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  <title>Locul release notes</title>
  <subtitle>New features and fixes in the Locul desktop app.</subtitle>
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  <updated>2026-11-10T12:00:00Z</updated>
  <author><name>Locul</name><uri>https://locul.ai/</uri></author>
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  <entry>
    <title>New: Ask a lead bot to run your routines</title>
    <link href="https://locul.ai/release-notes/#ask-a-lead-bot-to-run-your-routines"/>
    <id>https://locul.ai/release-notes/#ask-a-lead-bot-to-run-your-routines</id>
    <updated>2026-11-10T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="New"/>
    <summary>v1.0.80. Tell a lead bot in chat to pause, resume, change or run any routine, and it does it for you.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>New: See what each routine is worth</title>
    <link href="https://locul.ai/release-notes/#see-what-each-routine-is-worth"/>
    <id>https://locul.ai/release-notes/#see-what-each-routine-is-worth</id>
    <updated>2026-11-10T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="New"/>
    <summary>v1.0.80. Every routine shows its run time and API value over 7 or 30 days, with a cost tile and per-run tokens. Sort the list to find the routines earning their keep.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>New: Work on several things at once</title>
    <link href="https://locul.ai/release-notes/#work-on-several-things-at-once"/>
    <id>https://locul.ai/release-notes/#work-on-several-things-at-once</id>
    <updated>2026-11-10T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="New"/>
    <summary>v1.0.80. A new task starts right away beside the one already running. Up to six run together.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>New: Email drafts arrive as email cards</title>
    <link href="https://locul.ai/release-notes/#email-drafts-arrive-as-email-cards"/>
    <id>https://locul.ai/release-notes/#email-drafts-arrive-as-email-cards</id>
    <updated>2026-11-10T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="New"/>
    <summary>v1.0.79. Check the thread, recipients, subject and an editable body, then Send, Discard or Skip. Pressing Send is the approval, so Locul does not ask a second time.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Fixed: Routines keep going when your Mac sleeps</title>
    <link href="https://locul.ai/release-notes/#routines-keep-going-when-your-mac-sleeps"/>
    <id>https://locul.ai/release-notes/#routines-keep-going-when-your-mac-sleeps</id>
    <updated>2026-11-10T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="Fixed"/>
    <summary>v1.0.79. A sleeping Mac no longer kills a routine, and long runs now report progress instead of being cut off.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>New: Run your own model on a rented GPU</title>
    <link href="https://locul.ai/release-notes/#run-your-own-model-on-a-rented-gpu"/>
    <id>https://locul.ai/release-notes/#run-your-own-model-on-a-rented-gpu</id>
    <updated>2026-11-09T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="New"/>
    <summary>v1.0.78. Set up a model on a RunPod GPU from inside Locul and keep as many named configs as you like. Locul picks the right engine for the model format and reuses a disk you already have.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>New: Pin your favourite bots</title>
    <link href="https://locul.ai/release-notes/#pin-your-favourite-bots"/>
    <id>https://locul.ai/release-notes/#pin-your-favourite-bots</id>
    <updated>2026-11-09T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="New"/>
    <summary>v1.0.78. Keep the bots you use most at the top of the rail, with a See all bots view and a row for bots waiting on you. Icon packs (Vegetables, Animals, Anime) give each one a face.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>New: Replies lead with the answer</title>
    <link href="https://locul.ai/release-notes/#replies-lead-with-the-answer"/>
    <id>https://locul.ai/release-notes/#replies-lead-with-the-answer</id>
    <updated>2026-11-09T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="New"/>
    <summary>v1.0.78. Each reply opens with the outcome in one to three lines. The full report sits behind Details.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>New: Connect any OpenAI-compatible provider</title>
    <link href="https://locul.ai/release-notes/#connect-any-openai-compatible-provider"/>
    <id>https://locul.ai/release-notes/#connect-any-openai-compatible-provider</id>
    <updated>2026-11-09T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="New"/>
    <summary>v1.0.78. Add your own provider in Settings and pick models from a compact list inside each chat.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Fixed: Quick questions no longer wait behind a busy task</title>
    <link href="https://locul.ai/release-notes/#quick-questions-no-longer-wait-behind-a-busy-task"/>
    <id>https://locul.ai/release-notes/#quick-questions-no-longer-wait-behind-a-busy-task</id>
    <updated>2026-11-09T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="Fixed"/>
    <summary>v1.0.78. Ask a quick question next to a running task and get an answer. One bot's status no longer shows in another bot's chat, and routines update in place.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Fixed: Bot-to-bot asks finish properly</title>
    <link href="https://locul.ai/release-notes/#bot-to-bot-asks-finish-properly"/>
    <id>https://locul.ai/release-notes/#bot-to-bot-asks-finish-properly</id>
    <updated>2026-11-09T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="Fixed"/>
    <summary>v1.0.78. Asks handed to another bot no longer sit on Running forever, and an ask still working elsewhere shows Working instead of Did not finish.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>New: Bots start each run with the right memories</title>
    <link href="https://locul.ai/release-notes/#bots-start-each-run-with-the-right-memories"/>
    <id>https://locul.ai/release-notes/#bots-start-each-run-with-the-right-memories</id>
    <updated>2026-11-07T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="New"/>
    <summary>v1.0.77. Every run pulls in the Locul memories that matter to the task, and bots follow clearer rules for what is worth saving.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>New: Task tabs in bot chat</title>
    <link href="https://locul.ai/release-notes/#task-tabs-in-bot-chat"/>
    <id>https://locul.ai/release-notes/#task-tabs-in-bot-chat</id>
    <updated>2026-11-07T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="New"/>
    <summary>v1.0.77. Run tasks side by side in their own tabs, named after the bot, with smarter routing and one-click choice cards. A message sent right after a turn ends now starts its own run.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>New: Approvals in one place</title>
    <link href="https://locul.ai/release-notes/#approvals-in-one-place"/>
    <id>https://locul.ai/release-notes/#approvals-in-one-place</id>
    <updated>2026-11-07T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="New"/>
    <summary>v1.0.77. Content approvals live on the Approvals page and match the tile in chat. One live indicator shows progress, videos play inline and follow-ups join the running task.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Fixed: Pasted screenshot paths attach the picture</title>
    <link href="https://locul.ai/release-notes/#pasted-screenshot-paths-attach-the-picture"/>
    <id>https://locul.ai/release-notes/#pasted-screenshot-paths-attach-the-picture</id>
    <updated>2026-11-06T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="Fixed"/>
    <summary>v1.0.76. Pasting a screenshot's file path or link from CleanShot now attaches the image instead of typing out the path.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Fixed: Claude Code and Codex start on Windows</title>
    <link href="https://locul.ai/release-notes/#claude-code-and-codex-start-on-windows"/>
    <id>https://locul.ai/release-notes/#claude-code-and-codex-start-on-windows</id>
    <updated>2026-11-06T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="Fixed"/>
    <summary>v1.0.76. Claude Code and Codex installed through npm now launch correctly on Windows.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Fixed: Approval cards keep the full request</title>
    <link href="https://locul.ai/release-notes/#approval-cards-keep-the-full-request"/>
    <id>https://locul.ai/release-notes/#approval-cards-keep-the-full-request</id>
    <updated>2026-11-06T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="Fixed"/>
    <summary>v1.0.76. Cards show the whole request and the tool input, approving runs the original request, and an approved ask hands its result back.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>New: Routines get their own brief</title>
    <link href="https://locul.ai/release-notes/#routines-get-their-own-brief"/>
    <id>https://locul.ai/release-notes/#routines-get-their-own-brief</id>
    <updated>2026-11-05T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="New"/>
    <summary>v1.0.74. Give each routine its own brief, apps and folder, and set it to run several times a day from the panel. Teams fold neatly in the rail.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>New: Change any bot's icon</title>
    <link href="https://locul.ai/release-notes/#change-any-bot-s-icon"/>
    <id>https://locul.ai/release-notes/#change-any-bot-s-icon</id>
    <updated>2026-11-05T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="New"/>
    <summary>v1.0.73. Use your own picture, a built-in mark or an emoji, and reset it whenever you like.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>New: An Approvals tab in plain words</title>
    <link href="https://locul.ai/release-notes/#an-approvals-tab-in-plain-words"/>
    <id>https://locul.ai/release-notes/#an-approvals-tab-in-plain-words</id>
    <updated>2026-11-05T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="New"/>
    <summary>v1.0.73. See what a bot wants to do in plain language, with email previews and delegation cards. Images and PDFs you attach show up as real attachments with previews.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Fixed: Script routines wait out your Claude limit</title>
    <link href="https://locul.ai/release-notes/#script-routines-wait-out-your-claude-limit"/>
    <id>https://locul.ai/release-notes/#script-routines-wait-out-your-claude-limit</id>
    <updated>2026-11-05T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="Fixed"/>
    <summary>v1.0.73. A script routine that hits your Claude plan limit now waits for the reset instead of failing.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>New: More bots in the Marketplace</title>
    <link href="https://locul.ai/release-notes/#more-bots-in-the-marketplace"/>
    <id>https://locul.ai/release-notes/#more-bots-in-the-marketplace</id>
    <updated>2026-11-04T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="New"/>
    <summary>v1.0.72. Eight bots to choose from, including the new AI Search Doctor and Landing Page Copywriter.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>New: Skip approvals for bots you trust</title>
    <link href="https://locul.ai/release-notes/#skip-approvals-for-bots-you-trust"/>
    <id>https://locul.ai/release-notes/#skip-approvals-for-bots-you-trust</id>
    <updated>2026-11-04T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="New"/>
    <summary>v1.0.72. Skip all approvals in a chat, or let a routine run without asking. Always allow and Allow all actions now stick for every connected app.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>New: One page to import your bots</title>
    <link href="https://locul.ai/release-notes/#one-page-to-import-your-bots"/>
    <id>https://locul.ai/release-notes/#one-page-to-import-your-bots</id>
    <updated>2026-11-04T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="New"/>
    <summary>v1.0.72. A dedicated Import bots page brings in agents from Grok Bot, Claude skills, Codex or a paste. Hermes and OpenClaw agents and MCP connectors from other AI apps come across too.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Fixed: File previews no longer crash the app</title>
    <link href="https://locul.ai/release-notes/#file-previews-no-longer-crash-the-app"/>
    <id>https://locul.ai/release-notes/#file-previews-no-longer-crash-the-app</id>
    <updated>2026-11-04T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="Fixed"/>
    <summary>v1.0.72. Previewing a file can no longer take Locul down.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Fixed: Memory folders work on Windows</title>
    <link href="https://locul.ai/release-notes/#memory-folders-work-on-windows"/>
    <id>https://locul.ai/release-notes/#memory-folders-work-on-windows</id>
    <updated>2026-11-03T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="Fixed"/>
    <summary>v1.0.72. Pick a memory folder on any drive, with copy that matches Windows.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>New: Your file memories follow the AI you chose</title>
    <link href="https://locul.ai/release-notes/#your-file-memories-follow-the-ai-you-chose"/>
    <id>https://locul.ai/release-notes/#your-file-memories-follow-the-ai-you-chose</id>
    <updated>2026-11-02T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="New"/>
    <summary>v1.0.71. Building memories from files now uses the AI you picked in Settings &gt; Model.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Fixed: Locul's MCP server no longer crashes on start</title>
    <link href="https://locul.ai/release-notes/#locul-s-mcp-server-no-longer-crashes-on-start"/>
    <id>https://locul.ai/release-notes/#locul-s-mcp-server-no-longer-crashes-on-start</id>
    <updated>2026-11-02T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="Fixed"/>
    <summary>v1.0.70. Fixed a crash that could stop the MCP server from starting. Cursor also counts as connected when you made its mcp.json by hand.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>New: Import your agents from Claude Code and Codex</title>
    <link href="https://locul.ai/release-notes/#import-your-agents-from-claude-code-and-codex"/>
    <id>https://locul.ai/release-notes/#import-your-agents-from-claude-code-and-codex</id>
    <updated>2026-11-02T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="New"/>
    <summary>v1.0.69. Import your Claude Code skills and agents and your Codex skills with one click. You can also paste from the Claude app or ChatGPT, or pull in every Grok Bot agent from one pasted reply. Locul removes secrets as it imports.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>New: Onboarding in two screens</title>
    <link href="https://locul.ai/release-notes/#onboarding-in-two-screens"/>
    <id>https://locul.ai/release-notes/#onboarding-in-two-screens</id>
    <updated>2026-11-02T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="New"/>
    <summary>v1.0.69. Pick your AIs, then see your bots. Nothing else in the way.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>New: Your AIs use your memory without being asked</title>
    <link href="https://locul.ai/release-notes/#your-ais-use-your-memory-without-being-asked"/>
    <id>https://locul.ai/release-notes/#your-ais-use-your-memory-without-being-asked</id>
    <updated>2026-11-02T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="New"/>
    <summary>v1.0.69. Claude Code, Codex, ChatGPT and Grok Bot now look up your Locul memory on their own. Grok Bot also gets a connector.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>New: Choose which folders Locul reads</title>
    <link href="https://locul.ai/release-notes/#choose-which-folders-locul-reads"/>
    <id>https://locul.ai/release-notes/#choose-which-folders-locul-reads</id>
    <updated>2026-11-02T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="New"/>
    <summary>v1.0.69. The first memory build waits until you pick folders. Search, the file watcher and note search stay inside them, where before they scanned your whole home folder.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>New: Attach screenshots to support requests</title>
    <link href="https://locul.ai/release-notes/#attach-screenshots-to-support-requests"/>
    <id>https://locul.ai/release-notes/#attach-screenshots-to-support-requests</id>
    <updated>2026-11-02T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="New"/>
    <summary>v1.0.69. Add up to three images when you contact support. They arrive linked in the email we get.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Fixed: Broken chat images show a file card</title>
    <link href="https://locul.ai/release-notes/#broken-chat-images-show-a-file-card"/>
    <id>https://locul.ai/release-notes/#broken-chat-images-show-a-file-card</id>
    <updated>2026-11-02T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="Fixed"/>
    <summary>v1.0.69. A chat image that fails to load now falls back to a full-size file card instead of a squashed sliver.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Fixed: Chats no longer cut off at 15 minutes</title>
    <link href="https://locul.ai/release-notes/#chats-no-longer-cut-off-at-15-minutes"/>
    <id>https://locul.ai/release-notes/#chats-no-longer-cut-off-at-15-minutes</id>
    <updated>2026-11-02T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="Fixed"/>
    <summary>v1.0.68. A chat now stops after 20 minutes of silence, with a two hour cap, instead of a flat 15 minutes.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>New: A redesigned app built around bots</title>
    <link href="https://locul.ai/release-notes/#a-redesigned-app-built-around-bots"/>
    <id>https://locul.ai/release-notes/#a-redesigned-app-built-around-bots</id>
    <updated>2026-11-01T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="New"/>
    <summary>v1.0.66. New and existing users now open into a quieter layout with your bots in a rail, plus chat, routines, choice cards and approvals.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>New: The Marketplace is open</title>
    <link href="https://locul.ai/release-notes/#the-marketplace-is-open"/>
    <id>https://locul.ai/release-notes/#the-marketplace-is-open</id>
    <updated>2026-11-01T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="New"/>
    <summary>v1.0.65. Browse bots with sample output, get one, and list your own through a guest submit page with one-tap email review.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Fixed: New users never get stuck on Connect your AI</title>
    <link href="https://locul.ai/release-notes/#new-users-never-get-stuck-on-connect-your-ai"/>
    <id>https://locul.ai/release-notes/#new-users-never-get-stuck-on-connect-your-ai</id>
    <updated>2026-11-01T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="Fixed"/>
    <summary>v1.0.65. Onboarding always starts on the AI picker.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>New: Bot results show up in the chat</title>
    <link href="https://locul.ai/release-notes/#bot-results-show-up-in-the-chat"/>
    <id>https://locul.ai/release-notes/#bot-results-show-up-in-the-chat</id>
    <updated>2026-10-31T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="New"/>
    <summary>v1.0.64. Images, video, audio, markdown, web pages, PDFs, tables, JSON, code and Office files open right in the conversation.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>New: Pick the AI and model for each chat</title>
    <link href="https://locul.ai/release-notes/#pick-the-ai-and-model-for-each-chat"/>
    <id>https://locul.ai/release-notes/#pick-the-ai-and-model-for-each-chat</id>
    <updated>2026-10-31T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="New"/>
    <summary>v1.0.64. Choose which AI and model a bot uses per chat. Locul checks which models your plan accepts.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>New: Setup checks each AI you use</title>
    <link href="https://locul.ai/release-notes/#setup-checks-each-ai-you-use"/>
    <id>https://locul.ai/release-notes/#setup-checks-each-ai-you-use</id>
    <updated>2026-10-31T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="New"/>
    <summary>v1.0.63. Choose Claude Code, Codex or Grok. Locul tests each one, offers a fix button if something is off, and drops you into a starter bot chat.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>New: Grok (xAI) engine for bots</title>
    <link href="https://locul.ai/release-notes/#grok-xai-engine-for-bots"/>
    <id>https://locul.ai/release-notes/#grok-xai-engine-for-bots</id>
    <updated>2026-10-31T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="New"/>
    <summary>v1.0.62. Run bot chats through Grok using the Grok CLI. Labelled Beta.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>New: Codex engine for bots</title>
    <link href="https://locul.ai/release-notes/#codex-engine-for-bots"/>
    <id>https://locul.ai/release-notes/#codex-engine-for-bots</id>
    <updated>2026-10-31T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="New"/>
    <summary>v1.0.61. When Codex is installed, bot chats can run through it. It shows in onboarding and Settings. Labelled Beta.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>New: Ask for help or report a bug from the rail</title>
    <link href="https://locul.ai/release-notes/#ask-for-help-or-report-a-bug-from-the-rail"/>
    <id>https://locul.ai/release-notes/#ask-for-help-or-report-a-bug-from-the-rail</id>
    <updated>2026-10-31T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="New"/>
    <summary>v1.0.60. Two entries in the bots rail. Bug reports include your Locul version and OS.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>New: Bots can ask each other</title>
    <link href="https://locul.ai/release-notes/#bots-can-ask-each-other"/>
    <id>https://locul.ai/release-notes/#bots-can-ask-each-other</id>
    <updated>2026-10-31T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="New"/>
    <summary>v1.0.60. A bot can hand a question to another bot, up to two levels deep, and every bot sees a one-line roster of your company's bots.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>New: Open models from providers in your region</title>
    <link href="https://locul.ai/release-notes/#open-models-from-providers-in-your-region"/>
    <id>https://locul.ai/release-notes/#open-models-from-providers-in-your-region</id>
    <updated>2026-10-31T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="New"/>
    <summary>v1.0.60. Pick EU and in-region providers from presets in Settings &gt; Model, each linked to its setup guide.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>New: Run bots on your own model server</title>
    <link href="https://locul.ai/release-notes/#run-bots-on-your-own-model-server"/>
    <id>https://locul.ai/release-notes/#run-bots-on-your-own-model-server</id>
    <updated>2026-10-31T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="New"/>
    <summary>v1.0.60. Point Locul at a local or company server. It detects Ollama on your computer, starts it if it is stopped, downloads models in one click and shows when a model is loading. A backup model answers if the main server goes down, and open-model bots get Locul memory, notes and scheduling.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>New: See the model's reasoning</title>
    <link href="https://locul.ai/release-notes/#see-the-model-s-reasoning"/>
    <id>https://locul.ai/release-notes/#see-the-model-s-reasoning</id>
    <updated>2026-10-31T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="New"/>
    <summary>v1.0.60. A foldable Thinking panel shows how an open model got to its answer, with a Think toggle.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>New: Local model builds wait for power</title>
    <link href="https://locul.ai/release-notes/#local-model-builds-wait-for-power"/>
    <id>https://locul.ai/release-notes/#local-model-builds-wait-for-power</id>
    <updated>2026-10-31T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="New"/>
    <summary>v1.0.60. On a laptop with low battery or Low Power Mode, memory building on a local model waits until you are plugged in.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Fixed: The audit log names the bot</title>
    <link href="https://locul.ai/release-notes/#the-audit-log-names-the-bot"/>
    <id>https://locul.ai/release-notes/#the-audit-log-names-the-bot</id>
    <updated>2026-10-31T12:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="Fixed"/>
    <summary>v1.0.60. Entries now show which bot ran, instead of Agent: unknown.</summary>
  </entry>
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