> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://cortex-foundation-add13747-droid-2a5c5e50-docs-ferndesk-pro.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Changelog

> What shipped in Cortex Chat, Code, Bot, Design, and the CLI — dated, with a link to the surface it changed.

Dated notes on what the products ship. Each entry names a change the app or the CLI already carries and links the surface it touched. Announcements from the Foundation are on [cortex.foundation/news](https://cortex.foundation/news).

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<Update label="8 September 2026" description="Cortex CLI 0.1.10 · /goal on main">
  * **`/goal`** — persisted long-horizon objectives with `goal.json` on the session, an 8-turn budget, evidence-based completion, and a composer chip — merged to the CLI main branch in [CortexLM/cli #54](https://github.com/CortexLM/cli/pull/54). It ships with the next tagged release; `cortex upgrade` will pick it up. See [Goals](/cli/goal).
  * **One approval path** — the permission prompt is the locked inline numbered picker (run once · always allow in this project · edit command · decline), merged in [#53](https://github.com/CortexLM/cli/pull/53). See [Modes and permissions](/cli/modes-and-permissions).
  * The CLI runtime pack — headless renders of every TUI state at 120×40 — is what the [CLI pages](/cli) now show. The README demo on a green macOS desktop is regenerated from the same chrome.
  * Release: [v0.1.10 on GitHub](https://github.com/CortexLM/cli/releases/tag/v0.1.10). Update with `cortex upgrade`.
</Update>

<Update label="7 September 2026" description="Cortex CLI 0.1.8 · 0.1.9">
  * **`/model` effort radios** — Low, Medium, High, with **Tab** cycling them; `/effort` opens the same picker. See [Modes and permissions](/cli/modes-and-permissions).
  * **Alternate screen by default** — the TUI takes the full viewport; `cortex --no-alternate-screen` or `[tui] alternate_screen = false` stays inline. See [The TUI](/cli/tui).
  * **Welcome splash and empty session** — two lines of copy, dropped after the first turn; composer and footer only afterwards.
  * **Product-facing outage copy** — *The coding service is temporarily unavailable*, followed by what to do next. MCP connect / drop and sandbox deny paint live rows.
  * **Runtime chrome lock** — numbered pickers for login, mode, permissions, approvals, and plan confirmation; the footer shows model, mode, and remaining context; markdown tables render as a plus-ASCII grid, code fences get a language tag and line numbers, edit tiles show unified diffs with word-level colour.
  * **Model product names everywhere** — Cortex Mini 1, Cortex 1, Cortex Max 1.
  * **Windows installer** detects the CPU architecture correctly under PowerShell 5.1 StrictMode. See [Install](/cli/install).
  * **Cloud is the default Code runtime** for the TUI and `cortex exec`; This PC and SSH are explicit opt-in through `CORTEX_COMPUTER` and require an already connected session. See [Configuration](/cli/configuration).
  * Releases: [v0.1.8](https://github.com/CortexLM/cli/releases/tag/v0.1.8) and v0.1.9.
</Update>

<Update label="3 September 2026" description="Cortex CLI 0.1.7">
  * TUI grey chrome lock and the first README hero GIF.
  * CLI builds publish automatically to `software.cortex.foundation` on each tagged release; `cortex upgrade` reads the manifest there. See [Install](/cli/install).
  * Example WebAssembly plugins drop an unmaintained allocator dependency.
  * Release: [v0.1.7 on GitHub](https://github.com/CortexLM/cli/releases/tag/v0.1.7).
</Update>

<Update label="30 August 2026" description="Cortex Chat, Cortex Code, and Cortex Bot are live">
  * **Cortex Chat**, **Cortex Code**, and **Cortex Bot** are available at [cortex.foundation](https://cortex.foundation). One account opens all three; there is no second identity.
  * Chat is the assistant for research, writing, and everyday questions, and works before you sign in. See [Chat](/chat).
  * Code is a coding agent that works inside a repository on an isolated runtime. See [Code](/code).
  * Bot is a computer-using agent with its own desktop. See [Bot](/bot).
  * Announcement: [cortex.foundation/news/cortex-chat-code-bot](https://cortex.foundation/news/cortex-chat-code-bot).
</Update>

## How this page is kept

An entry names a change the product already ships, with a date, and links the surface. Product previews stay labelled as previews. The inference Platform API is not announced here until that product exists — see [Coming soon](/platform).

## Related

* [System status](/status) — outages and maintenance, which are not changelog entries.
* [CLI](/cli) — install and update, including `cortex upgrade`.
* [Platform API](/platform) — why no inference API is announced here yet.