Nova AI v2.0.1 — UI Polish + Bug Fixes

What's New in v2.0.1

Web App

• Recent chats in sidebar — last 8 conversations, click to resume
• Message actions — Copy and Retry buttons on every AI response (hover to see)
• Smooth streaming — blinking cursor during generation, fade-in animations
• Mobile responsive — better layout on phones
• Skills & Schedule panels — browse available skills and scheduled agents
• Auth fix — sign-in with Google now properly shows your profile
• Chat restore — refreshing the page keeps your current conversation
• nova-auto reliability — faster responses with Groq-first fallback chain

Desktop App

• All bug fixes from today (quit, OAuth, back button, persistent sessions)
• Bundled Ollama binary — downloads AI model on first launch
• SVG icons throughout

Install (macOS)

curl -fsSL https://nov-assistant.com/install.sh | bash

Or download the .dmg below.

Requirements

• macOS 12+ (Monterey), Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4), 4GB RAM

Nova AI v2.0.0 — Agent OS

🚀 Nova AI v2.0.0 — Full Agent Operating System

What's New

• 8 AI Agents — Simple, Orchestrator, Research, ReAct, Code, Monitor, Operative, Digest
• 12 Built-in Skills — Web search, file ops, shell exec, calculator, timer, weather + GitHub plugin install
• Memory System — Local embeddings, semantic search, file/directory indexing
• Scheduler — Cron-like recurring agent jobs with run history
• CLI — nova command with 20+ subcommands (chat, ask, research, code, doctor, etc.)
• Desktop UI — Agent management, skills marketplace, memory explorer
• Bundled Ollama — Offline AI built in, no cloud required
• Google OAuth — Sign in with Google to sync across devices
• Cosmic UI — Glassmorphism, animations, dark theme

Desktop App (macOS)

• Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4) — download below
• Includes bundled Ollama for offline use
• All agent/skills/memory features are desktop-only

Requirements

• macOS 12+ (Monterey or later)
• 4GB RAM minimum
• ~500MB disk space (including Ollama models)

Install

1. Download the .dmg below
2. Open and drag Nova AI to Applications
3. Launch Nova AI
4. First run will download a small AI model (~2GB)

Nova AI v1.0.1 Beta (Security Hardened)

Nova AI v1.0.1 Beta — Security Hardened

🔒 Security-hardened release with tightened permissions and sandboxing.

Security Improvements (v1.0.1)

• Removed dangerous entitlements (allow-unsigned-executable-memory, disable-library-validation)
• Enabled Electron sandbox mode (OS-level process isolation)
• Added Content Security Policy headers
• Permission request handler — only clipboard, fullscreen, notifications allowed
• Navigation locked to nov-assistant.com only
• Blocked webview injection, remote module, drag-drop navigation
• App Transport Security enforced (HTTPS-only)
• contextIsolation: true, nodeIntegration: false, sandbox: true
• Minimal preload API surface (read-only platform info only)

⚠️ macOS Gatekeeper Notice

This app is not yet signed with an Apple Developer certificate. macOS may show a warning on first launch. To open:

1. Right-click the app → Open
2. Click Open in the dialog
3. Or: System Settings → Privacy & Security → click Open Anyway

This is normal for indie/beta apps and does NOT mean the app contains malware.

Download

• macOS (Universal — Intel + Apple Silicon): Nova AI-1.0.1-universal.dmg (173 MB)
• Windows: Coming soon (GitHub Actions CI planned)
• Web: nov-assistant.com

What's Included

• 21 free AI models (Groq + SambaNova)
• Image generation (Flux models)
• Persistent chat history
• Thinking mode with reasoning visualization
• Multi-provider BYOK support (OpenAI, Anthropic, OpenRouter)
• Privacy-first — no tracking, no data collection

System Requirements (macOS)

• macOS 14.0 Sonoma or later
• Apple Silicon (M1+) or Intel Core i5
• 8 GB RAM minimum

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Built by Escipion Pedroza