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Brainmox.

Every meaningful update to the app, by month, from the first build to today. We ship daily; this is the customer-visible trail.

August 2026

app v0.2.575

Vision for file reading, Office file drops, self-learning skills, and full Google Workspace coverage.

2026-08-10
feature

Drive, Sheets, Docs, and Contacts support

Google Workspace support now goes beyond email and calendar — your assistant can work with your Google Drive files, Sheets, Docs, and Contacts.

2026-08-06
memory

Your assistant learns its own skills

Each assistant now builds a private library of skills from its work: it saves and refines its own how-to knowledge, and a nightly learning pass distills lessons from the day so it gets better at your recurring tasks over time.

2026-08-05
feature

Drag and drop Office files into chat

Drop Word, Excel, PowerPoint, EPUB, or notebook files straight into chat — they're delivered to your assistant's workspace and converted so it can read them immediately.

2026-08-04
improvement

Your assistant can now view images it reads

When your assistant opens an image file — a screenshot, photo, or chart — it now actually sees the image rather than just noting the file, so it can describe, analyze, and act on visual content.

July 2026

app v0.2.561

The biggest month yet: choose where your assistant works, hire and chat entirely in the browser, one unified app across desktop and web, and Google sign-in.

2026-07-30
feature

Your Google accounts as assistant tools

Connected Google accounts now show up directly as tools your assistant can use, refreshing live as you connect or disconnect accounts — no restart needed.

2026-07-30
improvement

Redesigned chat header

The chat header got a cleaner design with an agent menu, icon toolbar, a help menu with update badge, and an overflow menu for less-used actions.

2026-07-29
desktop

Automatic updates and better offline handling

The desktop app and dedicated-machine runtimes now update themselves with a verified one-click flow and automatic rollback if an update fails. The desktop app shows a friendly reconnect screen when you're offline, and you stay signed in across restarts.

2026-07-27
improvement

Your settings follow you across devices

Per-assistant preferences now sync with your account, so any device you sign in on has the same setup.

2026-07-27
feature

One-line setup on another computer

Each assistant now has a work-location setting, and you can move an existing assistant to another computer with a single copy-paste install command (Mac, Linux, or Windows) that verifies and activates everything for you.

2026-07-27
improvement

Google sign-in replaces license keys

Onboarding no longer asks for a license key — just sign in with Google, on desktop and web alike.

2026-07-26
desktop

One unified app across desktop and web

The desktop app and web app now share one unified experience — the same interface, features, and Mission Control everywhere, with improvements reaching you faster.

2026-07-26
improvement

Chat stays live and in sync everywhere

All your assistants connect on load so you see live status at a glance, and replies stream to every open window at once — moving between web and desktop no longer drops your conversation.

2026-07-26
feature

Manage your team of assistants from the web

Settings now shows your agent seats, existing customers can hire additional assistants anytime, and you can remove an assistant from the web app.

2026-07-26
improvement

Active vaults never lock mid-task

Your assistant's secure vault now stays unlocked while the assistant is actively working, so long-running tasks are no longer interrupted by a vault timeout.

2026-07-11
feature

See what your assistant sees

Browser screenshots and media captured by your assistant while it works now appear directly in the app.

2026-07-10
feature

Hire and chat entirely in your browser

You can now hire a cloud-based assistant with zero installation — pick a candidate, hire, and start chatting right from the web app, with your spaces, work stats, and full conversation history.

2026-07-10
feature

Simple installer for dedicated machines

A new cross-platform installer sets up your assistant's runtime on a dedicated machine, verifies the download, and can install it as a background service that starts automatically.

2026-07-09
feature

Choose where your assistant works

Pick where each assistant's tools run — on your own computer, on a dedicated machine, or in our cloud. The hiring wizard includes a runtime step, and a new Runtimes page lets you manage machines and assign assistants to them.

2026-07-01
safety

Safer file editing by your assistant

Your assistant now edits files more carefully: protected paths are off-limits, it notices when a file changed underneath it, and changes are applied safely so your files can't be left half-saved.

2026-07-01
improvement

Cleaner emails with accents and symbols

Emails your assistant sends and reads through Gmail now handle special characters correctly, so subjects and bodies with accents, emoji, or non-English text no longer show up garbled.

June 2026

app v0.2.466

Memory got smarter and you got more control: nightly consolidation, per-assistant tool permissions, custom skills, and Mission Control for everyone.

2026-06-30
improvement

Smarter email: replies, cc, and bcc

Your assistant can now reply within email threads with proper quoting and reply-all, add cc and bcc recipients, and outgoing mail is validated before sending.

2026-06-09
feature

Mission Control opens up, schedules catch up

The Mission Control board is now enabled for everyone, with board editing on by default. Scheduled tasks that were missed while your runtime was offline now run automatically when it comes back.

2026-06-04
feature

Custom skills for your assistant

Give your assistant reusable skills — packaged instructions for recurring workflows — which it finds and loads on demand when a task calls for one.

2026-06-04
channel

Live status reactions and stop commands

In Telegram and Slack your assistant now reacts to show it received your message, is working, and is done — and you can type !stop to cancel what it's doing.

2026-06-03
feature

Better image generation

Image generation now supports flexible sizes and a quality setting, and generated images can be saved straight into your assistant's workspace.

2026-06-02
memory

Nightly memory consolidation while you sleep

Every night your assistant reviews the day's conversations, files the important parts into long-term memory, and merges duplicate or conflicting notes — so its knowledge of you stays organized and consistent.

2026-06-02
improvement

Long tasks no longer get cut off

Long-running answers and commands are no longer stopped by fixed timers — your assistant keeps going as long as it's making progress.

2026-06-01
safety

Control what tools your assistant can use

New per-assistant permission settings let you decide how much shell, file, and browser access your assistant gets, managed from a simple UI.

2026-06-01
memory

Smarter, fresher memory search

Memory search now combines keyword and meaning-based matching, favors recent information, and knows when a remembered fact has expired — so recall is more accurate and up to date.

May 2026

app v0.2.411

Google Workspace arrives, Slack lands, Mission Control becomes a kanban board, and Spaces organize parallel work.

2026-05-28
feature

Share images in chat

Attach images in chat and your assistant will actually see them. It can also view images on web pages it reads, not just the text.

2026-05-27
desktop

Easier downloads and hands-free updates

The dashboard now shows a download card that detects your platform automatically, and app updates apply themselves if you don't click Update.

2026-05-27
channel

Your assistant can send you files

Your assistant can now send files directly to you over Telegram and Slack, and rapid-fire messages are handled in order instead of colliding.

2026-05-09
feature

New account console and onboarding

A new account dashboard lets you sign in with Google, follow a guided install, manage your seats, invite others, and transfer an assistant to another machine with a transfer code.

2026-05-08
desktop

Faster, more reliable desktop updates

Desktop app updates are now smaller, faster, and more dependable across platforms.

2026-05-07
channel

Slack support

Your assistant now works in Slack — mention it in channels or message it directly, share files and images, and get properly formatted replies that follow the thread.

2026-05-07
feature

Spaces for parallel conversations

Conversations are now organized into Spaces that sit side by side, and you can peek at other spaces in read-only mode even while your assistant is busy working in one of them.

2026-05-05
feature

Mission Control kanban board

Mission Control is now a full kanban board with drag-and-drop cards, filters, plan colors, attachments, AI task suggestions, and a final-approval review step before work is signed off.

2026-05-05
feature

Your assistant works through missions on its own

Your assistant can autonomously pick up and complete tasks on a mission board, pacing itself around due dates, with a pause toggle per plan and a full activity timeline showing everything it did and delivered.

2026-05-04
improvement

Connect multiple Google accounts

Link more than one Google account to your assistant, each with its own label and access level, instead of being limited to a single connection.

2026-05-03
voice

Voice and photo messages on Telegram

Send your assistant voice notes and photos on Telegram — it transcribes and understands them — and it can reply with spoken voice messages and images of its own, using the voice you've picked for it.

2026-05-03
feature

Your assistant can run Python safely

Your assistant can now write and run Python code in an isolated sandbox to crunch numbers, process files, and automate tasks.

2026-05-02
safety

Stronger fact-checking safeguards

New safeguards prompt your assistant to verify information before stating it as fact, for more rigorous and reliable answers.

2026-05-02
desktop

Set up channels from the desktop app

Connecting your assistant to messaging channels is now a guided setup in the desktop app instead of something you ask the assistant to do.

2026-05-01
feature

Gmail and Google Calendar integration

Your assistant can now connect to your Google account to read and send email and manage your calendar, with a secure sign-in flow — including attachments, forwarding, and saving files to its workspace.

April 2026

app v0.2.258

From engine to product: Telegram, the hiring experience, voice, the desktop app, and the first safety guardrails.

2026-04-30
feature

Interrupt and steer mid-task

Cancel a running task cleanly or send new instructions while your assistant is mid-flight — it picks up your messages one at a time and adjusts course without losing its place.

2026-04-28
safety

Your assistant verifies its work

A verification pass confirms tasks were actually completed before your assistant reports them done. Memory also got smarter about updating the right entry instead of creating duplicates.

2026-04-28
improvement

Live results from scheduled jobs

Scheduled tasks now stream their output into your chat as they run, results land in the session that created them, and schedules respect your local timezone.

2026-04-25
feature

Drop PDFs into chat, even scans

Drag any PDF into the chat and your assistant reads it — including scanned documents, thanks to built-in OCR.

2026-04-25
feature

Canadian tax expertise

Accurate Canadian tax calculations covering federal and Ontario personal, corporate, payroll, GST/HST, credits, and registered accounts — with official citations for every calculation.

2026-04-23
feature

In-app support with threaded replies

Report an issue directly from the app and get threaded replies back from the team, without leaving your conversation.

2026-04-23
memory

Teach your assistant with your documents

Upload multiple files at once to your assistant's knowledge base, then search and edit what it knows.

2026-04-21
feature

Connect external tools via MCP

Your assistant can now connect to external MCP servers, unlocking third-party tools and services beyond what's built in.

2026-04-18
improvement

Search verticals for sharper results

Web search now supports specialized categories like news, so your assistant picks the right kind of source for the question.

2026-04-17
safety

Guardrails against runaway tasks

New safeguards stop your assistant from getting stuck in loops or burning through usage on a task that isn't converging — with sensible budgets and automatic cutoffs.

2026-04-16
improvement

Lighter setup and unread badges

Setup got much lighter, and unread message badges now show when your assistant has replied while you were elsewhere.

2026-04-14
desktop

Brainmox desktop app for Mac, Windows, Linux

The desktop app lands with system tray, native notifications, launch-at-login, window state memory, and seamless in-place updates. Your assistant now lives on your desktop, always a click away.

2026-04-13
voice

Talk to your assistant with voice

Voice arrives: speak to your assistant with the microphone and hear it reply out loud. Each assistant gets its own voice to match its personality.

2026-04-11
memory

Total recall: searchable conversation memory

Your assistant now keeps a complete, lossless archive of every conversation with full-text search. Long chats are condensed intelligently without losing anything, and a session panel lets you browse your history.

2026-04-07
improvement

Faster, more dependable web search

Web search got a performance overhaul — answers come back faster and searches fail less often.

2026-04-05
safety

Automatic protection for your secrets

Passwords, API keys, and other sensitive data are now detected and scrubbed before anything is sent to AI models, then restored only where needed — so your secrets are never exposed to the model.

2026-04-05
improvement

Watch your assistant work in real time

Tool activity now streams live into the chat, so you can see exactly what your assistant is doing — searches, page visits, and results — as it happens.

2026-04-04
improvement

Smarter, more human web browsing

Your assistant browses the web more reliably, navigating sites the way a person would so fewer pages block it or break mid-task.

2026-04-03
feature

Hire your assistant with a personality

A new hiring wizard lets you pick your assistant from a set of generated candidates, each with a name, face, and identity. Your assistant keeps a work journal and syncs its profile to Telegram.

2026-04-02
channel

Telegram support and scheduled jobs

Chat with your assistant on Telegram, and ask it to run tasks on a schedule so work happens even when you're away.

March 2026

Where it all started.

2026-03-31
feature

Core assistant engine foundations

The engine behind every Brainmox assistant came together: persistent conversations, safe sandboxed task execution, web search and browsing, image generation, PDF reading, scheduled reminders, a secure credential vault, and a knowledge system.

Dates reflect when a change landed in the app. Versions show the app build at the end of each month. Updates roll out to all customers automatically.