OpenBot v0.28.0 and v0.29.0 are out 🚀
These two releases bring new integrations, self-hosted servers, better agent workflows, and major improvements across the app.
Slack and team workflows
- Agents can now answer directly in Slack.
- Mention
@OpenBot in a public channel or send it a direct message.
- Private channels can be connected with /invite
@OpenBot.
- The new Slack Orchestrator routes requests to the right agent and responds in the same thread.
- Agents can include files and ask for approval directly in Slack.
- Reply “stop” to cancel a running request.
New providers and integrations
- Cline is now available as a provider.
- Connect Cline with your account or a CLINE_API_KEY.
- Cline agents run locally on your computer and remain private to that device.
- GitHub and Slack are now easier to manage from Server Settings → Connectors.
- You can run your own account service, Signal service, and TURN server for remote access.
Self-hosted OpenBot servers
- Install OpenBot on a headless Linux computer or VPS directly from the terminal.
- Use the same server from the desktop app, iPhone app, or
openbot.run/app.
- Manage the server from the openbot command: check its status, view logs, rename it, update it, or uninstall it.
- Supported systems include Debian 12, Debian 13, and Ubuntu 26.04.
Routines and agent control
- A new Schedule view shows routines for all agents and channels in a day or week calendar.
- Run an agent routine from a local script and pass it a custom payload.
- Restart individual providers without interrupting agents from other providers.
- Restart OpenBot when no agent is working, with queued routines running afterwards.
- Hosted servers now go to sleep sooner when they are idle and wake up when needed.
More feedback and customization
- Added optional sound feedback for buttons, menus, agent changes, approvals, errors, and completed actions.
- Choose between Warm, Mechanical, Bubbly, and Clicky sounds, or turn them off.
- Brazilian Portuguese is now available in the desktop app and web client.
- More of the app is now translated into Turkish.
- Improved Dynamic Island animations, sizing, previews, and idle greetings.
Compare OpenBot with other tools
- Added OpenBot comparisons with ChatGPT, Cursor CLI, hosted OpenBot servers, Claude Cowork, and Manus.
- Comparison pages now show where each product is available and which languages it supports.
- OpenBot has no region lock.
- Added a Compare section to the
openbot.run navigation.
Diagnostics and reliability
- Provider diagnostics are now written to a local providers.log file without credentials, prompts, tool output, or conversation text.
- Provider settings show the latest error and include a Copy diagnostics action.
- Clearer explanations when a selected model is unavailable.
- Improved provider downloads, updates, model discovery, and recovery after temporary failures.
- Better file links for edited, moved, deleted, and external files.
- Improved mobile reconnections and web connectivity after short network changes.
- Fixed Windows CLI startup issues, CJK input confirmation, OpenCode model recovery, notification stacking, and empty agent messages.
Read the full changelog:
openbot.run/changelog#v0-29-…