Buda v0.8.0 Release Notes

Released: April 15, 2026

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✨ Web Chat Channel

Agents can now be published on any website. A new Web channel type gives each agent a public chat URL and a copy-paste embed snippet that drops in as a bottom-right chat widget. Visitors chat without needing an account. Configure session persistence, require login, or enable read-only mode — all from the channel settings panel.

🏢 Virtual Office — Redesigned

The Virtual Office is completely overhauled. Six department rooms (Marketing & Growth, Sales, Product Engineering, Finance, Customer Success, People & HR) replace the old grid, each showing the agents assigned to it with their current task and live status (online, busy, thinking, idle). A top bar tracks real-time counts and a live clock. An activity feed at the bottom scrolls the latest agent actions. Fully responsive layout.

🔗 Referral Program Sidebar Nudge

Free-plan users now see a referral entry point in the sidebar, above Marketplace. One click opens the Space → Referral settings tab. Hidden for paid users.

🛒 Marketplace

• Private-repo install control — A new environment toggle lets workspace admins decide whether agents and skills from private GitHub repos can be installed. When disabled, the Install/Deploy button is greyed out with a clear explanation.
• Private GitHub repo support — Agents and skills in private repos can now be installed using your connected GitHub account, without needing a separate GitHub App setup.
• Featured tab fix — Switching between Featured and All tabs no longer shows an empty page.
• Listing detail fix — Skills and Agents inside a listing now render correctly in their respective sections.

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Agent sometimes launched twice — Fixed a timing issue where hiring an agent from Marketplace could spin up two sandboxes for the same agent simultaneously.
• Analytics dashboard failed to load — Fixed a query that intermittently caused the DAU/MAU analytics panel to error out.
• Restart dev server auto-submit — The "Restart dev server" button in Local Browser now automatically sends the command, no manual Enter needed.