BoltAI Release Notes

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Build 85 This release brings more capable projects, faster AI workflows, and smoother everyday performance, along with a wide range of bug fixes.

New

• Projects now support linked files and folders on your Mac. Your AI can search, read, and edit them as you work. This feature is in beta. [ref] [ref]
• Choose a default agent for each project, so new chats start with that agent's instructions, model, and plugins. [ref]
• BoltAI can automatically read AGENTS.md, AGENT.md, and CLAUDE.md from your linked project folders, saving you from copying instructions into each project.
• "Reveal in Sidebar" takes you from a search result to the chat's location, so you can continue browsing your chats without the search filter. [ref]
• You can now connect your OpenRouter account via OAuth instead of manually entering an API key.
• GPT-6 Astra is now available through Codex CLI. Grok gains Extra High reasoning, and supported Claude models have more reasoning levels to choose from. [ref]
• Amazon Bedrock now caches prompts automatically to reduce the cost of reusing the same instructions and context, with a choice of cache duration.
• Approve edits to linked files directly in chat, either once or for the project. If you're in another app, BoltAI can notify you when it needs your approval.…

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Build 84 BoltAI 2.15.0 includes the reliability improvements from the 2.14.2–2.14.4 maintenance releases, together with a cleaner app name and fixes for PDF export and newer versions of macOS.

Improved

• BoltAI downloaded from our website is now simply named BoltAI. New installations use BoltAI.app.
• Improved AI provider errors so useful upstream details are shown when available instead of a generic failure.
• Improved launch stability by loading the Workflow Palette only when it is first used.

Fixed

• Fixed new projects selecting the wrong provider or losing the Base Agent model, generation settings, and loop limit.
• Fixed Anthropic-powered chats occasionally failing after tool calls when using extended thinking through OpenRouter, AWS Bedrock, Anthropic, or Claude Code.
• Fixed AI responses or reasoning disappearing when Cloud Sync refreshed the current chat while a response was still being generated or saved.
• Fixed PDF exports that could contain the chat title but leave message content blank.
• Fixed the Projects section label being partially hidden in the sidebar on macOS 27.

Existing installations: After updating, BoltAI may still appear as BoltAI 2 in the Dock, Spotlight, and app launchers. To update the name, quit BoltAI and rename BoltAI 2.app to BoltAI.app in your Applications folder, then reopen it. Your chats and settings remain available.

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July 29th, 2026

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Build 78 This release focuses on protecting your chats and provider credentials, improving Cloud Sync and backup recovery, and fixing reliability issues across Instant Chat, project defaults, streaming responses, provider models, and macOS conversation controls.

New

• Added Sync Now to the File menu and sidebar settings menu, using the same safety checks as Cloud Sync settings.
• Added a More menu to Instant Chat for quick access to conversation actions.

Improved

• Improved sidebar search responsiveness and ensured hidden or deleted chats are excluded before results are ranked.
• Improved provider credential syncing so related credential data is transferred together and updated credentials take effect without stale cached values.
• Improved Backup & Restore warnings to distinguish unprotected credentials in the active account from those stored in inactive backup accounts.
• Improved MiniMax model availability with current model discovery, reliable fallback models, and the correct MiniMax M3 identifier.

Fixed

• Fixed API keys incorrectly prompting for a Master Password or appearing encrypted after relaunch, while keeping credential access scoped to the correct BoltAI account.
• Fixed legacy folder deletions that could leave deleted chats searchable or allow chats and attachments to return after Cloud Sync.
• Fixed deleted chats briefly flashing in the sidebar after using Delete Local Data and relaunching BoltAI. …

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Build 77 This update adds complete local backup and restore, new fullscreen companion chat options, support for the latest GPT and Claude models, and improved reliability across Cloud Sync, AI Workflows, MCP connectors, providers, and the macOS interface.

New

• Added full local backup and restore for your BoltAI database and locally available attachments, with archive validation, safety backups, and guided Cloud Sync recovery. Learn how to back up and restore your BoltAI data.
• Added GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna for the Codex CLI provider, plus Max reasoning for supported GPT-5.6 models in the OpenAI and Codex CLI providers.
• Added newer models for the Claude Code provider, including Claude Fable 5, with model-aware thinking controls.
• Added options for New Chat and New Temporary Chat shortcuts to open in the current Space, including when another app is fullscreen.

Improved

• Improved AI Workflows to preserve paragraphs, lists, and inline formatting when working with rich-text apps such as Notes, Obsidian, and Mail.
• Improved MCP compatibility with automatic HTTP connector recovery, provider-compatible tool names, and complete tool input schemas including enums, defaults, and constraints. …

Build 74 This update focuses on faster account access, chat configuration reliability, reasoning support, and search tool compatibility.

New

• Added passkey sign-in for BoltAI cloud accounts. You can set up your passkey in BoltAI Admin or in BoltAI Web App.

Improved

• Improved OpenAI model setup by hiding non-chat models such as image, realtime, embedding, speech, and moderation models from chat model pickers.
• Improved Claude reasoning support for newer Claude Opus models, including adaptive thinking support where available.
• Improved reasoning setup for Claude models routed through OpenRouter and Bedrock.

Fixed

• Fixed chat settings changes that could take one send too long to apply after changing provider, model, tools, context, agent, or LLM parameters.
• Fixed inspector and compose toolbar changes so the active chat uses the latest saved configuration more reliably.
• Fixed newer Claude Opus requests that could include unsupported sampling parameters when reasoning is enabled.
• Fixed Kagi Search setup and tool requests so they work with Kagi's current Search API.

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June 14th, 2026

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Build 73 This update adds project duplication and polishes everyday workflows around permissions, shortcuts, licensing, and voice.

New

• Added Duplicate Project to the sidebar so you can copy a project's setup, model configuration, instructions, tools, and project files without copying its chats.

Improved

• Improved menu bar-only login launches so BoltAI keeps a recoverable main window until the menu bar item is ready.
• Improved permission prompts for microphone, speech recognition, screen recording, and Accessibility so it is clearer which setting BoltAI is asking you to enable.
• Improved the first-run shortcut defaults: new installs no longer reserve the Workflow Palette global shortcut by default, while existing users who relied on it keep their shortcut.
• Improved Shortcut settings by showing the Instant Chat Bar shortcut alongside the other global shortcuts.
• Improved voice defaults by using Apple text-to-speech as the default provider for new setups.

Fixed

• Fixed license refreshes that could fail after local device identity was regenerated, such as after a Keychain reset or repair.
• Fixed permission flows that could open System Settings with less helpful context after a denied or not-yet-decided permission state.
• Fixed voice setup copy to better describe voice input rather than generic voice setup.
• Fixed long action tooltips in chat messages so they fit better near the edge of the message row. …

Build 72 is a focused bug-fix and polish update for chat switching, the native sidebar, and Cloud Sync reliability. Switching between chats should feel smoother, with fewer blank states, less flicker, and more reliable recovery when a chat load needs to retry.

Improved

• Improved chat switching so recent messages appear with less unnecessary loading work.
• Improved the renderer so selected chats are less likely to flash an empty message list.

Fixed

• Fixed chat switches that could briefly show an empty message state before the selected chat finished rendering.
• Fixed duplicate message loads during native chat navigation, reducing redundant fetches and visual flicker.
• Fixed retry behavior after a failed chat load so the same chat can load correctly on the next navigation attempt.
• Fixed the native sidebar getting stuck on a bottom Loading... row after deleting a chat.
• Fixed a crash that could prevent automatic Cloud Sync from running reliably in the background.

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May 30th, 2026

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Build 70 The fastest BoltAI release ever shipped. This release focuses on performance across startup, chat switching, and model loading, led by a rebuilt native sidebar that makes chat switching significantly faster and more responsive. It also adds Cloud Account linking for existing license users.

New

• Added Cloud Account linking in Settings, License settings, and startup prompts for existing license users.
• Added support for BoltAI tools when using GitHub Copilot provider setups.
• Added a brand-new sidebar implementation built with AppKit, making chat switching up to 3x faster.
• Added sidebar chat sorting options, including date updated, date created, title, ascending, and descending order.
• Added rich-text-aware workflow output with a new Auto mode, so rich selections can produce styled results while Raw output stays exact.
• Added a resizable workflow preview panel for larger outputs and diff previews.

Improved

• Improved cold start performance so BoltAI opens and becomes ready faster.
• Improved model picker responsiveness when a provider is slow, offline, or loading a large model catalog.
• Reduced chat runtime overhead for providers with very large model catalogs. …

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This update improves how BoltAI handles message copying, tool progress, model settings, sync, and multi-select chat actions.

New

• Copy messages as plain text Copy chat messages without Markdown formatting, useful for pasting into emails, notes, documents, and support replies.
• Turn reasoning off for more models Reasoning can now be turned off for Codex CLI and Claude Opus 4.7.
• Clearer tool progress in chats When the assistant uses tools, BoltAI now shows progress more clearly before the final answer appears.

Improved

• Tool calls and tool results now appear in a more reliable order inside assistant messages.
• Sources now appear only after the assistant finishes streaming the response.
• Multi-select sidebar actions now work better for archive, delete, favorite, move, and drag-and-drop.
• Project chats now recover better when their saved model or service is no longer available.
• Links for opening chats, signing in, license actions, and prompt actions now work more reliably on macOS.
• Claude Opus 4.7 reasoning settings now avoid options the model does not support.

Fixed

• Fixed duplicated content when copying rich text from chat messages. …

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Build 67 This release is focused on appearance, readability, and UI customization. You now get more control over how BoltAI looks, how chat content is presented, and how common actions behave, along with a set of reliability improvements across providers and connectors.

New

• Added chat accent color controls so you can personalize conversation styling.
• Added Config font size in the left sidebar so you can make the sidebar easier to read.
• Added configurable message actions, including separate copy options for Markdown and rich text.
• Added styled workflow output formats for easier clipboard use.
• Added Project Instructions editing in its own dedicated window.
• Added a Continue generating flow for replies that stop because they hit a model output limit.
• Added Fastmail to the hosted connector catalog.
• Added separate Featurebase reader and writer connectors while keeping existing Featurebase connections working.
• Added support for manually entering Bedrock model IDs.

Improved

• The chat header is simpler and more stable, with agent selection moved into the composer.
• The prompt picker is easier to use, and creating a prompt now routes directly to Prompt Library. …