Agent Zero v2.0 is here 💡What's new and how to upgrade

This is our first major release after the UI redesign of the version 1 line, and it's really three things shipping together.

1. A0 Launcher (our new product)

A desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux. It manages your local and remote Agent Zero instances from one place, and, for anyone just starting, it onboards new users with an installer that sets up the container runtime automatically. You don't need to understand Docker to get running.

Visit https://www.agent-zero.ai and look right above the install scripts.

There is a download link for your platform and a link to a Launcher first run guide.

Mac Intel - https://github.com/agent0ai/a0-launcher/releases/download/v0.9/a0-launcher-0.9-macos-x64.dmg

Linux x86 - https://github.com/agent0ai/a0-launcher/releases/download/v0.9/a0-launcher-0.9-linux-

Windows x86 - https://github.com/agent0ai/a0-launcher/releases/download/v0.9/a0-launcher-0.9-windows-x64.exe

ARM64

Mac Apple Silicon - https://github.com/agent0ai/a0-launcher/releases/download/v0.9/a0-launcher-0.9-macos-arm64.dmg

Linux ARM64 - https://github.com/agent0ai/a0-launcher/releases/download/v0.9/a0-launcher-0.9-linux-arm64.AppImage

Windows ARM64](https://github.com/agent0ai/a0-launcher/releases/download/v0.9/a0-launcher-0.9-windows-arm64.exe) |

2. Agent Zero Core v2.0

The engine itself: native Responses API transport (with chat-completions fallback), inspectable parallel tool calls, project-scoped MCP configuration with search and scanning, a Skills Scanner for checking packages before import, and a refreshed WebUI across welcome, composer, settings, mobile and the shared canvas. Full changelog at https://github.com/agent0ai/agent-zero/releases

3. Agent Zero CLI v2.0. Now able to run in headless mode.

How to upgrade (read this if you're on v1.x)

Unlike previous releases, you can't cross this one with the self-updater alone, it's a major version.

Two options:

Pull the new Docker image directly: docker pull agent0ai/agent-zero:latest
Backup a .zip from the old instance and restore it to a new container created from the new image pull
Check that all files have been copied before deleting the old container

Or use the A0 Launcher, which can download the new image, back up your current instance, and restore it into v2.0, without opening Docker and without leaving the app.

If you hit anything during the upgrade, post here or in our Discord #help channel, and we'll help.

We'll be hosting a Community Call on Skool at 4PM UTC, join us here -> https://www.skool.com/live/DlyvNKHbyWw

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Agent Zero v2.0 is here 💡What's new and how to upgrade