v0.2.6

Rudder v0.2.6

Released: 2026-05-22

Rudder 0.2.6 is a patch release focused on Desktop packaging and CLI install
resilience, richer chat and automation workflows, issue hierarchy controls,
workspace backup browsing, and continued maintainer-skill hardening after the
0.2.5 line.

Highlights

• Fixed Desktop release packaging issues across Windows portable archives,
  asset collection, signing behavior, and workspace launcher icon decoding.
• Improved CLI startup by falling back to the latest compatible server package
  when an exact server version is not yet available on npm.
• Expanded chat and automation behavior with image attachments for native
  runtimes, ask-user attachment support, automation replies that can start new
  chats, clearer delivery rules, and more natural automation activity copy.
• Added issue hierarchy controls, widened sub-issue selection, task-neutral
  assignment prompts, and better agent detail loading states.
• Hardened workspace backup browsing and related end-to-end coverage.
• Polished dashboard, automation detail, modal, issue action, and chat surfaces
  with clearer states, tighter layout, and animated metric updates.
• Strengthened maintainer skills and release process guidance, including
  post-stable canary cleanup expectations and stricter lifecycle review gates.

Install

npx @rudderhq/cli@latest start

After the persistent CLI is installed, rudder start uses the same CLI surface
when it resolves to the same version.

Notes

This release promotes the 0.2.6 package line to the stable npm latest
dist-tag. Desktop assets are attached to the v0.2.6 GitHub Release and
verified by checksum before installation.