July 18, 2026
Studiov1.40.0

Chat moves into initiatives

Conversation now lives on every initiative, so the discussion and the decision stay in one place.

Initiative chat

You open an initiative to get aligned, but the thread's scattered across its briefs. Now the discussion is where it matters.

Initiatives can now also be created and updated from any chat.

Learn more about initiatives.

CLI and MCP

The CLI now does everything an agent can over MCP, so you can run your whole workflow from the terminal.

Teams can now also register their own MCP client from Team Settings.

Get started with the CLI, or see the full list of MCP tools.

Improvements

  • Cloud agent environments now prefill their setup from what each repository actually uses
  • A connected repository can now index a branch other than its default
  • Cloud deliveries with Codex now run on GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna
  • A failed password sign-in now points you to account recovery

Bug Fixes

  • Updating the Hamster CLI on macOS no longer breaks it, and installing no longer needs sudo
  • Hamster now waits and retries when a connected app is rate-limited, and says so while it waits
  • Broad Context Graph searches now stay focused on the most relevant results
  • Cloud deliveries now retry in a fresh environment when the running one becomes unreachable
  • Committed cloud work still reaches the repository when a later delivery step fails
  • A cloud delivery now installs its missing agent plugin instead of stopping partway
  • When Hamster needs clarification, it now opens the questions directly instead of only saying that it will
  • Hamster no longer claims an initiative is linked to a goal that can't hold one, and says which goals can
  • Websites added during onboarding now get more time and more attempts to load, and one that still fails stays in Context with a clear error, ready to retry
  • Editing or deleting a document that's no longer accessible now says so plainly
  • A skill with its title cleared now saves as Untitled
  • Rows in the initiatives and goals lists line up again
  • Renaming a goal, initiative, or blueprint now updates the browser tab title instead of showing the old name