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v0.3.106

October 16, 2026

Added

  • Local sessions: change a session's Project folder from the session header, without starting a new session.
  • Chat names what the agent is doing and flags a turn that has stalled.
  • A resumed session shows a short wake-up line instead of a persistent resumed-session block.
  • Message comments open in a popover anchored to the text they refer to.
  • Cloud environments: one page for builds, setup and start scripts, with images built from .alan/environment.json, Azure DevOps and multi-owner GitHub repositories. An environment rebuilds when its configured branch is pushed.
  • In-app terminal and desktop for cloud machines on every provider, through the Alan machine gateway.
  • Private networks and per-sandbox VPN clients for cloud sandboxes.
  • Fuzzy search in task pickers.
  • The desktop app blocks with an update dialog when it is too old for the server.
  • Onboarding: a persistent setup frame, live computer artwork, recipient validation and personal workspace defaults.

Fixed

  • Local runs no longer fail with "This folder belongs to a different repository" when a project folder's git origin differs from the task's saved repository, including every task created before the GitHub organisation move. (AL-4446)
  • Claude resumes a session after its Project folder changes.
  • Archiving a chat can be undone from its toast.
  • Inline artifacts open in the session sidebar.
  • A closed task session tab no longer reopens, and a collapsed task workspace stays collapsed.
  • Repository pickers load every GitHub branch and search branches on demand.
  • Windows: Git Bash command trees stop cleanly, and declared npm commands run.
  • A paused terminal keeps its final output after the process exits.
  • GitHub identity status refreshes, and OAuth recovers in place, including the signed desktop return.
  • Cloud machines stay awake through link drops and long clones, and recover from transient provider failures before work starts.

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