Improved agent screenshot storage with automatic cleanup and a configurable storage limit
Fixed
Prevented web pages that close themselves from disrupting hob
Made tab strips scroll when dragging a tab near an edge
Allowed agents to update layouts in background projects without switching the displayed project
v2.5.0
Release 2.5.0
hob 2.5.0 includes the updates listed below.
Added
Added an Issues board with shared statuses, local labels, and layouts for smaller windows
Added moving issues between sources, agent-assisted issue rewriting, and label editing from menus
Added guided SSH setup with inline terminals and simpler remote service management
Added notification sounds and notification controls, with project names in agent alerts
Added web page prompts, sign-in popup windows, and downloads from a person's click
Changed
Improved agent access to past conversations with a shared reader and topic index
Open web links in hob by default and use consistent dialogs in web panes
Refined automation source and trigger displays, hover cards, and run controls
Made agent message dates and turn completion times clearer
Made local dictation use the English-only base model by default
Improved background cleanup and disk-space checks before database backups
Fixed
Improved slow web page loading and recovery from paint timeouts
Kept the interface updating when a pane or store subscriber fails
Fixed opening pane links from other projects
Stopped the terminal path popup from opening while typing URLs
Improved remote startup over SSH and kept detached services running after disconnect
Reduced duplicate agent notifications in the operating system's notification list
v2.4.1
Release 2.4.1
hob 2.4.1 includes the updates listed below.
Changed
Improved reliability and controls for local web previews
Simplified mobile pairing and added renaming for approved devices
Added an Always auto-continue action when an agent reaches a usage limit
Improved diagnostic bundles and refreshed the bundled documentation
Fixed
Restored Google sign-in in web panes
Made web pages follow the selected color scheme and display a browser background
Fixed Settings search losing the first typed character
Prevented app keyboard shortcuts from firing behind full-screen modals
Made connections wait for an available tunnel stream instead of failing at the limit
v2.4.0
Release 2.4.0
hob 2.4.0 includes the updates listed below.
Added
Added custom themes and terminal palettes, with a Settings editor, previews, imports, agent CLI controls, and the new Rose built-in theme
Added guided connections to other computers over SSH, saved SSH machine selection, and on-demand local network discovery
Added incoming connection request cards, approval controls, and blocked-computer management
Added Linear issues and per-project issue sources, with source filters, label and assignee editing, and label creation
Added issue, pull request, and bookmark mentions in the agent composer, with richer previews and pull requests from multiple Git remotes
Added project instructions for issue and review work, skill templates, and expanded organization repository and member management for Team installations
Added workspace-wide process stopping and agent access to keyboard shortcut settings
Changed
Simplified onboarding and connection setup, with an explicit choice before copying theme and layout preferences to another computer
Improved agent web tools with filtered page reads, compact results, page-change checks, and configurable cursor movement and interaction pace
Refined Skills and automation history views, project-level trust reviews, and issue and pull request navigation
Improved PDF loading and reading position, with bundled fonts, decoders, and color profiles
Improved terminal history rendering and scheduled agent continuation after usage limits
Refined Dock tabs, favicons, narrow layouts, and attention infrastructure
Hardened remote access, connection handling, and browser boundaries
Fixed
Fixed remote connection recovery, SSH tunnel cleanup, and control changes across windows
Fixed Host selection inside remote windows and clarified connection and local network errors
Fixed macOS Dock identity and stale application registrations after updates
Fixed web markup alignment, browser link handling, and page recovery around overlays