Daily Release Summary: 2026-06-06

Generated from 32 structured change items. The companion YAML remains the source for deterministic tooling.

Overview

OpenMates introduced a new ‘Explain in new chat’ feature for focused message clarification and expanded self-hosting capabilities with configurable signup modes. Significant work was also completed on a unified notification system for Apple platforms, though it remains unreleased.

Released Changes

• OpenMates added an ‘Explain in new chat’ action, allowing users to fork a conversation from a specific highlighted message. (2fb4ffbfd)
• New signup modes for self-hosted instances were introduced, supporting invite codes and various authentication requirements. (5ebb4f703)
• Documentation for self-hosting was updated to clarify admin promotion and CLI-based server management. (cb1810e4e, 6f70b60bd, beb507e9e)

Bug Fixes

• The “Explain in new chat” action was moved into the message highlight context menu for better accessibility. (41013cd8b)
• Event providers now correctly appear in embedded views when using the search skill. (fd6fb7983)
• The web application Docker image now correctly includes documentation and shared metadata. (0eaf4e4f0, 7593924f2)

Unreleased Progress

• Development began on a unified notification event system to support real-time updates and push notifications on iOS and macOS. (34669e142)

Internal Progress

• Infrastructure for self-hosted installations was hardened with a new smoke test suite covering browser sessions, admin promotion, and startup reliability. (24d791d85, 32fca5de7, 72433d032)
• Backend healthchecks were updated to use Directus ping and configured database credentials for more accurate service monitoring. (5fbd457c9, fc464ec92, 5ead61303)
• The spec-driven development workflow was improved with new executable validation scripts and updated agent skills. (9758d4427, bd065a701)

Newsletter Guidance

Include

• Explain in New Chat: Highlight any message text to start a focused clarification conversation. (2fb4ffbfd, 41013cd8b)
• Flexible Self-Host Signups: New support for invite-only and email-based registration modes on private instances. (5ebb4f703)

Exclude

• Unified notification events. (34669e142)

Rationale

The ‘Explain’ feature and self-hosting signup modes are the primary user-facing highlights ready for public communication. Notification work is excluded as it targets disabled platforms.

Quality Notes

• The project is shifting toward YAML-based executable specifications for feature definitions.
• Self-hosting reliability is a current focus, evidenced by the extensive new smoke testing suite.