Changelog

What's New

Release notes from Maser's stable distribution channel.

October 2026

5 releases

Oct 27

v1.23.0

Maser v1.23.0 — Dictation, Tools, and Telemetry

Added local dictation, scoped session tools, and consented diagnostics. Fixed agent stability, startup speed, task view consistency, telemetry reliability, and terminal clutter.

Highlights

Local Dictation: Local dictation support and refined workspace controls for hands-free interaction.
Diagnostics Control: Consented diagnostics with optional development data export for transparency.
Session Tools: Scoped session tool panels for organized, context-aware workspace tools.

Fixes

Agent Stability: Improved agent responsiveness with follow-up prompts and stable cancellation handling.
Faster Startup: Startup performance optimized by deferring inactive features and ensuring clean exit persistence.
Stable Task Views: Tasks table geometry preserved during loading to prevent layout shifts.
Robust Telemetry: Telemetry now rejects invalid data batches and validates diagnostics for reliability.
Terminal Refinements: Terminal cleanup: Focused panes close properly and redundant toolbars removed.

Oct 21

v1.22.1

Maser v1.22.1 — UI Alignment & Spec Clarity

This release improves UI consistency by aligning MCP server rows with Skills and updates OpenSpec documentation for MCP row delivery.

Fixes

UI Alignment Fixes: MCP server rows now align with Skills in customization views.
Documentation Updates: Documentation updated to reflect MCP row delivery in the OpenSpec.

Oct 19

v1.22.0

Maser v1.22.0 — Agent UI and conversation stability

Agent UI and conversation stability: Visible prompt-turn spine, aligned prompt composer, centered scrollbar handling, and stabilized conversation layout.

Highlights

Visible prompt-turn spine: Persistent prompt-turn spine visibility for clearer agent interactions.

Fixes

Agent UI refinements: Improved agent prompt composer alignment and scrollbar handling for a cleaner UI.

Oct 16

v1.21.0

Maser v1.21.0 — Session Coordination & UI Polish

The latest release introduces compact terminal tabs, extensible assistant workflows, and projectless chats with folder context. Agents now feature inline setup, while settings gain bulk session management and a new 'Manage sessions' hub. The Ayu Dark theme and refined workspace layouts enhance usability. Bug fixes include review recovery, branch comparison accuracy, and UI polish for tasks and themes.

Highlights

Compact Terminal Tabs: Compact Session terminal tabs with overflow menu for better space management.
Assistant Workflows: Extensible chat assistant workflows and session coordination tools.
Projectless Chats: Projectless chats with independent defaults and folder context support.
Inline Agent Setup: Inline session setup for agents, replacing the modal.
Bulk Session Management: Bulk session selection and management actions in settings.
Session Management Hub: New 'Manage sessions' section in settings.
Ayu Dark Theme: Maser Ayu Dark theme and aligned task workspace layouts.

Fixes

Agent Review Recovery: Recover saved turn reviews and retain pending plans for agents.
Branch Comparison Fix: Compare source branch changes from merge base.
Session UI Refinements: Restore historical reviews and polish session UI.
Task Loading UI Fixes: Align loading bars and skeletons with pull requests in tasks.
Task Navigation Controls: Show controls on task entry and add page navigation.
Theme Accessibility Improvements: Use semantic color pairs and readable fallbacks in theme.
Button Clarity Fix: Show 'Start preparation' inside stable buttons.

Oct 07

v1.20.1

Maser v1.20.1 — Release notes

Includes 1 fix.

Fixes

apply palette themes and align support pane header colors (d10d888)