Agent Zero v2.8 is out, plus a Launcher update

This release is about control and speed: a real stop button, a faster Web UI, and a round of quality-of-life features you'll feel every day.

The stop button:

Active runs can now be cancelled end to end. There's a stop button in the Web UI, a new /stop API, and a /stop command in the CLI connector. When you say stop, the whole run stops, including everything happening behind the scenes.

Speed:

The Web UI starts noticeably faster thanks to asset bundling, service-worker caching, extension manifests, compression, and version-aware cache handling. Long chats stay smooth too: messages render lazily with pagination, and message collapsing plus replayed warning grouping were fixed.

Quality of life:

Chat renaming is now a builtin feature, you can rename them via the chat list, with /rename, and sidebar pinning is also built in. The Files browser supports drag-and-drop moving for files and folders, including guarded multi-item moves with clear drop feedback. Slash commands are discoverable through skills, and the command picker no longer pops up when you type a trailing slash in a path.

Launcher update:

You can now drag instance tabs to reorganize them or detach them into separate windows. The Launcher also manages your A0 CLI installation from now on: update the Launcher and both stay current automatically.

How to update

CLI: open a terminal and type 'a0 update'

Web UI: open Settings -> Check for updates -> Review update

Launcher: close and reopen the app, then click the Update button

New here? Install guide: https://www.agent-zero.ai/p/docs/installation

Full changelogs: github.com/agent0ai/agent-zero

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Agent Zero v2.8 is out, plus a Launcher update