Changelog

What's new in Hoook. Weekly updates on features, fixes, and improvements.

Review tab, task creation, project-level presets, and run button

Review tab in Changes Sidebar, task creation modal, project-level terminal presets, and run button moved to presets bar with stop command functionality.

Configurable agent settings, streamlined workspace modal, and tab and pane enhancements

Agent behavior now customizable from desktop settings UI. Workspace modal redesigned with prompt-first creation flow. Desktop layouts more flexible with drag-and-drop tab merging.

New workspace modal, CodeMirror editor, file icons, and cross-workspace search

Workspace creation modal redesigned. CodeMirror replaces Monaco (97% smaller). Material Icon Theme added. Search now supports searching across all open workspaces.

Chat view generally available, open worktree with prompt, and create new project from template

Redesigned chat interface now generally available. Create worktrees with prompts sent directly to agents. New project onboarding wizard with setup detection and templates.

Copilot, Cursor Agent, and Gemini support, plus chat overhaul

Support added for Copilot, Cursor Agent, and Gemini CLI. Configurable worktree location. Dedicated project creation page. Chat UI overhaul with progressive typing animation.

Chat improvements, desktop automation, and in-app browser

Chat streaming supports interactive tool-approval flows. New in-app browser for documentation and dev server previews. Desktop automation tools enable UI interaction via natural language.

New Diff view, early Chat GUI preview, and powerful preset settings

Changes view rebuilt using diffs.com engine with improved performance. Early preview of native chat interface with slash commands and file mentions. Terminal presets granular auto-apply controls.

Performance and memory leak fixes, file explorer, and terminal upgrades

Workspace deletion 12x faster. New file explorer with hierarchical tree view. xterm.js 6.0 with improved rendering. Terminal sessions use daemon-backed persistence.

Terminal tab arrangement, docs support, and Ghostty

Drag-and-drop terminal tab reordering enabled. Docs and blog support added. Ghostty terminal application integration.

Expanded changes view, organization settings, and diff improvements

Changes sidebar redesigned with resizable layout. Organization settings page for logo and member management. Diff viewer toggle for unchanged regions.

Task list view, diff scrollbar highlights, and shell environment fix

Task list view with semantic search capabilities. Diff viewer now shows colored markers in the scrollbar. Shell environment now captured and applied on startup.

Sidebar overhaul, workspaces page, and workspace status indicators

Sidebar redesigned with GitHub avatars. New searchable workspaces list view. 3-color workspace status indicators showing agent lifecycle states.

Electric SQL sync, Linear integration, and required updates

Electric SQL sync for local-first task management. Linear integration with OAuth and bidirectional sync. Required version enforcement via remote endpoint.

SQLite database, Sentry tracking, and Features section

Desktop app now uses local SQLite-backed database with automatic migration. Sentry error tracking added. Features and FAQ sections added to marketing site.

Resizable sidebar, multiple terminal tabs, and port visibility

VS Code-style resizable sidebar implemented. Multiple terminal tabs regression fixed. New Ports panel auto-detects listening ports with real-time updates.