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.
Improved
Redesigned project settings to make them easier to navigate. You can now drag files and folders into the new-project window to link them.
Improved startup speed, chat switching, and the display of code in responses.
You can now disable providers you don't use, including Setapp, to keep the model picker easier to browse. [ref]
Improved AI workflow performance.
Fixed
Fixed crashes related to clipboard handling in AI workflows.
Fixed slow sidebar searches in large chat libraries.
Fixed code highlighting losing its colors while a response was being generated.
Claude now shows an error when it returns an empty response, rather than leaving you without a reply or explanation. [ref]
Interrupted Claude responses are now marked as incomplete instead of looking like a finished answer. [ref]
PDF attachments that can't be read now show an error instead of being silently left out of your request.
Fixed errors when continuing a Claude chat after it read a web page. [ref]
Fixed plugin-related errors when your chat settings limit how much conversation history is included. [ref]
Switching providers no longer sends plugins that the new provider doesn't support.
Fixed Mistral responses failing as they finished generating.
Fixed duplicate responses and empty response controls caused by overlapping requests. [ref]
Fixed follow-up messages being lost when sent just after pressing Stop. [ref]
BoltAI now explains when an agent stops because it has reached its step limit, including after a plugin fails.
Fixed the main window staying hidden when you clicked BoltAI in the Dock or switched to it with Command-Tab. [ref]
Opening Instant Chat or Workflow Palette no longer unexpectedly brings up the main window. [ref]
Fixed HEIC photos dragged from Apple Photos being rejected by AI providers.
Refreshing the model list no longer keeps showing an outdated locally cached list.
Failed image generation now shows an error instead of leaving an empty response or a stuck progress indicator.
Fixed requests timing out after 60 seconds despite a longer timeout in Settings.
Fixed chats remaining selected in Trash after they were deleted or restored. [ref]
