Houston v0.14.0

Highlights

Houston v0.14.0 is the first stable release of the app for Windows, with an x86_64 installer for Windows 10 and 11.

• Tasks: keep a global backlog, start agents in isolated worktrees, track acceptance and review, and queue work from an orchestrator. Tasks can be assigned to a workspace or left unassigned.
• Orchestration: children appear in their orchestrator's roster, with recorded results and retry controls. Failed provider turns preserve children, and orchestrators receive a handoff offer after repeated context compactions.
• Worktrees: Houston records agent checkouts and removes eligible worktrees and their build output after their PRs merge.
• Windows terminals: restore colour capabilities and preserve synchronized redraws to reduce flicker in agent panes.
• Windows browser and Tasks: fix blank or unresponsive browser navigation, stale address-bar state, keyboard focus and workspace labels. Browser panes also block access to the application's privileged IPC route.
• Windows orchestration: child agents start in the intended checkout, failed worktree creation is rolled back safely, and exited processes are detected correctly.

Downloads

• Windows 10/11, x86_64: Houston_0.14.0_x64-setup.exe.
• Linux, x86_64: Houston_0.14.0_amd64.AppImage or Houston_0.14.0_amd64.deb.
• Linux, ARM64: Houston_0.14.0_aarch64.AppImage or Houston_0.14.0_arm64.deb.

Install and sign in to a supported agent CLI separately. Linux requires glibc 2.35 or newer; AppImage also requires the FUSE 2 runtime. Windows ARM64 and macOS installers are not available.

Windows notes

• The Windows installer is not Authenticode-signed, so SmartScreen may show a warning. The attached .sig files are updater signatures, not Windows code-signing certificates.
• Finish or save active agent work before updating: the Windows installer stops the old daemon and its sessions; live session migration is not supported on Windows.
• Browser navigation, history and normal reload are supported. Element picking, agent DOM actions and reload without cache remain unsupported on Windows.

What's Changed

• fix(panes): pane titles no longer reflow when switching focus by @theogmiguel in #41
• feat(orchestration): an agent can start a child in a worktree that Houston records by @augusto-dmh in #39
• feat(worktrees): a worktree whose PR has merged is removed with its build output by @augusto-dmh in #40
• fix(windows): restore responsive browser and coloured terminal panes by @theogmiguel in #51
• fix(daemon): the daemon survives the app being OOM-killed and honours --channel by @theogmiguel in #52
• feat(orchestration): children live in their orchestrator's roster, results arrive exactly once across crashes and restarts, and worktree spawns are safe by @theogmiguel in #54
• feat(orchestration): an orchestrator is offered a handoff after repeated context compactions by @theogmiguel in #55
• fix(windows): orchestration children use the correct checkout and exited processes are detected by @theogmiguel in #56
• feat(orchestration): failed provider turns keep children; prompts gain steer/restart modes and idempotent retries by @theogmiguel in #57
• feat(tasks): a global task backlog that agents start, execute and review in worktrees by @theogmiguel in #58
• fix(tests): Secret Service tests no longer lock the developer's login keyring by @theogmiguel in #60
• fix(windows): keep Tasks and browser panes usable by @theogmiguel in #59

Full Changelog: v0.13.0...v0.14.0

Houston v0.13.0

Houston 0.13.0 brings conversation recovery, session reviews, and more control over panes and updates.

What's Changed

• Resume your conversations: Claude and Codex return to their previous conversation after a shutdown or crash, with the terminal open and waiting for input. By @augusto-dmh in #36.
• Review agent sessions: the new Harness view helps identify what slowed down a workspace’s sessions and track each finding. By @augusto-dmh in #23.
• Organize individual panes: panes now have their own tags, independent of grid tags. By @augusto-dmh in #29.
• Choose how to update: keep sessions running or stop everything when installing an update. By @theogmiguel in #32.
• Pane layouts and agent profiles are preserved across restarts, and conversation links point to the root session. By @augusto-dmh in #35.
• Handoffs open independent panes that the caller can close. By @augusto-dmh in #28.
• Workspaces without Git display their state without an error toast. By @thiagopbraga in #27.
• Git errors remain visible, handoffs stay available, and grid tags remain stable. By @theogmiguel in #30.
• Removed the in-app notification center and desktop alerts. By @theogmiguel in #31.

New Contributors

• @thiagopbraga made their first contribution in #27

Full Changelog: v0.12.0...v0.13.0

Houston v0.12.0

What's Changed

• fix(updates): Houston reopens on the new build after installing an update by @theogmiguel in #17
• feat(keymap): a prefix key reaches Houston shortcuts from a focused terminal by @augusto-dmh in #19
• fix(browser): an agent opening a page gets a browser pane at that URL by @augusto-dmh in #21

Full Changelog: v0.11.1...v0.12.0

Houston v0.11.1

What's Changed

• fix(startup): run Linux releases without build-host CPU requirements by @theogmiguel in #16

Full Changelog: v0.11.0...v0.11.1

Houston v0.10.2

What's Changed

• feat: "Write with AI" is removed; a button's icon shares its label's row by @theogmiguel in #9
• refactor(updates): Houston follows stable releases only by @theogmiguel in #10

Full Changelog: v0.10.1...v0.10.2

Houston v0.10.1

Houston v0.10.1

Houston v0.10.1 is the first public release of Houston: local-first mission control for CLI coding agents.

Houston runs agent CLIs in persistent, real terminal panes. Closing the desktop application detaches the client without stopping active sessions, while local orchestration tools allow agents to create, message and coordinate additional panes.

Highlights

• Persistent workspaces, grids and terminal sessions backed by a detached local daemon.
• Real PTYs with direct keyboard input and terminal rendering.
• Local orchestration for coordinating multiple agent panes.
• Scheduled and on-demand routines with independent models, permissions and working directories.
• Integrated project files, editor, browser panes, SSH connections, reusable skills and provider profiles.
• No Houston account, hosted control plane or telemetry service.

Linux downloads

This release provides official Linux packages for x86_64 and ARM64:

Architecture	Packages
x86_64	AppImage, .deb
ARM64	AppImage, .deb

The supported baseline is glibc 2.35 or newer. The packages are tested on Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 24.04, Debian 12 and current Fedora. Windows and macOS binaries are not included in this release.

Release artifacts are signed for Houston's updater. Updates are downloaded and installed only after explicit user confirmation.

Getting started

Download the package for your architecture from the assets below. See the installation guide for prerequisites, provider setup and package-specific instructions.

Changes in this release

• Hardened release validation and artifact checks.
• Added a dedicated Linux-only release path without weakening architecture, signature or compatibility gates.

Full comparison: v0.10.0...v0.10.1