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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.
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's third major iteration is moving agent-run code and heavyweight tools into isolated, disposable gVisor sandboxes.
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.
Jan Tomášek previews Spynel, a new orchestration layer that turns established AI coding harnesses into one durable, review-driven workflow from desk or phone.
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.
Depfix lets ordinary Python imports pin versions, run conflicting packages side by side, and install on demand—without another virtualenv fight.
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.
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.
Why the real AI agent harness choice is not custom versus general-purpose, but closed versus composable, transparent, and safely supervised.
v2.5 unifies model presets, adds LaTeX chat rendering and Launcher-owned host access, expands the Editor, hardens Desktop sessions, and improves runtime, extension, and WebUI reliability.
v2.4 protects chat data and agent loops, expands orchestration and provider choices, adds responsive interface controls, and makes terminal, command, OAuth, preset, and self-update behavior more dependable.