v0.2.22

Download OpenResearch

Install the desktop app to get everything you need. No separate installation or terminal setup required.

The desktop app updates automatically by default. You can manage updates in Settings.

Install ORX on a remote machine

For remote servers and compute clusters, install ORX directly from a terminal:

curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/alphaXiv/OpenResearch/releases/download/v0.2.22/openresearch-cli-installer.sh | sh

To update an existing terminal installation, run orx update.

What's Changed

• Fix compaction across agent harnesses and clear completed progress by @sox8502 in #761
• Fix local Markdown file links opening duplicate chats by @sox8502 in #765
• Run relevant PR checks and reserve packaging for releases by @sox8502 in #763
• Clean up older remote run dirs and unused source tars (OR-575) by @myles332 in #757
• Purge Claude Code, Codex and Cursor native history and sweep orphans (OR-573) by @myles332 in #758
• Add permanent experiment delete (OR-564) by @myles332 in #759
• Share SSH monitoring and back off transport failures (OR-558) by @sox8502 in #741
• Add CITATION.cff and an OpenResearch acknowledgment to orx-paper by @myles332 in #770
• Polish UI design: flush panes, taller macOS titlebar, token cleanup by @myles332 in #773
• Add persistent desktop zoom controls across platforms by @JoeZhang-0x000 in #641
• Reduce chat transcript flicker when scrolling and switching chats by @myles332 in #774
• Fix Windows test cleanup and reuse demo fixtures in PR CI by @sox8502 in #775
• Fix OpenCode readiness during plugin activation by @sox8502 in #771
• Fix native skill discovery paths and explain missing skills by @sox8502 in #772
• chore: improve dev slot system by @paperclover in #795
• Open papers from openresearch:// links in the macOS app by @myles332 in #797
• Fix side-chat "Message not sent: CancelledError" and its misleading turn error by @myles332 in #776
• feat: improve research workspace by @paperclover in #803
• Add stable and canary desktop update channels by @paperclover in #805
• Polish desktop headers and tab interactions by @paperclover in #808
• Publish canary builds in one release by @paperclover in #809
• chore: release v0.2.22 by @paperclover in #810

New Contributors

• @JoeZhang-0x000 made their first contribution in #641
• @paperclover made their first contribution in #795

Fixed issues

• Codex compaction fails for inactive chats instead of resuming their threads — fixed by #761
• Clicking finished PDF opens app at http://127.0.0.1:4792/ instead of the PDF — fixed by #765
• Slurm run supervisors retry ssh in a tight loop, triggering fresh logins and getting the user's HPC account locked — fixed by #741
• Add zoom controls to the macOS desktop View menu — fixed by #641
• OpenCode harness: the single GET /api/model probe gets 503 "Location plugins did not finish activating" and is not retried — fixed by #771

Full Changelog: v0.2.21...v0.2.22