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Houston 0.4.12

First release on top of v0.4.11. Codex on ChatGPT accounts is unblocked, the OpenAI model picker no longer offers a model that doesn't exist, and a run of mission-control + onboarding + platform improvements ships in one cut.

Fixed

  • Codex sign-in, sign-out, and mission runs work again on ChatGPT accounts. codex login and codex logout were aborting with unknown variant 'xhigh' whenever a newer codex CLI had written model_reasoning_effort = "xhigh" into ~/.codex/config.toml. Houston now passes -c model_reasoning_effort=high to both, matching what the runner already did.
  • Phantom gpt-5.5-codex model removed from the OpenAI picker. OpenAI never shipped that SKU; every call came back with a 400 "not supported when using Codex with a ChatGPT account" regardless of plan. Catalog now lists only gpt-5.5. Stored configs that point at the retired model fall back to gpt-5.5 automatically the next time the chat panel reads them.
  • Mission panel stays open through the model picker and closes cleanly on Esc when the new-mission field is empty.
  • Connect-phone copy is cross-platform in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, instead of using macOS-only wording on Windows.
  • Plus icon and left-aligned model picker restored after the previous chat header refactor.
  • Workspace index self-heals when corrupted, and writes use a per-call tmp filename so two concurrent writes can't clobber each other.
  • Sessions no longer vanish or stick on "running" after an unexpected provider exit.
  • Agent files browser renders correctly on Windows including empty folders.

Changed

  • Per-agent provider + model storage. Workspace-level defaults are retired; each agent now carries its own provider and model in its .houston/config/config.json. Existing workspaces migrate idempotently on next launch.
  • Create-with-AI for new agents. Type a sentence describing what you want the agent to do; the provider you pick generates a CLAUDE.md, suggests Composio integrations, and proposes a starting routine.
  • Paste images straight from the OS clipboard into chat.
  • Global keyboard shortcuts across mission control, board, and chat, plus a command-palette-style sidebar Commands menu and a chat attach menu.
  • "Finder" renamed to "File Manager" throughout the UI so Windows users see terminology that matches their OS.
  • Gemini provider paused in the picker while the engine adapter is hardened. Existing Gemini agents keep working; new agents can't select it until it returns.
  • Settings sidebar shows the app version at the bottom so bug reports include it without users having to dig.

Before you upgrade

  • Mac: quit Houston before installing. macOS does not always replace a running app cleanly. If in doubt, remove /Applications/Houston.app and drag the new copy in.
  • Windows x64: auto-update from 0.4.7 or later pulls you forward automatically. The MSI is still not OS-code-signed (SignPath integration still pending).
  • Windows ARM64: there is no auto-update path from an emulated x64 install. Download the ARM64 MSI manually, uninstall the x64 build first, then install the ARM64 one.

Known limitations

  • Windows MSI not yet OS-code-signed. SignPath integration still pending.
  • "Continue with Microsoft" sign-in for Houston itself remains hidden while we reconcile the Supabase Azure provider with the production callback URL. Google sign-in is unaffected.
  • Mobile companion is still beta. Expect occasional reconnect hiccups.
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