OpenBot 0.1.2

These builds are unsigned. On macOS, right-click OpenBot.app and choose Open the first time, or run xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/OpenBot.app. On Linux, chmod +x the AppImage. On Windows, SmartScreen warns about the unsigned installer: choose More info, then Run anyway. The app needs uv installed to run its bundled backend.

What's Changed

• docs: document desktop builds, versioning and GitHub releases by @regnull in #171
• feat: add curated MCP catalog to Settings by @regnull in #181
• fix: make MCP catalog Add action submit by @regnull in #182
• fix: use deployment URL for Linear OAuth callback by @regnull in #183
• feat: show active database location in settings by @regnull in #184
• feat: assign distinctive icons to default demo bots by @regnull in #191
• feat: collapse icon picker in bot editor by @regnull in #192
• feat: start the packaged backend from Node so the desktop app runs on Windows by @Flobo2689x in #185
• feat(mcp): Replace Linear local npx server with remote SSE endpoint by @regnull in #193
• feat(settings): group tools list by MCP server with expand/collapse by @regnull in #194
• fix: keep unknown API paths a 404 on Windows instead of serving the app shell by @Flobo2689x in #186
• fix: reset thread and bot editor state while rendering instead of in effects by @Flobo2689x in #188
• fix: move non-component exports out of RunCard and BotPage by @Flobo2689x in #189
• docs: polish README layout without changing its content by @Flobo2689x in #190
• fix: keep workspace tools out of the .openbot state directory by @regnull in #195
• fix: update Linear MCP URL from SSE to streamable HTTP by @regnull in #201
• feat: Add --backend_url CLI flag to Electron app by @regnull in #202
• Desktop app: application menu and window titles by @HarshRajSinghania in #197
• fix: run run_shell and patch_file through Git for Windows on Windows by @Flobo2689x in #200
• feat(mcp): add Delimit to the opt-in MCP catalog by @infracore in #203
• feat: model catalog from models.dev with a filtering picker and effort levels by @regnull in #204
• refactor(tools): separate bot profile read/update into description and instructions by @regnull in #206
• fix: build the MCP OAuth redirect URI from the port the backend listens on by @regnull in #209
• fix: install the Windows app into Programs\openbot instead of Programs\frontend by @Flobo2689x in #207
• fix: keep run cards from staying "running" after the run finished by @Flobo2689x in #210
• fix: bound every model call with a timeout and treat timeouts as retryable by @regnull in #208
• test: fix race in BotEditorPage effort-reconciliation test by @regnull in #211
• Add a real demo GIF to the README by @regnull in #213
• docs: add a tip for downloading the desktop app by @regnull in #216
• fix: make github-release refuse to re-release an already tagged HEAD by @Flobo2689x in #215
• fix: keep backend tests and local state out of the packaged app by @Flobo2689x in #214
• feat: add curated bot catalog by @regnull in #217
• chore: update bot catalog and engineer instructions by @regnull in #219
• feat: extract shared system prompt to markdown by @regnull in #220
• chore: update editable system prompt by @regnull in #221
• fix: keep the desktop app's secret key in its data directory, not the install by @Flobo2689x in #212
• fix: treat failed tool calls as errors and stop runs stuck repeating one by @regnull in #223
• fix: drop blank optional MCP arguments and name the required ones by @regnull in #224
• fix: let several OpenBot instances run at once by @regnull in #225
• fix: write each instance's log beside its database by @regnull in #226
• fix: let each bot use its own OpenRouter model by @regnull in #227
• fix: repair MCP catalog identities and add versioned protocol results by @Amidwestnoob in #222
• feat: support substitution in MCP server arguments by @regnull in #228
• feat: stop the thread's open runs with Esc by @Flobo2689x in #229
• feat: persist thread composer drafts by @regnull in #231

New Contributors

• @HarshRajSinghania made their first contribution in #197
• @infracore made their first contribution in #203
• @Amidwestnoob made their first contribution in #222

Full Changelog: v0.1.1...v0.1.2