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Changelog

What shipped, newest first. Use Brian is in beta and moving quickly; this page carries the changes worth knowing about rather than every commit.

  1. Custom apps

    • Build a static web app that renders inside a workspace and reads its brain through a scoped bridge.
    • Apps can be pinned to the workspace home alongside the built-in surfaces.
    Read the docs

  2. Desktop app for Mac and Windows

    • A native shell around the web app, with a global quick-capture hotkey and a tray presence.
    • Deep links open a workspace directly from outside the app.

  3. Open source core

    • The core is now open source under AGPLv3, installable locally with a single model API key.
    • Local installs default to an embedded database, so there is no separate server to run first.
    Read the docs

  4. MCP server for the workspace brain

    • Any MCP client can read and write a workspace brain, authenticated with a scoped key or over OAuth.
    • The same tools an assistant uses are available to external agents, under the same policy.
    Read the docs

This log starts in June 2026. Earlier work is described in the docs rather than here.