with a GitHub fallback when no local CLI is installed yet
  • Keyboard shortcuts show Ctrl+ on Windows instead of Cmd+
  • Spec revision now feeds your rejection comment and the previous spec body back into the regeneration prompt — revisions address your feedback instead of regenerating blind

Security

  • Tightened path handling when importing projects: symlinks cannot escape the chosen folder, and sensitive system paths (Windows, Program Files, ProgramData, .ssh, .aws, .gnupg, and the POSIX equivalents) are rejected
  • Origin and authorization checks hardened on Pro authentication, remote file access, and admin endpoints
  • File size caps enforced at the request boundary
  • Activation code paste works correctly in the wizard, Settings, and sidebar

Reliability

  • Fresh installs on Linux and Mac no longer show a blank window
  • Several build-time dependency gaps fixed

v0.1.0

April 20, 2026 · Initial public release

A local-first environment for directing AI coding agents through a goal → spec → task pipeline, with optional hosted models.

Added

Agent orchestration

  • First-class adapters for Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, and Gemini CLI; custom CLI adapters for anything else
  • Per-stage agent and model assignment via Pipeline Profiles
  • Mission Mode (Cmd/Ctrl+M) for quick single-agent tasks; Research, Audit, and Plan modes included
  • Auto Model: intent-based routing across the agents you have installed
  • Automatic escalation to a stronger model when a run fails
  • Promote a Mission to a full Goal when one-shot answers turn into real work

Goal → spec → task pipeline

  • Human-in-the-loop review gates between every stage
  • Pause, resume, and steer goals while agents are running
  • Review workspace for high-impact changes; auto-approval for low-risk ones

Sandboxing & safety

  • Every agent run happens in an isolated git worktree — the real project is never touched until you approve
  • Rejecting a review discards the worktree cleanly
  • Optional Docker sandbox with network isolation for stricter trust boundaries
  • Built-in secret scanning and destructive-command detection on agent output
  • Security spec library covering the OWASP Top 10
  • Post-build security and quality audits on every goal

Review & verification

  • Multi-model cross-verification for implementations (Pro)
  • Consensus approves or rejects in bulk; you only see the lines reviewers disagree on

Context & memory

  • Automatic compaction detection with structured summaries and file recovery on resume
  • Decision tracking and replay timeline
  • Background consolidation of project memory; Pro adds written reflection reports

Learning Mode & reports

  • Toggle Learning Mode (Cmd/Ctrl+L) to have agents narrate reasoning and decisions live
  • Structured markdown report after each task: what was built, approach, files changed, key decisions
  • Commentary panel you can pin anywhere on screen

Observability

  • Activity view for per-agent tool calls and scope
  • Audit log keyed by actor, event, and entity
  • Performance dashboard with adapter metrics and corrections
  • Token & cost breakdown per stage, per adapter, per role

Dispatch Pro

  • Hosted models available without installing a CLI: Gemma, Qwen Coder, Qwen 3, DeepSeek R1, Llama 3.3, Llama 4 Scout, Kimi, GPT-OSS, Mistral Small
  • Image attachments work on any cloud model — requests with images are served by a vision-capable model automatically
  • Cloud tool execution with ephemeral, per-task workspaces
  • No prompt content logged or retained after a request completes
  • 14-day free trial

Dispatch Team

  • Bring-your-own-key for organization-managed API keys
  • Member management, invitations, and access policies
  • Shared project memory across the team
  • Per-member usage dashboard with CSV export

Accounts

GitHub integration

  • Browse your repositories and add them as projects
  • Open pull requests from completed goals
  • Turn GitHub issues into goals with the description pre-populated
  • GitHub review comments feed back into the next agent run
  • CI status visible alongside local verification

Remote execution

  • Run agents on any host you can reach over SSH; transcripts stream back to your local UI
  • Uses your existing SSH keys; Dispatch never stores private keys
  • Optional HTTPS browser access with a self-signed certificate for phones and other laptops on your network

Research paper import

  • Paste a URL or drop a PDF to implement a paper directly — Dispatch extracts the methodology and prepares the spec for you

Project rules

  • Edit project-specific consequence rules in-app; rules live with the project so they travel with the codebase

Desktop & UX

  • Quick Launch (Cmd/Ctrl+N) and Command Palette (Cmd/Ctrl+K)
  • 3D Command Center with a fullscreen HUD view
  • Real-time agent monitoring with reasoning preview
  • Mid-task steering (send corrections while agents are working)
  • In-app preview for completed goals
  • Multi-mission tabs with concurrent execution
  • Mobile-responsive layout
  • Native menus, tray, and keyboard shortcuts
  • dispatch CLI bundled with the app for headless use

Notifications

  • Toasts for real-time agent events
  • Desktop notifications for reviews, errors, and goal completion
  • Configurable notification level (all, important, none)

System requirements

  • macOS: 12 Monterey or later (Apple Silicon)
  • Linux: Ubuntu 22.04+ / Debian 12+ / Fedora 40+ / RHEL 9+ / any glibc-2.35+ distro (x86_64)
  • Windows: Windows 10 build 19041 or later (x64)
  • At least one agent CLI: Claude Code, Codex, or Gemini CLI — or a Dispatch Pro subscription for cloud models