Buda v1.6.0 Release Notes

Split-pane workspaces, session-level sharing, GPT 5.4 Auto, and steadier uploads, previews, and scheduled tasks.

Released: May 22, 2026

✨ New Features

New experimental Split Pane feature: You can now open two work panels side by side, such as chatting with an Agent on the left while viewing Drive on the right, or keeping two Agent chats open together.
Share only the current session: The share button at the top of the chat now shares the current session instead of the entire Agent. Public links are read-only, so teammates can view the conversation without changing anything.
GPT 5.4 is the default model: The selector still keeps the simple Auto option, but the runtime default now uses GPT 5.4 for steadier everyday analysis, writing, and coding tasks.
Web tools are configurable in Integrations: web_search and web_fetch now appear in the Agent settings Integrations panel.
Local Browser is better for previewing real apps: Cross-origin preview pages keep normal browser origin capabilities, making apps that depend on cookies, storage, clipboard, downloads, and fullscreen, such as VS Code Web, more reliable.

Settings dialogs scroll correctly: Tall settings tabs, including Security, now stay inside the dialog and scroll cleanly instead of overflowing.
Agent toolbar is calmer: Split Pane controls moved into a compact icon button, while duplicate settings entry points were cleaned up.
Attachment uploads show per-file progress: Uploading files now display a spinner and percentage next to each filename, replacing the old global loading indicator.

Scheduled tasks stay in the right session: A scheduled task configured for a Buda UI session no longer falls back to an unrelated connected channel session.
Session rename/delete stays in place: Renaming, deleting, or marking sessions as read refreshes in the background without flashing a full loading spinner.
File previews are safer: Clicking a file card now checks whether the file still exists before opening the preview. If the file was deleted, Buda shows a clear message instead of opening a broken preview.
Preview links last longer and open more safely: Generated preview URLs now use a shared one-day expiration, and Buda checks whether a file exists before opening it from chat.
Unread badges stay under your control: Hovering or selecting an Agent no longer clears unread counts, and the badge no longer overlaps the focus-mode button.