This release improves session management, chat usability, model controls, and reliability across the app.
Highlights
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Browse archived sessions
- View archived conversations from a dedicated archive browser.
- Restore archived sessions when needed.
- Archive metadata and related session files are preserved safely.
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See sessions started outside the web app
- Sessions launched directly from
ompnow appear in the web interface. - Their messages and activity update live while the session is running.
- External session tracking is more reliable when files change or disappear.
- Sessions launched directly from
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Per-chat advisor mode
- Enable or disable the advisor independently for each chat.
- The advisor setting is remembered for that session.
- Advisor activity and the selected advisor model are visible in the chat interface.
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Improved model and reasoning controls
- Redesigned model and reasoning pickers are easier to understand and use.
- Reasoning options are more compact on mobile screens.
- Model settings and RPC session startup are more stable.
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Live generation speed
- While the agent is responding, the interface shows the current generation speed.
- The chat also shows an average speed based on the session history.
Chat improvements
- Tool calls now use a compact timeline layout with clearer status indicators.
- Tool output can be expanded when needed instead of taking up space by default.
- File edits with available patch data display side-by-side diffs.
- Thinking and reasoning activity now uses the same compact visual style as tool calls.
- Typed follow-up messages can be queued more clearly while the agent is busy.
- The streaming interface has been simplified to provide more usable space.
- Sidebar activity indicators now animate more clearly.
- Chat layout uses the available composer and message space more efficiently.
- Reduced-motion preferences are respected by activity animations.
Session and workspace improvements
- Session rows and sidebar activity states are easier to scan.
- Session file handling is safer and more tolerant of incomplete or hand-edited files.
- Malformed session messages no longer cause the entire session view to fail.
- MCP credentials are preserved when an MCP server is renamed.
- Server-side requests once again honor
HTTP_PROXY,HTTPS_PROXY, andNO_PROXY. - File and CLI access handling has been consolidated and hardened.
Accessibility and installation
- Fixed focus handling when the mobile sidebar closes, preventing focus from remaining inside a hidden sidebar.
- Added support for installing the app to a device home screen as a web app.
- Added the application icon and web manifest metadata.
Reliability
- Improved handling when an
ompprocess exits while a command is being sent. - Prevented orphaned MCP requests from producing unhandled promise errors.
- Advisor settings now correctly take effect for existing sessions when the agent process is restarted.
- Improved protection against crashes caused by invalid session data.
- Updated translations and corrected plural text in the command palette.
Upgrade
npm install -g @kahme247/ompweb@0.3.5Full changelog: v0.3.4...v0.3.5