Agent Zero v2.13: File Browser, Project Folders, & Slash Commands
v2.13 redesigns file navigation, adds project folders and messaging slash commands, streams native commentary, and speeds up settings, model, tool, and Codex paths.
Agent Zero Articles
Articles, guides, research, and practical insights from Agent Zero.
Agent Zero v2.12: Remote Files, Native Tool Calls, & Security Hardening
v2.12 hardens Connector and file transfers, unifies Files and Editor, preserves native Responses tool calls, improves prompts and providers, and fixes security issues across messaging plugins.
Agent Zero v2.11: Context Doctor, Vision Sidecars, & Faster Streaming
v2.11 adds Context Doctor, vision sidecars and a context usage indicator, makes streaming and WebUI synchronization faster, improves memory and embeddings, and defaults LiteLLM providers to Chat Completions.
Agent Zero v2.10: Interactive Browser, Durable Subordinates, & Composer Context
v2.10 introduces an interactive shared Browser runtime, durable subordinate lifecycles, scoped composer context and drafts, Responses streaming fixes, and a built-in ACP bridge.
Agent Zero v3: A Sneak Peek Inside the Sandbox
Agent Zero's third major iteration is moving agent-run code and heavyweight tools into isolated, disposable gVisor sandboxes.
Agent Zero v2.9: Agent Editor, Scoped Policies, & Security Hardening
v2.9 introduces the Agent Editor, project-scoped profiles and tool policies, safer profile lifecycles, Time Travel retention, built-in plugin upgrades, and important security and reliability fixes.
Work in Progress: Spynel — One Conversation, Many Agents at Work
Jan Tomášek previews Spynel, a new orchestration layer that turns established AI coding harnesses into one durable, review-driven workflow from desk or phone.
Agent Zero v2.8: Faster WebUI, Chat Controls, & Extensible Bundles
v2.8 adds live stop controls, faster cached WebUI loading, extension manifests, chat naming and pinning plugins, lazy message rendering, and stronger native Responses handling.
No More Python Dependency Pain
Depfix lets ordinary Python imports pin versions, run conflicting packages side by side, and install on demand—without another virtualenv fight.
Agent Zero v2.7: Reliable Responses, Cerebras, & Browser Proxies
v2.7 makes response handling more dependable, adds Cerebras and project-scoped Browser proxies, verifies remote Linux computer-use targets, and fixes prompt, parallel-call, and Codex OAuth behavior.
Agent Zero v2.6: Resumable Compaction, Durable Shells, & Browser Reliability
v2.6 consolidates goals, keeps compacted chats resumable and secret-safe, makes shell and task lifecycles more dependable, and hardens Browser, connector, response, extension, and WebUI behavior.
Custom or General Purpose Harness? Wrong Question.
Why the real AI agent harness choice is not custom versus general-purpose, but closed versus composable, transparent, and safely supervised.